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Ritter zu Groenesteyn, Otto, Freiherr von, 1864-1940

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Personal name headingRitter zu Groenesteyn, Otto, Freiherr von, 1864-1940
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Variant(s)Ritter, Otto von, 1864-1940
Ritter zu Grünstein, Otto, Freiherr von, 1864-1940
Groenesteyn, Otto von Ritter zu, Freiherr, 1864-1940
Zu Groenesteyn, Otto von Ritter, Freiherr, 1864-1940
Grünstein, Otto von Ritter zu, Freiherr, 1864-1940
Zu Grünstein, Otto von Ritter, Freiherr, 1864-1940
Associated countryBavaria (Kingdom)
Birth date18640823
Death date19400101
Place of birthStarnberg (Germany)
Profession or occupationDiplomats
Found inZedler, Jörg. Bayern und der Vatikan, 2013: title page (Otto von Ritter) page 16 (Otto Freiherr von Ritter zu Grünstein (after 1921, Groenesteyn); last Bavarian diplomat to serve as ambassador to the Holy See) page 43 (Otto von Ritter zu Groenesteyn; Johann Wilhelm Berthold Otto; born August 23, 1864, in Starnberg; his father Karl Adolph Freiherr von Ritter zu Grünstein belonged to a noble family of Dutch origin) page 49 ("Ritter" or "de Ridder" was part of the family name and not the term of honor Ritter) page 47 (Otto used the spelling "Grünstein" in his early adulthood; following World War I, the family formally changed the spelling back to "Groenesteyn") page 503 (died January 1, 1940)
NDB ADB Deutsche Biographie website, viewed July 3, 2014 (Ritter zu Groenesteyn, Otto Freiherr von; born 1864, died 1940; Bavarian diplomat and ambassador in Paris)
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