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Alexis
Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt
Reign28 September 1890 –21 January 1919
PredecessorLudwig Wilhelm
SuccessorViktor Adolf
Born(1845-11-17)17 November 1845
Burgsteinfurt, Kingdom of Prussia
Died21 January 1919(1919-01-21) (aged 73)
Burgsteinfurt, Weimar Republic
Spouse
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(m. 1881)​
IssuePrince Eberwyn
Victor Adolf, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt
Prince Karl Georg
Princess Elisabeth
Princess Viktoria
Princess Emma
Prince Alexis Rainer
Prince Friedrich
Names
Alexis Carl Ernst Louis Ferdinand Eugen Bernhard
German: Alexis Carl Ernst Louis Ferdinand Eugen Bernhard
HouseBentheim-Steinfurt
FatherLudwig Wilhelm, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt
MotherLandgravine Bertha of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld

Alexis (Alexis Carl Ernst Louis Ferdinand Eugen Bernhard; 17 November 1845 – 21 January 1919) was a lieutenant general, statesman, and the Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt from 28 September 1890 to 21 January 1919.

Biography

Early life

Alexis was born in Burgsteinfurt, Kingdom of Prussia on 17 November 1845 and was the fourth child and eldest son of Ludwig Wilhelm, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt (1812–1890) and his wife Landgravine Bertha of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (1818–1888).

Alexis was a brother of Adelheid, Landgravine Wilhelm of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (1840–1880), Juliane, Landgravine Wilhelm of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (1842–1878), Marie, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein (1843–1931), Prince Karl of Bentheim and Steinfurt (1848–1854), and Prince Georg of Bentheim and Steinfurt (1851–1939).

Education and military career

Alexis attended high school in Burgsteinfurt and attended university at the University of Bonn, where he was a member of the Corps Borussia Bonn. In 1866, Alexis was a lieutenant in the Hanoverian Guards Hussars Regiment and in 1868, he was transferred to the Hussars Regiment No. 7.

In 1873, he advanced to first lieutenant and then to Rittmeister in the Regiment der Gardes du Corps in 1875. In 1884, Alexis advanced to major à la suite in the army. In 1892 Alexis was made lieutenant colonel, then colonel in 1895, and major general in 1899. In 1902, he was awarded the uniform of the Regiment der Garde du Corps Lieutenant General.

Political career

Alexis succeeded his father Ludwig Wilhelm to the headship of the Princely House of Bentheim and Steinfurt. As such, he became a member of the Prussian House of Lords.

Honours

He received the following orders and decorations:[1]

Marriage and issue

Alexis married Princess Pauline of Waldeck and Pyrmont, second child and daughter of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his first wife Princess Helena of Nassau, on 7 May 1881 in Arolsen, Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont. Alexis and Pauline had eight children:

∞ 1906–1914 Pauline Langenfeld (1884–1970)
∞ 1918–1919 Ellen Bischoff-Korthaus (1894–1936), who later remarried Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
∞ 1920 Anne-Louise Husser (1891–1951)
∞ 1920 Princess Stephanie of Schaumburg-Lippe (1899–1925), daughter of Princess Louise of Denmark.
∞ 1931 Princess Rosa Helene of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1901–1963)
∞ 1914 Princess Margarete of Schönaich-Carolath (1888–1980)
∞ 1934 Louise von Gülich (1893-1949)

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ Handbuch über den Königlich Preußischen Hof und Staat (1908), Herrenhaus p. 217
  2. ^ "Johanniter-orden", Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (supp.) (in German), vol. 1, Berlin, 1886, p. 114 – via hathitrust.org((citation)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Sveriges statskalender (PDF) (in Swedish), 1891, p. 438, retrieved 8 March 2021 – via gupea.ub.gu.se
  4. ^ The London Gazette, issue 27647, p. 1013
  5. ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg (1907), "Königliche Orden" pp. 43, 97

Bibliography

Alexis, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt House of Bentheim and SteinfurtCadet branch of the House of BentheimBorn: 17 November 1845 Died: 21 January 1919 German royalty Preceded byLudwig Wilhelm Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt 28 September 1890 – 21 January 1919 Succeeded byViktor Adolf
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