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Quast (aristocratic family), Part 2: Albrecht Christoph von Quast

Albrecht Christoph von Quast Albrecht Christoph von Quast (* March 10, 1613 in Leddin; † May 17, 1669 in Spandau) was a secret counsellor of war (Geheimer Kriegsrat) and Major general of the Margraviate of Brandenburg. He served under “the … Continue reading

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Quast (aristocratic family), Part 1

Summary First documented notice Quast is the name of an ancient aristocratic family from the duchy of Anhalt. Their eponymous ancestral home was located near Lindau (in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany). The name Quast first appears in … Continue reading

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