Bernhard Ditlef von Staffeldt

Bernhard Ditlef von Staffeldt
Bernhard Ditlef von Staffeldt
Birth name	Dethloff Berend von Staffeldt
Born	23 October 1753; Swedish Pomerania
Died	11 January 1818 (aged 64); Hedrum, Norway
Allegiance	Denmark–Norway ; Norway
Service / branch	Army
Years of service	1770–1814
Rank	Lieutenant general
Battles / wars	Theatre War Battle of Kvistrum Bridge; ; Dano-Swedish War (1808–1809) Battle of Trangen; Battle of Mobekk; ; Swedish–Norwegian War;
Awards	Grand Cross of the Dannebrog Order

Bernhard Ditlef von Staffeldt was born on 23 October 1753 in Kenz, Swedish Pomerania, as the son of Lieutenant Bernt von Staffeldt, of Pomeranian nobility, and Catherine Eleonore von Platen. Both his parents died in 1755 while he was still a child; he was raised at his married sister's estate in Denmark and was taken into the court of Queen Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach in 1767.^[1]

^ Bratberg, Terje. "Bernhard Ditlef von Staffeldt". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 March 2012.

[autogenerated1-1] Bratberg, Terje. "Bernhard Ditlef von Staffeldt". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 March 2012.

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