Christopher I, Burgrave and Count of Dohna-Schlodien
Christopher I, Burgrave and Count of Dohna-Schlodien | |
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.jpg) Christopher I, Burgrave and Count of Dohna-Schlodien | |
| Born | 2 April 1665 Coppet, Principality of Orange |
| Died | 11 October 1733 (aged 68) Schlodien, East Prussia |
| Allegiance |  Prussia |
| Years of service | 1670-1716 |
| Battles/wars | Nine Years' War |
| Awards | Order of the Black Eagle |
Christopher I, Burgrave and Count of Dohna-Schlodien (2 April 1665 – 11 October 1733) was a Prussian general and diplomat.
Life
Dohna was born at the
Alexander were educated privately by Pierre Bayle
.
Dohna joined the
Siege of Stralsund
in 1715. He retired on 10 February 1716 and returned to his estates in East Prussia.
Dohna married a cousin, Frede (Frederica) Marie von Dohna (28 December 1660 - 22 November 1729) on 18 November 1690. Their sons William Alexander (1695–1749) and Christopher II were also Prussian generals. Their daughter Ursula Anna von Dohna-Schlodien-Carwinden (31 December 1700 - 17 March 1761) married Frederick William II, the son of Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.
Dohna was the first to add Schlodien to his name and died at his family estate of Schlodien.
Notes
Regarding personal names: Gräfin.
References
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- Christoph von Dohna: Mémoires originaux sur le regne et la cour de Frédéric I., roi de Prusse, Berlin: Nicolai 1833; German: Die Denkwürdigkeiten des Burggrafen und Grafen zu Dohna. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht, 1974, ISBN 3-525-35513-0
- Kurt von Priesdorff (Hg.): Soldatisches Führertum. Hanseatische Verl.-Anst., Hamburg [1937], Band 1, p. 59 f.
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