Adolf von Bülow (General, 1837)

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Adolf von Bülow (1837–1907)
Grave of Adolf von Bülow in the New Cemetery in Potsdam

Karl Adolf Leopold von Bülow (born January 11, 1837 in Berlin , † October 12, 1907 in Potsdam ) was a Prussian officer , most recently a general of the cavalry and adjudant general à la suite of the 3rd Uhlan Regiment.

Life

Adolf von Bülow came from the Mecklenburg nobility of the von Bülow family . He was the third child of the Prussian Secret Legation Councilor Friedrich Karl von Bülow (1789-1853) and his second wife Pauline von Carlowitz. The Prussian Major General Albert von Bülow (1829-1892) was his older brother. After finishing school, like many of his family members, he embarked on a military career with the Prussian army. From January 27, 1895 to January 1, 1896 he was the commanding general of the VIII. Army Corps in Koblenz , then from January 2, 1896 to January 26, 1902 , he was the commanding general of the XIV. Corps .

In 1880 he married Mathilde Verw. Freifrau von der Heydt, b. from Balan. This marriage produced five children. Adolf von Bülow died in Potsdam at the age of 70.

literature

  • Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Areligen Häuser, 41st year, 1942, p. 69.
  • Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of aristocratic houses: at the same time the nobility register of the German aristocratic association. Part A, 1919, 180f

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Adeligen Häuser, Volume 41, 1942, p. 69.
personal data
SURNAME Bülow, Adolf von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bülow, Karl Adolf Leopold von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian general of the cavalry
DATE OF BIRTH January 11, 1837
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH October 12, 1907
Place of death Potsdam