Heinrich von Ahlefeldt

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Heinrich (Henrik) von Ahlefeldt (* 1592 ; † 1674 ) was lord of the noble estates Lehmkuhlen , Lindau , Glasau and lord of Heiligenstedten Castle .

Life

His first wife was Anna geb. von Rantzau (1614–1644), the daughter of Detlev von Rantzau (1577–1639) and his wife Dorothea geb. von Ahlefeldt (1586–1647) whom he married in 1630. With her, von Ahlefeldt had two children, Benedikt (1631–1696) and Detlev (1633–1667). After her death in 1646 he married Margarethe, also a née von Ahlefeldt (after 1612–1691), with whom he had a daughter and a son. Heinrich von Ahlefeldt was bearer of the Dannebrog order and was on November 25, 1648 in Copenhagen Castle by King Friedrich III. awarded the Order of the Elephants by Denmark and Norway .

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