Prince Otto of Brasland

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Prince Otto of Brasland (1816-1895) was the son of King George I of Brasland.

In 1843 he married Duchess Victoria von Kerlich, the heiress of a vast fortune. They had seven children: Eleonore (1845-1908; spinster), Elisabeth (born 1847), Carl Johan (born 1849), Alexandrine (born 1851), Wolfram (born 1852; monk), Bernhard (1854-1868) and Klara (born 1858; nun).

Otto was very close to his brother, King George II, and he frequently represented the Crown abroad. He held the rank of Field Marshal in the Royal Army and served as Colonel-in-Chief of the Füssengauer Light Infantry.

The family divided their time between the Victoria Palace, their Markund residence named by the prince in his wife's honour, and Ronnlich Castle, built by the couple after their wedding.

Prince Otto died in 1895.