Peter zu Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Rheda
Peter Moritz Kasimir Helmuth Graf zu Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Rheda (born June 21, 1916 in Berlin ; † March 4, 1987 in Düsseldorf ) was President of Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe .
Life
Peter Graf zu Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Rheda came from the noble family Bentheim Tecklenburg-Rheda . He was the eldest of three children from the marriage of Gladys von Franquet and Moritz Reichsgraf zu Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Rheda. He married Frederun Freiin von Kettler in 1956 ; the marriage has two children.
After training as an officer and serving, most recently as a lieutenant, he completed an apprenticeship in 1945 and then worked as a businessman in Düsseldorf.
In 1952 he became local and district representative for the newly founded Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe (JUH) in Düsseldorf. From 1964 to 1984 he was JUH state representative for North Rhine-Westphalia. He was also committed to establishing a JUH in Namibia. As early as 1966, he had acted as acting representative for the sick President Smilo von Lüttwitz . From 1968 to 1976 Peter zu Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Rheda was President of Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe. During his tenure, the first foreign aid missions took place in Turkey, Jordan and Pakistan. In 1970 he introduced the Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe driving services and in 1974 founded the youth organization of the Johanniter-Jugend.
Count Bentheim was recorded in 1949 as an honorary knight in the Order of St. John, and in 1957 the law Knights of St John defeated. In 1974 he was made honorary commander because of his services to the Johanniter. In 1977 he was awarded the Great Federal Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
swell
- Paperback of Public Life, Germany , 1974, p. 461
- Who is who?: The German Who's Who , 1986, p. 85
- Archives for Family History Research - Volume 4 , 2000, p. 35
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c "Graf zu Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Rheda: Help abroad and founder of the Johanniter-Jugend" , Order of St. John , accessed on September 21, 2017
- ^ Ministerialblatt for the State of North Rhine-Westphalia of October 3, 1977, accessed on September 21, 2017
Rudolf-Christoph v. Gersdorff (1952–1963) | Smilo v. Lüttwitz (1963–1968) | Peter Graf zu Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Rheda (1968–1976) | Carl Wolf-Dietrich v. Zawadzky (1976–1980) | Wilhelm Graf Schwerin v. Schwanenfeld (1980-2001) | Hans-Peter v. Kirchbach (2002–2013) | Arnold v. Rümker (2013–2017) | Frank-Jürgen Weise (since 2017)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Rheda, Peter zu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Rheda, Peter Moritz Kasimir Helmuth zu (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German businessman, president of the Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 4th 1987 |
| Place of death | Dusseldorf |