Alexander von Friesen

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Alexander Luitbert Freiherr von Friesen (born December 28, 1849 in Dresden , † December 3, 1921 in Cunnersdorf ) was a royal Saxon major general .

Life

Alexander Freiherr von Friesen came from the original noble family von Friesen, who had been elevated to imperial baron status in 1653 . His father was the royal Saxon lieutenant colonel and commander of the 16th Infantry Battalion Luitbert Freiherr von Friesen (1816–1866). His mother Cäcilie Wilhelmine came from the Saxon noble family Sahrer von Sahr and came from Dresden. In the Saxon residence city of Dresden, Alexander Freiherr von Friesen saw the light of day as the second eldest son of his parents. In contrast to his older brother Heinrich Freiherr von Friesen , born in 1847 , who embarked on an administrative career and became royal Saxon chamberlain and real secret councilor at the Dresden court, Alexander embarked on a military career. Most recently he held the rank of major general, as such he retired to the Forsthof in Cunnersdorf in Saxon Switzerland .

On October 20, 1903, he had his baronial title of nobility registered under number 25 in the Royal Saxon Nobility Book.

family

Alexander Freiherr von Friesen married Vera Chroustchoff, who came from Saint Petersburg , in Dresden on April 23, 1871 . The two daughters Alexandra and Marianne, born in 1872 and 1873 respectively, emerged from their marriage. The latter married in 1899 the wholesale merchant Curt von Haebler, who came from Großschönau and who took over the Forsthof in Cunnersdorf.

coat of arms

He carried the following coat of arms: 1 and 4 in gold inwardly a crowned black eagle, 2 and 3 in silver 3 (1, 2) red roses on green-leaved stems.

literature

  • Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the barons houses, at the same time the register of the nobility of the German nobility association. Part A, 86th year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1936, p. 187.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Freiherrlichen Häuser, Part A, 82nd year, Gothe: Justus Perthes, 1932, p. 169.
personal data
SURNAME Friesen, Alexander von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Friesen, Alexander Luitbert Freiherr von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Royal Saxon Major General
DATE OF BIRTH December 28, 1849
PLACE OF BIRTH Dresden
DATE OF DEATH December 3, 1921
Place of death Cunnersdorf