| Duke Karl Josef ver Broeckdorf | |
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Date of birth |
27 October 1893 |
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Place of birth |
Schaleswik, Duchy of Schaleswik-Seeburg, Duresia |
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Died |
December 17, 1961 in Schaleswik |
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Ethnicity |
Lyrian |
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Nationality |
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House |
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Spouse |
Helle Broeckdorf |
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Children |
Georg ver Broeckdorf, Gerhard ver Broeckdorf, Ulrika ver Broeckdorf |
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Religion |
Church of Lyria |
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Alma mater |
Kresburg Military Academy |
Duke Karl Josef ver Broeckdorf was a Lieutenant General of the Duresian, a legionary in the Duresian Legions that were created in exile in Arveyres, and a political and social activist.
Broeckdof was born in Schaleswik. He studied at Kresburg's Military Academy and subsequently (1923–1934) served with the Duresian Royal Army.
He resigned and fled Duresia after the proclamation of Duresian National Republic, he then together with many families such as the Hoensbroeks, Acribaldis and others fled to Arveyres. Broeckdorf settled in Cartagena in 1934 where his first son, Georg, was born.
He returned to Duresia in disguise in 1943 to start the rebellion against the National Republic's rule of Duresia and was the commander of the Duresian Legions that were shipped from Arveyres into Ascania.