Alexander | |
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5th Prince of Pless | |
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Predecessor | Hans-Heinrich XVII, 4th Prince of Pless |
Successor | Bolko VI Hochberg von Pless |
Full name | Alexander Friedrich-Wilhelm Georg Konrad-Ernst-Maximilian Fürst von Pless |
Other titles | Count of Hochberg Baron of Fürstenstein |
Born | London | 1 February 1905
Baptised | 28 February 1905 St-James's Palace, London |
Died | 22 February 1984 Pollença, Mallorca | (aged 79)
Buried | Pollença, Mallorca |
Noble family | House of Hochberg |
Father | Hans Heinrich XV, 3rd Prince of Pless |
Mother | Mary-Theresa Olivia Cornwallis-West |
Occupation | Businessman; Soldier |
Alexander, Count von Hochberg-Fürstenstein, Prince von Pless or Aleksander Pszczyński (1 February 1905 – 22 February 1984) was a German aristocrat and Polish military officer (2nd Lieutenant) who served in the Secret Intelligence Service. He was a personal security guard for Prime Minister of Poland General Władysław Sikorski, and was awarded the Monte Cassino Commemorative Cross and Cross of Merit with Swords for his service in the Polish Army. In 1984, he briefly served as the head of the Hochberg von Pless princely family.