Friedrich von Rauch (1855-1935)


Friedrich Leopold Bonaventura von Rauch was a Prussian general of the cavalry and born into an aristocratic Prussian family with a long history of military service. He served from 1871 to 1911 and was the son of the General of the Cavalry Alfred Bonaventura von Rauch, adjutant general to the German Emperors, and his wife Elisabeth, née Countess of Brühl. He was the great-grandson of Major General Bonaventura von Rauch and grandson of Lieutenant General Friedrich Wilhelm von Rauch, adjutant general to King Frederick William IV of Prussia. He was first married to Anna von Behr-Schmoldow. Amélie von Bülow-Gudow, court lady of Grand Duchess Marie von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, became his second wife.