Arpád from Bothmer

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Count and Baron Arpád Albert von Bothmer (born September 17, 1858 in Szolos-Veg-Ardo , Szőlősardó , Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén , Hungary ; † July 3, 1938 in Dunaalmás , Hungary) was an Austro-Hungarian major general .

Life

Arpád Albert Graf and Freiherr von Bothmer zu Schwegerhoff came from a branch of the north German aristocratic Bothmer family , who had gained possession and prestige in Hungary in the 19th century. His parents were Carl Alexander Friedrich Graf and Freiherr von Bothmer zu Schwegerhoff and Rosa von Szabó de Sepsi-Szent-György. His father was born at Schloss Eickhof near Liebenau . He was one of six children and married Helene Marie Isidora von Pilaszanovits in Budapest on March 15, 1890. They had four children and lived in a castle on the Danube near Budapest. He died on July 3, 1938 in Dunaalmás.

Military career

Count Bothmer was an Austro-Hungarian Major General . In 1879 he was made a lieutenant in the Imperial Infantry Regiment No. 67 appointed. In 1882 he took part in the suppression of the uprising in Herzegovina as a company officer, then in 1889 as a lieutenant in the Royal Hungarian Infantry. From 1908 to 1911 he was commander of the Royal Hungarian 2nd Gyulaer-Honvéd Infantry Regiment. From 1911 on, Count Bothmer became the commander of the 75th Royal Hungarian Honvéd Infantry Brigade in Kolozsvár .

Awards

Count Bothmer was made Knight of the Order of the Iron Crown (Austria) III in 1910 . Class and held military awards.

Descendants

Arpád Graf von Bothmer had four children:

  • Lili Gabriele Marie Countess and Baroness von Bothmer zu Schwegerhoff, b. February 11, 1891,
  • Karl Joseph Albert Graf and Baron von Bothmer zu Schwegerhoff, * July 2, 1891 † November 28, 1971 ( Karl Graf von Bothmer ),
  • Eugenie Margarethe Countess and Baroness von Bothmer zu Schwegerhoff, born September 10, 189 † Nov. 20, 1903 and
  • Otto Christian Friedrich Ernst Graf and Baron von Bothmer zu Schwegerhoff, * December 22, 1901 † January 21, 1959

literature

  • Monika Taubitz : ash and ruby. Helene von Bothmer. A biography. Dresden 2016
personal data
SURNAME Bothmer, Arpád from
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bothmer, Arpád Albert von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austro-Hungarian major general
DATE OF BIRTH September 17, 1858
PLACE OF BIRTH Szolos-Veg-Ardo , Szőlősardó , Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén , Hungary
DATE OF DEATH July 3, 1938
Place of death Dunaalmás , Hungary