▁from ▁old ▁Boh em ian ▁nob ility , ▁first ▁from ▁South ▁Boh emia ▁and ▁then ▁from ▁ca . ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁in ▁Tro pp au ▁( Op ava ) ▁in ▁Mor av ian ▁S iles ia . ▁He ▁married ▁The k la ▁von ▁Mass ow ▁( 1 8 5 4 – 1 9 4 3 ) ▁from ▁East ▁Pr uss ia , ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁September ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁in ▁P ots dam , ▁Brandenburg . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁Pr uss ian ▁for ester ▁Hermann ▁von ▁Mass ow . ▁ ▁His ▁nep hew ▁U do ▁von ▁Wo yr sch ▁( 1 8 9 5 – 1 9 8 3 ) ▁was ▁an ▁SS ▁O berg ru ppen führ er ▁and ▁SS ▁and ▁Police ▁Le ader . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁After ▁Wo yr sch ▁finished ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁Bres lau , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁P ots d amer ▁Gar de - G ren ad ier ▁Regiment ▁on ▁ 5 ▁April ▁ 1 8 6 6 . ▁He ▁served ▁at ▁the ▁battle ▁of ▁König gr ätz ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 . ▁He ▁later ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 – 7 1 ▁Franco - Pr uss ian ▁war ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁wounded ▁but ▁earned ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cross . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁Wo yr sch ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁divis ional ▁commander . ▁He ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁but ▁was ▁re - activ ated ▁in