Kuno von Moltke

Kuno Augustus Frederick Charles Detlev Graf von Moltke ( born December 13, 1847 in Neustrelitz, † March 19, 1923 in Breslau) was a Prussian lieutenant-general, adjutant of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Commandant of Berlin.

Life

Kuno von Moltke came from the Württemberg line of the old noble family Moltke. In 1896 - he was at the time commandant of Berlin - he married the widow Athalie (Lily) by Kruse- Neetzow (nee von Heyden ); the marriage was divorced but already on 15 November 1899 as Lily von Moltke had discovered that her husband is having an affair for years with the Prussian ambassador in Vienna Philipp zu Eulenburg had. Lily von Moltke subsequently married Harry von Elbe.

Moltke wrote in 1892 Of Great Elector Reitermarsch.

Eulenburg Harden process

Moltke was part of the entourage of William II, who became known as Liebenberger circle into history and exerted great influence on the emperor. For the journalist Maximilian Harden was the fact that William II under the influence of the circle was not prepared to risk a war with France in the First Moroccan Crisis, the reason the circle again and again sharp attack. Provided occasion for Harden's knowledge about the homosexuality of some members of the circle, partly because of letters Moltke to Eulenburg, the Moltke's ex-wife had leaked to him in 1906. Moltke was in the subsequent Eulenburg crisis to those which offense under § 175 of the Criminal Code were accused ( homosexual acts ).

In the process called Moltke Harden, who had referred to him openly as a homosexual, to a duel. Harden refused, whereupon it came in June 1907 a libel case, which ended with an acquittal Harden. Moltke was then placed his hand under indictment for § 175; the case was closed in 1908 upon payment of a compensation of 40,000 marks to Harden.