Fedor von Rauch

Fedor Alexander Gustav von Rauch was a cavalry officer in the Prussian Army and son of the Prussian Minister of War and general of the infantry Gustav von Rauch.

Biography

Fedor von Rauch was born in Berlin on 8 August 1822. He became 'Oberstallmeister' on the privy councils of the German Emperors William I, Frederick III and Wilhelm II. He also took a major part in horse breeding and racing, becoming vice-president of the Union Club in Berlin. In 1856 Fedor von Rauch married Elisabeth Countess von Waldersee, lady-in-waiting to Grand Duchess consort Marie von Mecklenburg-Strelitz.