Difference between revisions of "Karl von Henslen"
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He followed the traditional path for noblemen: he went to school at [[Rottendorf College]], then served in the Royal Guards and later studied Agriculture in order to manage his family's lands. | He followed the traditional path for noblemen: he went to school at [[Rottendorf College]], then served in the Royal Guards and later studied Agriculture in order to manage his family's lands. | ||
| − | In 1952 he married Princess [[Laure]], the youngest daughter of King [[Frederick V]]. They had nine children: [[Robin von Wittsand|Anna]] (born 1953), [[Karl Friedrich von Henslen|Karl Friedrich]] (born 1954), Ulrich (born 1956; unmarried), Caroline (born 1958; unmarried), Elisabeth (born 1961), [[Esther de Bonneseule|Lorenz]] (born 1964), [[Georg von Henslen|Georg]] (born 1966), Maximilian (born and died 1969) and Larissa (1974-2008). | + | In 1952 he married Princess [[Laure]], the youngest daughter of King [[Frederick V]]. They had nine children: [[Robin von Wittsand|Anna]] (born 1953), [[Karl Friedrich von Henslen|Karl Friedrich]] (born 1954), Ulrich (born 1956; unmarried), Caroline (born 1958; unmarried), [[Elisabeth von Jullen|Elisabeth]] (born 1961), [[Esther de Bonneseule|Lorenz]] (born 1964), [[Georg von Henslen|Georg]] (born 1966), Maximilian (born and died 1969) and Larissa (1974-2008). |
During the republican regime (1994-2008), the Henslens were very active in the opposition. Count von Henslen was imprisoned between 2001 and 2004 for this. His health declined and after his release he and his wife lived at a small cottage near their ruined estate, where he died in 2007. | During the republican regime (1994-2008), the Henslens were very active in the opposition. Count von Henslen was imprisoned between 2001 and 2004 for this. His health declined and after his release he and his wife lived at a small cottage near their ruined estate, where he died in 2007. | ||
[[Category: Brasland]] | [[Category: Brasland]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:20, 28 December 2014
Karl, Count von Henslen (1923-2007) was a Braslander nobleman.
He was born in 1923 as the eldest son and heir of Count Ulrich X von Henslen and Countess Larissa von Reuthen.
He followed the traditional path for noblemen: he went to school at Rottendorf College, then served in the Royal Guards and later studied Agriculture in order to manage his family's lands.
In 1952 he married Princess Laure, the youngest daughter of King Frederick V. They had nine children: Anna (born 1953), Karl Friedrich (born 1954), Ulrich (born 1956; unmarried), Caroline (born 1958; unmarried), Elisabeth (born 1961), Lorenz (born 1964), Georg (born 1966), Maximilian (born and died 1969) and Larissa (1974-2008).
During the republican regime (1994-2008), the Henslens were very active in the opposition. Count von Henslen was imprisoned between 2001 and 2004 for this. His health declined and after his release he and his wife lived at a small cottage near their ruined estate, where he died in 2007.
