Bernhard Ditlef von Staffeldt
Bernhard Ditlef von Staffeldt | |
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| Birth name | Dethloff Berend von Staffeldt |
| Born | 23 October 1753 Swedish Pomerania |
| Died | 11 January 1818 (aged 64) Hedrum, Norway |
| Allegiance | Denmark–Norway Norway |
| Branch | Army |
| Years of service | 1770–1814 |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Battles / wars | |
| 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.