Heinrich von Witzleben-Alt-Doebern

Heinrich Hartmann Friedrich Graf von Witzleben-Alt-Doebern (born April 13, 1854 in Magdeburg , † December 22, 1933 in Strahwalde ); Herr auf Reddern , Gräbendorf , Laasdorf , Göritz , Casel , Illmersdorf and Muckwar , was a Prussian businessman and politician.

Life

Count Witzleben came from the Thuringian noble family von Witzleben and was the son of the Real Secret Council and Upper President of the Prussian Province of Saxony Hartmann von Witzleben (1805–1878) and Countess Marie zu Solms-Baruth (1823–1910).

He studied law at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg . There he was, like many Witzleben's, a member of the Corps Saxo-Borussia and received his doctorate in law.

Count Witzleben was a personal friend of Kaiser Wilhelm I , for whom he gave important celebrations at Altdöbern Castle , and confidante of Kaiser Wilhelm II , who made him hereditary count in 1886.

Altdöbern Castle

In 1880 he acquired Altdöbern Castle , which he completely rebuilt, including the park and brewery (“Graf von Witzleben-Alt-Doebern” brewery) from 1880 to 1905, in order to make it a princely seat that corresponds to his wife's class. He also bought a number of other goods, such as Reddern , Gräbendorf , Laasdorf , Lug , Göritz , Casel , Illmersdorf and Muckwar .

He donated the Johanniter Hospital in Altdöbern and made it possible for all joking life to be educated free of charge in the family's own monastery school in Roßleben , of which he was the hereditary administrator.

From 1905 he was a member of the Prussian manor house . In his first marriage, Count Witzleben was married to Princess Marie Reuss zu Köstritz , with whom he had two daughters.