Researching Moritz Spies
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3 people with the Spies surname? In that year Spies was ranked number 3576 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Moritz Spies on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Moritz Spies and the Spies Genealogy
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Miscellaneous Spies Databases
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Some Famous People called Moritz Spies
Moritz von Spies
Moritz Ritter von Spies (December 31, 1805 – October 10, 1862) was a Bavarian Major General and twice War Minister under Maximilian II of Bavaria.
Spies was born in Ansbach. After holding several officer positions in the Bavarian army, also in Greece, which was governed by prince regent Otto, and in the federal war ministry of the Frankfurt Parliament, in 1859 he was promoted Major General in the Generalquartiermeister's staff. In 1860 he was given the command of the genie troops. Spies served as war minister of the Kingdom of Bavaria from June 12 to December 11, 1861 and from June 16 to October 10, 1862 (his death). He died in Munich.
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