Walter von Specht

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Walter Wilhelm Martin Manfred von Specht (* 19th June 1855 in Kassel , † 5. January 1923 in Schweidnitz ) was royal Schaumburg-Lippe Chamberlain and Prussian Major General .

family

Specht came from the old Lower Saxon noble family von Specht and was the son of the electoral Hessian major general and Prussian lieutenant general Friedrich von Specht (1803-1879) and his third wife Marie, née Günste (1827-1892).

He married Elisabeth Beuchel (1857–1922) on October 7, 1877 in Magdeburg , the daughter of the factory owner Gustav Beuchel and Marie Sigrist.

His older half-brother was the Prussian major general Wilhelm von Specht (1838–1910).

Military background

Specht resigned as major general from active military service in the Prussian Army .

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