Ernst Heinrich Wilhelm von Stephan was a general post director for the German Empire who reorganized the German postal service. He was integral in the founding of the Universal Postal Union in 1874, and in 1877 introduced the telephone to Germany.
Prince Albert of Prussia was a Prussian general field marshal, Herrenmeister of the Order of Saint John from 1883 until his death, and regent of the Duchy of Brunswick from 1885, also until his death.
Adrian Friedrich Wilhelm Julius Ludwig von Verdy du Vernois, often given the short name of Verdy, was a German general and staff officer, chiefly noted both for his military writings and his service on Helmuth von Moltke the Elder's staff during the Franco-Prussian War.
Edwin Karl Rochus Freiherr von Manteuffel was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall noted for his victories in the Franco-Prussian War, and the first Imperial Lieutenant of Alsace–Lorraine from 1879 until his death.
August Karl Friedrich Christian von Goeben, was a Prussian infantry general, who won the Iron Cross for his service in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71.
Moritz Ferdinand Freiherr von Bissing was a German officer from Prussia.
Frederick I was a German prince of the house of Ascania who ruled the Duchy of Anhalt from 1871 to 1904.
Wilhelm Gustav Karl Bernhard von Hahnke was a Prussian Field Marshal, and Chief of the German Imperial Military Cabinet from 1888 to 1901.
Ernst Karl Ferdinand von Prittwitz und Gaffron was a Royal Prussian Lieutenant General and Knight of Justice of the Order of Saint John.
Gustav Ernst Otto Egon Freiherr (Baron) von Senden-Bibran was an admiral of the German Imperial Navy.
Arnold Karl Georg von Kameke was a Prussian General of the Infantry and Minister of War.
Hans Karl Georg von Kaltenborn-Stachau was a Prussian General of the Infantry and Minister of War.
Gustav von Alvensleben was a Prussian General der Infanterie.
Hugo Ewald Graf von Kirchbach was a Prussian general who commanded the Prussian V Corps during the Franco-Prussian War.
Heinrich VII, Prince Reuss of Köstritz was a German diplomat.
Wilhelm von Wedell-Piesdorf was a German politician for German Conservative Party.
Max von Bock und Polach was a Prussian officer and Field Marshal. He served in the military during the three wars of German unification under the leadership of Prime Minister Otto von Bismarck.
Prince Antoni Wilhelm Radziwiłł was a member of the Polish-Lithuanian nobility and a General of the Artillery in the Prussian Army. He was the nephew of Princess Elisa Radziwiłł, the first love of their kinsman King William I of Prussia, who would later become the first German Emperor.
Hugo, Prince of Radolin, born Hugo Julius Raoul Eduard Graf Leszczyc von Radolin-Radolinski, was a Polish-German aristocrat and statesman who served as an ambassador for the Kingdom of Prussia and later, the German Empire, as well as a high-ranking official in the royal and imperial courts.
Friedrich von Scholl, born Friedrich Ludwig Karl Ernst Wilhelm Georg Scholl, was a Colonel General in the Prussian and Imperial German armies, and adjutant in the court of Kaiser Wilhelm II. He was a relative of physicist Wilhelm Hallwachs.
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