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2 unusual facts about Dohna


Battle of Vimory

The Battle of Vimory occurred on 26 October 1587 between the French royal (Catholic) forces of King Henry III of France commanded by Henry of Guise and German and Swiss mercenaires commanded by Fabien I, Burgrave of Dohna and William-Robert de la Marck, Duke of Bouillon who were hired to assist Henry of Navarre's Huguenot forces during the eighth and final war (1585-1598) of the French Wars of Religion.

Dohna

In January 1, 2002, Dohna became the seat of Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Dohna.


Action of 16 January 1916

Upon arrival, Captain Dohna-Schlodien received an Iron Cross second class.

Christian Frederick of Stolberg-Wernigerode

# Friederike (1776–1858), married in 1806 Henry Louis, Burgrave and Count of Dohna-Schlodien

Christopher Delphicus zu Dohna

Dohna was born in Delft, Dutch Republic, to a noble family with close family ties to the Calvinist Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, the Stadtholder of the Netherlands.

Dohna Castle

He ceded the Gau of Nisani with Dohna Castle to his son-in-law, Wiprecht of Groitzsch, who later became the Margrave of Meißen (1123–1124), as a dowry for his daughter.

Eglon van der Neer

Around 1654 Van der Neer, who probably had just finished his education with Van Loo, traveled to Orange, Vaucluse in the South of France and entered the service of Friedrich von Dohna (1621–1688), Governor of the Principality of Orange.

Friedrich Ferdinand Alexander zu Dohna-Schlobitten

Dohna-Schlobitten was born at Finckenstein (today Kamieniec, Poland) to Friedrich Alexander Burggraf und Graf zu Dohna-Schlobitten (1741–1810) and Caroline née Finck von Finckenstein (1746–1825).

Joachim Ernst von Grumbkow

In early 1680, Grumbkow acquired the Petit Palais in Niederschönhausen from Countess Sophie Theodore zu Dohna-Schlobitten.

Karl Friedrich Emil zu Dohna-Schlobitten

Dohna-Schlobitten was born at his family's estate of Schlobitten (today Słobity, Poland) to Friedrich Alexander zu Dohna-Schlobitten (1741–1810) and Caroline née Finck von Finckenstein (1746–1825).

Simon Henry, Count of Lippe

On 15 September 1666, Simon Henry married in The Hague with Baroness Amalia of Dohna-Vianen, Burgravine of Utrecht, heiress of Vianen and Ameide (2 February 1644 in The Hague – 11 March 1700), a daughter of General Christian Albert of Dohna.


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