August von Dönhoff (officer)
August Friedrich Philipp Graf von Dönhoff (born May 22, 1763 in Königsberg , † May 7, 1838 in Friedrichstein ) was a Prussian colonel and wing adjutant , court marshal , court master .
Life
August was a member of the Prussian tribe of noble family of Dönhoff . He was a son of the Prussian Minister of War Christian von Dönhoff (1742-1803) and Charlotte Amalie Rollaz du Rosey (1742-1813), granddaughter of Imbert Rollaz du Rosey .
Dönhoff owned Friedrichstein from his father's inheritance. During his active time as an officer in the Prussian army , he took part in the coalition wars and received the order Pour le Mérite in 1808 . In 1818 he was appointed Oberhofmarschall and in 1823 Landhofmeister in the Kingdom of Prussia. Like his father, he was a member of the Freemasons 'Association and belonged to the Königsberg Freemasons' Lodge to the three crowns .
family
Dönhoff married in 1796 with Pauline Luise Amalie Countess von Lehndorff (1776–1813), daughter of Ernst Ahasverus Heinrich von Lehndorff . The marriage had ten children, including:
- August (1797–1874), Prussian Foreign Minister
- Louis (1799–1877), Prussian lieutenant general
- Emil (1800–1877), Prussian district administrator
- Eugen (1803–1871), Prussian Real Privy Councilor
literature
- Genealogical manual of the Baltic knighthoods. (New episode). Hamburg 2013. Volume 3. S. 182f.
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| SURNAME | Dönhoff, August von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dönhoff, August Friedrich Philipp von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian colonel, wing adjutant, court marshal, court master and knight of the order Pour le Mérite |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 22, 1763 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Koenigsberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 7, 1838 |
| Place of death | Friedrichstein |