Aschwin Baron of Sierstorpff-Cramm (German: Freiherr Aschwin von Sierstorpff-Cramm; 29 March 1846 – 14 October 1909) was the maternal grandfather of Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, Prince consort of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands.
Aschwin of Cramm was born at the village of Lohndorf in the Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire, third child and first son of Adolf of Cramm (1812–1879), and his wife, Hedwig of Cramm (1819–1891).
Aschwin married in 24 September 1872 at Bad Driburg to Baroness Hedwig of Sierstorpff-Driburg (1848–1900), member of a Prussian noble family, she was daughter of Count Ernst of Sierstorpff-Driburg, and his wife, Baroness Karoline of Vincke.
They had four daughters:
In 1881, Aschwin added the last name of his wife (Sierstorpff) to his own.
Aschwin was hereditary chamberlain of the Duke of Brunswick. Later he served as Master of the Horse where he met with the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. He settled on his estate of Reckenwalde, Province of Brandenburg (now Wojnowo, Poland).
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Featured National Park champion connections: Aschwin is 15 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 19 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 16 degrees from George Catlin, 20 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 29 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 20 degrees from George Grinnell, 22 degrees from Anton Kröller, 18 degrees from Stephen Mather, 25 degrees from Kara McKean, 23 degrees from John Muir, 8 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 29 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
V > von Sierstorpff-Cramm > Aschwin von Sierstorpff-Cramm
Categories: German Nobility