Alexander Hermann, Count of Wartensleben

Alexander Hermann, Count of Wartensleben
Alexander Hermann
Born(1650-12-16)December 16, 1650
DiedJanuary 26, 1734(1734-01-26) (aged 83)
NationalityGerman
OccupationMilitary officer

Alexander Hermann Graf von Wartensleben (16 December 1650 in Bad Lippspringe – 26 January 1734 in Berlin) was an officer in the armies of various German states, a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall and a member of the Cabinet of Three Counts with August David zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein and Johann Kasimir Kolbe von Wartenberg - due to their heavy taxation, this was also known as the "three great W(oes)" of Prussia (Wartenberg, Wartensleben, Wittgenstein).

Between 1702 and 1723 he held the position of regimental chef of the 1st Prussian Infantry Regiment.