Wartensleben
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The Wartensleben family is a historic noble family from Magdebourg, promoted to the title of Count on 1 January 1703 by the King of Prussia. The title was also recognised by the Holy Roman Empire, with a coat of arms, on 29 March 1706.
Amongst the distinguished members of the family are:
- Count Alexander Hermann von Wartensleben (1650–1734), General Marshal of the Prussian army, Governor of Berlin
- Count Hermann von Wartensleben (1700–1761), builder of Schloss Meseberg, son of the above
- Count Leopold Alexander von Wartensleben (1710–1775), Lieutenant-General, brother of the above
- Count Ferdinand von Wartensleben (1740–1776), son of the above, Marshal of the Court of the future Frederick William II of Prussia
- Count Leopold Alexander von Wartensleben (1745–1822), Lieutenant-General, defender of the citadel of Petersberg, Governor of Erfurt, son of Leopold Alexander (1710–1775)[3]
- Count Gustav von Wartensleben (1796–1886), Lieutenant-General of the Prussian Army
- Count Alexander von Wartensleben-Schwirsen (1807–1883), Deputy of the Frankfurt Parliament
- Count Hermann Ludwig von Wartensleben (1826–1921), General of the Cavalry, Commander of the Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg)
- Count Ludwig von Wartensleben (1831–1926), landowner, member of the Prussian House of Lords
- Editha von Wartensleben (1837–1895), spouse of the landmarschall[4] and Count Kuno von Hahn (1832–1885)
Notes
- ↑ "Counts of Wartensleben - Geneall.net". geneall.net.
- ↑ "Wartensleben - Public Member Trees - Ancestry.com.au". www.ancestry.com.au.
- ↑ Biographie, Deutsche (1896). Wartensleben, Alexander Graf von - Deutsche Biographie. www.deutsche-biographie.de. Search this book on
- ↑ Title is roughly equivalent to Speaker of the House of Lords.
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