Asmus Ehrenreich von Bredow (29 April 1693 in Senzke (Landkreis Westhavelland)–15 February 1756 in

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) was a

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n Lieutenant General and Governor of the fortress at Kolberg. He served in the

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's army. He was a Knight of the

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, hereditary heir of Worin’schen properties in

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, and his name is listed on the

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in Berlin.Ernst Graf zur Lippe-Weißenfel
Bredow, Asmus Ehrenreich von
''Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie,'' herausgegeben von der Historischen Kommission bei der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Band 3 (1876), S. 282, Digitale Volltext-Ausgabe in Wikisource, (Version vom 13 February 2017, 20:03 Uhr UTC)

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