Alexander Hermann

Graf (; feminine: ) is a historical title of the German nobility and later also of the Russian nobility, usually translated as "count". Considered to be intermediate among noble ranks, the title is often treated as equivalent to the British title ...

von Wartensleben (16 December 1650 in

Bad Lippspringe Bad Lippspringe () is a town in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Bad Lippspringe is situated on the western slope of the Teutoburger Wald, approximately north-east of Paderborn. The river Lippe has its sour ...

– 26 January 1734 in Berlin) was an officer in the armies of various German states, a

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Generalfeldmarschall ''Generalfeldmarschall'' (; from Old High German ''marahscalc'', "marshal, stable master, groom"; ; often abbreviated to ''Feldmarschall'') was a rank in the armies of several German states and the Holy Roman Empire, (''Reichsgeneralfeldmarsch ...

and a member of the Cabinet of Three Counts with

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and

Johann Kasimir Kolbe von Wartenberg Johann Kasimir Kolbe, ''Graf'' von Wartenberg (6 February 1643, in Wetterau – 4 July 1712, in Frankfurt am Main) was the first ever Minister-President (effectively Prime Minister) of the kingdom of Prussia, and the head of the " Cabinet of T ...

- due to their heavy taxation, this was also known as the "three great W(oes)" of Prussia (Wartenberg, Wartensleben, Wittgenstein). Between 1702 and 1723 he held the position of regimental chef of the 1st Prussian Infantry Regiment.

Life

He was the eldest son of Hermann Hans von Wartensleben and his wife Elisabeth von Haxthausen. His father was lord of Güter Exten, as well as of Rinteln, Nordhold and Ottleben. He led the Wartensleben Infantry Regiment at the

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. 1709 he became lord of the manor in Lichte (Wallendorf), Thuringian Highlands. Albert Broedel: '' From the charcoal hovel to an industrial area … in accordance with official sources 1937-1939 '' (Chapter III. 4. ''The emergence of the manor Wallendorf''), published by W. Broedel, Kulmbach 1997

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Entry in preußenchronik.de
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wartensleben, Alexander Hermann Count Of 1650 births 1734 deaths People from Paderborn (district) Field marshals of Prussia Wartensleben, Alexander Hermann, Count of Counts in Germany Prussian politicians Generals of the Holy Roman Empire Military personnel from North Rhine-Westphalia