Moritz von Bissing

For the German Olympic tennis player, see Moritz von Bissing (tennis).

Moritz von Bissing
Born(1844-01-30)30 January 1844
Estate Ober Bellmannsdorf, Kreis Lauban, Regierungsbezirk Liegnitz, Province of Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation
Died18 April 1917(1917-04-18) (aged 73)
Orban Castle in the "Drie Fonteinen" (Troisfontaines) park near Vilvoorde, northeast of Brussels, Belgium
Allegiance Prussia
German Confederation
North German Confederation
German Empire
Branch Prussian Army
 Imperial German Army
Service years1863–1907
1914–1917
RankGeneraloberst (Colonel General)
CommandsGardes du Corps
29th Division
VII Army Corps
ConflictsAustro-Prussian War
Franco-Prussian War
World War I
AwardsIron Cross
Red Eagle Order
Black Eagle Order
Relations∞ 1872 Myrrha Wesendonck, 1 son
∞ 1890 Alice Gräfin von Königsmarck, 3 children
Other workMember of the Prussian House of Lords (1910–1917)

Moritz Ferdinand Freiherr von Bissing (30 January 1844 – 18 April 1917) was a German officer and politician from Prussia.


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