Wilhelm Graf von Hohenau (27 November 1884, Berlin – 11 April 1957, Hamburg) was a German Graf and horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Early life

He was the second son of Count Frederick of Hohenau and his wife, Charlotte von der Decken (1863-1933). Paternally, he was a grandson of Prince Albrecht of Prussia and his morganatic second wife Rosalie von Rauch. This relation made him second cousin of Emperor Wilhelm II.

Wilhelm Graf von Hohenau

Equestrian

He won the bronze medal in the equestrian team jumping event. Furthermore, between 1920 and 1933, he won 227 tournaments throughout Europe.

Wilhelm Graf von Hohenau

Personal life

On 20 May 1916 he married firstly Countess Anna Wanda Sara Ellinor Henckel von Donnersmarck (1894-1946), daughter of Count Hugo III Henckel von Donnersmarck (1857-1923) and Anna von Fabrice (1854-1905). They had on daughter and one son: Countess Charlotte Elisabeth Hedwig Wilhelmine Rosalie Sara Anna Lori von Hohenau (b.1917) Count Albrecht Wilhelm Friedrich Carl Hugo Eberhard Max von Hohenau (b.1919)

Wilhelm Graf von Hohenau

After divorcing his first wife, he married secondly Ellen Retemeyer-Ketschendorf (b. 1898) on 24 Mar 1932. She was also previously married to sculptor Kurt Conrad Karl Edzard (1890-1972).

Ancestry

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1884 births

1957 deaths

Sportspeople from Berlin

German royalty

German male equestrians

Equestrians at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Olympic equestrians for Germany

Olympic bronze medalists for Germany

German show jumping riders

Olympic medalists in equestrian

Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics