Alexis, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt
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| Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt | |||||
| Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt | |||||
| Reign | 28 September 1890 –21 January 1919 | ||||
| Predecessor | Ludwig Wilhelm | ||||
| Successor | Viktor Adolf | ||||
| Born |
17 November 1845 Burgsteinfurt, Kingdom of Prussia |
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| Died | 21 January 1919 (aged 73) Burgsteinfurt, Weimar Republic |
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| Spouse | Princess Pauline of Waldeck and Pyrmont | ||||
| Issue | Prince Eberwyn Viktor Adolf, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt Prince Karl Georg Princess Elisabeth Princess Viktoria Princess Emma Prince Alexis Rainer Prince Friedrich |
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| House | House of Bentheim and Steinfurt | ||||
| Father | Ludwig Wilhelm, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt | ||||
| Mother | Landgravine Bertha of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld | ||||
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| German: Alexis Carl Ernst Louis Ferdinand Eugen Bernhard |
Alexis Carl Ernst Louis Ferdinand Eugen Bernhard, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt (German: Alexis Carl Ernst Louis Ferdinand Eugen Bernhard Fürst zu Bentheim und Steinfurt; 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.
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).
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.
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