Gustav of Johnston

Gustav Sebastian Alexander von Johnston and Kroegeborn (born December 23, 1869 in Breslau , Province of Silesia , † February 2, 1933 in Sadewitz near Breslau) was a German manor owner and court official.

Life

Gustav von Johnston was the son of the Royal Major a. D. Mortimer von Johnston (born October 5, 1839 - January 1, 1909) and Pauline born von Kramsta (born October 18, 1845). After attending high school in Breslau and Jawor he studied at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn Law . In 1891 he became a member of the Corps Borussia Bonn and joined the body cuirassier regiment "Großer Kurfürst" (Silesian) No. 1 as an officer candidate . His last rank was major . He became the owner of the manors Sadewitz and Zweibrodt near Breslau. Von Johnston was state elder and royal chamberlain .

He married Elisabeth von Kalckreuth zu Kurzig (* December 18, 1882). The couple had two daughters and four sons:

Herta Elisabeth Beate (* 1902) ⚭ April 10, 1923 Hans Christoph von Wietersheim-Kramsta (1899–1978); Great-nephew of Marie von Kramsta . In 1915 she gave him the family fideikommiss Wirrwitz , Krolkwitz and Neuen . In 1916 she gave him the Muhrau and Grunau estates in the Striegau district . After Marie's death in 1923 he inherited Puschkau , Czechs , Niklasdorf and Preilsdorf .
Mortimer Alexander Gustav (* 1903)
Wilhelm Leopold Harry Sebastian (* 1905)
Johanna Sebastiane (* 1907)
Harry-Ferdinand Rudolf Sebastian (1910–1956)
Georg Rudolf Remus Sebastian (* 1919)

Friedrich Karl Devens : Biographical corps album of Borussia in Bonn 1827-1902 . Düsseldorf, 1902, p. 226
GG Winkel : Biographical corps album of Borussia in Bonn 1821–1928 . Aschaffenburg 1928, p. 222
Handbook of the Prussian Nobility , Volume 2, 1893, S.348

personal data
SURNAME	Johnston, Gustav of
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Johnston and Kroegeborn, Gustav Sebastian Alexander von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German manor owner and court official
DATE OF BIRTH	December 23, 1869
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wroclaw , Province of Silesia
DATE OF DEATH	February 2, 1933
Place of death	Sadewitz near Breslau