Wilhelm Graf von Hohenau
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Wilhelm Graf von Hohenau (27 November 1884, Berlin – 11 April 1957, Hamburg) was a German Graf[1] and horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[2]
Early life
He was the second son of Count Frederick of Hohenau and his wife, Charlotte von der Decken (1863-1933). Paternally, he was a grandson of Prince Albrecht of Prussia and his morganatic second wife Rosalie von Rauch. This relation made him second cousin of Emperor Wilhelm II.[3]Template:Better source needed
Equestrian
He won the bronze medal in the equestrian team jumping event. Furthermore, between 1920 and 1933, he won 227 tournaments throughout Europe.[4]
Personal life
On 20 May 1916, he married Countess Anna Wanda Sara Ellinor Henckel von Donnersmarck (1894-1946), daughter of Count Hugo III Henckel von Donnersmarck (1857-1923) and Anna von Fabrice (1854-1905). They had one daughter and one son:
- Countess Charlotte Elisabeth Hedwig Wilhelmine Rosalie Sara Anna Lori von Hohenau (b.1917)
- Count Albrecht Wilhelm Friedrich Carl Hugo Eberhard Max von Hohenau (1919-1940)
After divorcing his first wife, he married secondly Ellen Retemeyer-Ketschendorf (b. 1898) on 24 Mar 1932. She was also previously married to sculptor Kurt Conrad Karl Edzard (1890-1972).
Ancestry
References
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External links
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- 1884 births
- 1957 deaths
- Sportspeople from Berlin
- German royalty
- German male equestrians
- Equestrians at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Olympic equestrians for Germany
- Olympic bronze medalists for Germany
- German show jumping riders
- Olympic medalists in equestrian
- Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century German sportsmen