Christian Albrecht von Ahlefeldt

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Christian Albrecht von Ahlefeldt (* 1693 in Haselau ; † March 16, 1755 ) was a chamberlain and colonel under Charles XII of Sweden.

Life

Christian Albrecht von Ahlefeldt was the son of Benedikt von Ahlefeldt , Lord of Haseldorf and Haselau and his second wife Maria Elisabeth, née von Moltke . He was born in 1693 at Haselau Castle and later was Prince Gottorp's Chamberlain, Lieutenant Colonel and served as Colonel under the Swedish King Karl XII . During the siege of Stralsund during the Pomeranian campaign in 1715/1716 he was seriously wounded by a bullet and several bayonet stabs and later retired from military service. His wife, whom he married in 1733, was Maria Elisabeth von Ratlow (* 1706), the marriage remained childless.

literature

  • Schleswig-Holstein Knighthood : Contribution to the aristocratic history of Germany and Denmark , pages 16 and 17 (Schleswig 1869)
  • Detlef Detlefsen : History of the Holstein Elbmarschen Volumes 1 and 2, (Glückstadt 1891 and 1892)
personal data
SURNAME Ahlefeldt, Christian Albrecht von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION noble lord and district administrator in Holstein
DATE OF BIRTH 1693
PLACE OF BIRTH Haselau
DATE OF DEATH March 16, 1755