Adolf zu Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Rheda

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Adolf Ludwig Albrecht Friedrich Prince of Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Rheda , (* May 7, 1804 in Rheda , † September 3, 1874 in Rudolstadt ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Adolf came from the aristocratic house of Bentheim-Tecklenburg . His parents were the ruling Prince Emil Friedrich I. zu Bentheim-Tecklenburg (1765-1837) and Countess Luise zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein (1768-1828).

The princes and princes Moritz Kasimir zu Bentheim-Tecklenburg (1795–1872) and Franz zu Bentheim-Tecklenburg (1800–1885) were his older brothers.

Career

Bentheim-Tecklenburg had been in the service of Hanover since 1822 . In 1824 he was reciprocated in the Corps Guestphalia Heidelberg . In 1827 he received his departure as captain . At the beginning of 1833 he joined the Prussian army as a prime lieutenant and was aggregated to the 4th Cuirassier Regiment . His promotion to captain while aggregation in the 5th Lancers took place in 1835. After five more years, he became the 11th Hussars aggregated and received in 1842 the character as a Major . In 1845 he changed to the army officers à la suite, wearing his previous uniform . In 1847 he received the character of lieutenant colonel .

In 1852 he was honored with the Grand Cross of the Saxon Order of the Falcons . This was followed in 1853 by the character of colonel , in 1858 that of major general and finally in 1861 that of lieutenant general. Bentheim-Tecklenburg was a knight of the Order of St. John and received the Grand Cross of the Dannebrogden in 1867 .

family

In 1843 he married Anna Karoline Luise Adelheid Reuss-Schleiz-Gera (1822–1902), daughter of Prince Heinrich LXVII. Reuss and Princess Adelheid Reuss zu Ebersdorf (1800–1880). The marriage resulted in seven children.

  1. Luise Adelheid Karoline Alexandrine Anna Maria Elisabeth Philippine zu Bentheim-Tecklenburg (1844–1922), ⚭ 1862 Prince Georg von Schönburg-Waldenburg auf Hermsdorf (1828–1900)
  2. Adolf Moritz Kasimir Emil Albert Ernst Heinrich Wilhelm Gustav zu Bentheim-Tecklenburg (1845–1870)
  3. Emil Moritz Kasimir Karl Franz Adolf Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander Albrecht Leopold of Bentheim-Tecklenburg (1846–1857)
  4. Elisabeth Luise Karoline Adelheid Bertha Charlotte Agnes Augusta Theresia Amalia zu Bentheim-Tecklenburg (1848–1925)
  5. Gustav Moritz Casimir Ludwig Adolf August Otto Arnold Georg Hermann Gumbrecht zu Bentheim-Tecklenburg (1849–1909), ⚭ 1888 Thekla Adelheid Julie Luise von Rothenberg (1862–1941)
  6. Karl Moritz Kasimir Bernhard Franz Adolf Heinrich Georg Emil Ludwig Eugen Hermann zu Bentheim-Tecklenburg (1852–1939), ⚭ Margareta Karoline Elisabeth Reuss-Köstritz (1864–1952)
  7. Marie Friederike Luise Henriette Adelheid Mathilde Karoline Agnes Eugenia Philippina Anna Theresia zu Bentheim-Tecklenburg (1857–1939), ⚭ Count Franz Arthur Ludwig Adalbert zu Erbach-Erbach (1849–1908)

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ According to Priesdorff (lit.) he was born in Hohenlimburg .
  2. ↑ a b Gothaisches genealogical pocket book . 109th year, Justus Perthes , Gotha 1872, p. 99.
  3. ↑ Kösener Corpslisten 1930, 69/89. Clarholz in East Westphalia is given as the last place of residence or death there .
personal data
SURNAME Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Rheda, Adolf zu
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Rheda, Adolf Ludwig Albrecht Friedrich zu (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH May 7, 1804
PLACE OF BIRTH Rheda
DATE OF DEATH September 3, 1874
Place of death Rudolstadt