Carl Graf[1][2] von Horn (16 February 1847 – 5 June 1923) was a Bavarian Colonel General[3] and War Minister from 4 April 1905 to 16 February 1912. He was born in Würzburg and died in Munich.[4] Before he became minister, he was Lieutenant General and divisional commander in Regensburg, where the Hornstraße is named in honor of him.[5]

References and notes

  1. ↑ Regarding personal names: Until 1919, Graf was a title, translated as Count, not a first or middle name. The female form is Gräfin. In Germany, it has formed part of family names since 1919.
  2. ↑ before 1911: Carl Freiherr von Horn
  3. ↑ "Bavaria - war ministers". Archived from the original on 2008-09-02. Appointed on December 27, 1911.
  4. ↑ Horn, Karl Graf von Archived 2012-02-20 at the Wayback Machine, House of the Bavarian history (HdBG).
  5. ↑ Streets of Regensburg (German), November 5, 2008, p. 45 of 102.


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