Fedor Alexander Gustav von Rauch (8 August 1822 in Berlin - 15 January 1892) was a cavalry officer in the Prussian Army and son of the Prussian Minister of War and general of the infantry Gustav von Rauch.

Study of Fedor von Rauch by Anton von Werner, c. 1870

Biography

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Fedor von Rauch was born in Berlin on 8 August 1822. He became 'Oberstallmeister' (chief equerry) on the privy councils of the German Emperors William I, Frederick III and Wilhelm II.[citation needed] He also took a major part in horse breeding and racing, becoming vice-president of the Union Club in Berlin (modelled on the British Jockey Club). In 1856 Fedor von Rauch married Elisabeth Countess von Waldersee (1837–1914), lady-in-waiting to Grand Duchess consort Marie von Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

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