He served again as a Prussian diplomat at the Royal Swedish court and became the governor of Pillau on 11 April 1692. In 1693 Dohna fought again against France and became responsible for the education of the Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm in 1695 until 1704. In 1704 he came in conflict with Johann Kasimir Kolbe von Wartenberg and lost much of his influence at the Prussian Royal Court, but returned after Kolbe's dismissal. Dohna became the Chairman of the Royal Commission of Chamber- and Domain Affairs (Königliches Kammer- und Domänewesen) and the head of the District administration of Königsberg in 1712. Dohna was promoted to a General of the Infantry on 25 March 1713 and Generalfeldmarschall on 5 September 1713.[2] He accompanied Frederick William I in the Siege of Stralsund (1711–1715).[3]
Dohna married Emilie Luise née Gräfin zu Dohna-Carwinden (28 July 1661 – 2 April 1724) on 10 September 1684 and Johanna Sophie née Gräfin zu Dohna-Reichertswalde (27 August 1682 – 2 April 1735) on 26 December 1725. He had 15 children with his first wife.
Dohna was the first to add the name of his family estate Schlobitten to his name. He was the principal of the construction of Schlobitten Palace.[4] He died in Königsberg.
References
^Regarding personal names: Graf was a title before 1919, but now is regarded as part of the surname. It is translated as Count. Before the August 1919 abolition of nobility as a legal class, titles preceded the full name when given (Graf Helmuth James von Moltke). Since 1919, these titles, along with any nobiliary prefix (von, zu, etc.), can be used, but are regarded as a dependent part of the surname, and thus come after any given names (Helmuth James Graf von Moltke). Titles and all dependent parts of surnames are ignored in alphabetical sorting. The feminine form is Gräfin.
alexander, dohna, schlobitten, 1661, 1728, alexander, burggraf, graf, dohna, schlobitten, january, 1661, february, 1728, prussian, field, marshal, diplomat, alexander, dohna, schlobittenalexander, dohna, schlobittenborn, 1661, january, 1661coppet, vauddied25, . Alexander Burggraf und Graf 1 zu Dohna Schlobitten 25 January 1661 25 February 1728 was a Prussian field marshal and diplomat Alexander zu Dohna SchlobittenAlexander zu Dohna SchlobittenBorn 1661 01 25 25 January 1661Coppet VaudDied25 February 1728 1728 02 25 aged 67 Konigsberg East PrussiaAllegiancePrussiaYears of service1679 1728RankField MarshalAwardsOrder of the Black EagleAlexander zu Dohna was born at the Palace of Coppet in Coppet near Geneva to Frederick Burgrave of Dohna 1621 1688 Governor of the Principality of Orange and Sperentia nee du Puy de Montbrun He and his brother Christoper were educated by Pierre Bayle 2 Dohna joined the Prussian Army in 1679 and became an Amtshauptmann of Mohrungen and Liebstadt in East Prussia He was promoted to an Oberst and Geheimer Rat on 31 December 1686 and served as an envoy of Friedrich III elector of Brandenburg at the Polish Royal Court In 1689 90 he fought against France in the Nine Years War and was wounded in a battle at Bonn on 10 October 1689 Dohna became a major general on 9 October 1690 and Commander of an Infantry Regiment which was named after him 2 He served again as a Prussian diplomat at the Royal Swedish court and became the governor of Pillau on 11 April 1692 In 1693 Dohna fought again against France and became responsible for the education of the Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm in 1695 until 1704 In 1704 he came in conflict with Johann Kasimir Kolbe von Wartenberg and lost much of his influence at the Prussian Royal Court but returned after Kolbe s dismissal Dohna became the Chairman of the Royal Commission of Chamber and Domain Affairs Konigliches Kammer und Domanewesen and the head of the District administration of Konigsberg in 1712 Dohna was promoted to a General of the Infantry on 25 March 1713 and Generalfeldmarschall on 5 September 1713 2 He accompanied Frederick William I in the Siege of Stralsund 1711 1715 3 Dohna married Emilie Luise nee Grafin zu Dohna Carwinden 28 July 1661 2 April 1724 on 10 September 1684 and Johanna Sophie nee Grafin zu Dohna Reichertswalde 27 August 1682 2 April 1735 on 26 December 1725 He had 15 children with his first wife Dohna was the first to add the name of his family estate Schlobitten to his name He was the principal of the construction of Schlobitten Palace 4 He died in Konigsberg References Edit Regarding personal names Graf was a title before 1919 but now is regarded as part of the surname It is translated as Count Before the August 1919 abolition of nobility as a legal class titles preceded the full name when given Graf Helmuth James von Moltke Since 1919 these titles along with any nobiliary prefix von zu etc can be used but are regarded as a dependent part of the surname and thus come after any given names Helmuth James Graf von Moltke Titles and all dependent parts of surnames are ignored in alphabetical sorting The feminine form is Grafin a b c Biography permanent dead link Neue Deutsche Biographie in German Kunisch Johannes 2004 Friedrich der Grosse Der Konig und seine Zeit in German 5 ed CH Beck p 13 ISBN 3 406 52209 2 ostpreussen net in German Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alexander zu Dohna Schlobitten 1661 1728 amp oldid 1001278630, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
