Alexander Hochberg
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5th Prince of Pless | |
Hans Heinrich XV, 3rd Prince of Pless | |
Mother | Mary-Theresa Olivia Cornwallis-West |
Occupation | Businessman; Soldier |
Alexander, Count von Hochberg-Fürstenstein, Prince von Pless or Aleksander Pszczyński (1 February 1905 – 22 February 1984) was a German aristocrat and Polish military officer (2nd Lieutenant) served in Secret Intelligence Service. Personal security guard for Prime Minister of Poland general Władysław Sikorski. Awarded Monte Cassino Commemorative Cross and Cross of Merit with Swords for his service in Polish Army. In 1984, he briefly served as the head of the Hochberg von Pless princely family.
Biography
He was born 1 February 1905 in
In 1924 Alexander became one of the main charactrers of a scandal in
In 1927, his father sent him to London to study banking at
Due to fiscal problems and indebtedness his estate was partly taken the Polish State (65% of the family's assets). Following his father's death in 1938 he emigrated to Paris, where he later joined the
After the war he settled in
References
- ^ ISSN 1896-3617.
- ^ "Zmarł Książę Bolko - Zamek Książ". www.ksiaz.walbrzych.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- Ludovici, Laurence James (1993). The Three of Us. London: Marjay Books.
- Luke, Michael (2002). Hansel Pless: Prisoner of History. A Life of H.S.H. Hans Heinrich XVII, 4th Prince of Pless. London: Cygnet Press.
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