Moritz Wilhelm Wolf Freiherr von Beschwitz
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Moritz Wilhelm Wolf Freiherr von Beschwitz (Krebs
Krebs
Krebs is the German language word for "crab" and "cancer" . It is also a common German surname:- People :* Arthur Constantin Krebs , French officer and pioneer in automotive engineering...

, July 10, 1823 – Schloss Arnsdorf, August 31, 1889), Lord
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 of the Fideicomis of Arnsdorf
Arnsdorf
Arnsdorf is a municipality in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany....

 in the Kingdom of Saxony
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, was a German
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 Military
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 and Nobleman, son of Ferdinand Freiherr von Beschwitz
Ferdinand Freiherr von Beschwitz
Ferdinand Freiherr von Beschwitz , Lord of the Fideicomis of Arnsdorf in the Kingdom of Saxony, was a German Nobleman.-Marriage and children:...

 and wife Augusta Amalie von Oppel.

Career

He was a Captain of the Army
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 of the Kingdom of Saxony
Kingdom of Saxony
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 and a Knight
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 of Honour of the Order of St. John.

Marriage and children

He married in Dresden
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Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....

 on November 26, 1856 Alexandra von Hesse (Riga
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, October 24, 1834 – Bad Schandau
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, September 8, 1914), daughter of Johann von Hesse
Johann von Hesse
-Career:He was a Russian State Councillor at the Court of Riga and a Privy Councilor of the Emperor of Russia.-Marriage and children:He married Anna Maria Wöhrmann, and had issue, among whom a daughter Alexandra von Hesse , married in Dresden on 26 November 1856 with Heinrich Moritz Max Freiherr...

 and wife Anna Maria Wöhrmann, and had issue, among whom a son Heinrich Moritz Max Freiherr von Beschwitz
Heinrich Moritz Max Freiherr von Beschwitz
Heinrich Moritz Max Freiherr von Beschwitz , Lord of Arnsdorf with Gersdorf and Ottendorf in the Kingdom of Saxony, was a German Military and Nobleman, son of Moritz Wilhelm Wolf Freiherr von Beschwitz and wife Alexandra von Hesse.-Career:He was a Gentleman of the Bedchamber of the King of Saxony,...

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