Karl Graf Wolffskeel von Reichenberg  
(18.04.1847 - 13.03.1919)
place of birth:  Wertheim, Baden-Württemberg
Königreich Bayern:  Oberststallmeister, Oberstjägermeister, Generalleutnant ch. a. D. (Kav)


Graf Wolffskeel von Reichenberg was an Imperial Bavarian count and general who served Bavaria's royal family as both Oberststallmeister, Grand Master of the royal stables in Munich as well as Oberstjägermeister, Grand Master of the Hunt. He later was curator and asset manager for King Otto I.

Karl Wolffskeel entered Bavarian military service in 1866 as the Austro-Prussian War was starting up, although he first saw action during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. After the hostilities, the young cavalry officer saw promotions to Premier-Lieutenant and then Rittmeister (captain). Wolffskeel then entered into the service of the Bavarian Royal Court as Aide-de-Camp to Army Inspector General Prince Luitpold.

Wolffskeel thus became a close friend and confidant to Prince Luitpold; he remained as such when in 1886 Luitpold became Prince-Regent and succeeded Ludwig II. as Bavaria's ruler. As Oberststallmeister, Wolffskeel was charged with the administration of the Marstall, Bavaria's royal stables. He was additionally responsible for managing the estate of King Otto I., who had been deemed incapable of assuming the Bavarian throne. For his service to the royal house, Generalmajor Wolffskeel was ennobled as a Bavarian Graf (Count) in 1901 on the occasion of Luitpold's 80th birthday. This honor precipitated changing the spelling of his original family name Wolfskeel to Wolffskeel. In June 1903, he received the honorary rank of Generalleutnant and was placed à la suite der Armee.

Graf Wolffskeel continued in the Prince Regent's service until December 1912, when his long-time friend Luitpold was laid to rest. Although Wolffskeel then stepped down from his duties as Oberststallmeister, he remained as curator of Otto's estate as Bavaria went to War in 1914 and until the king's unexpected death in October 1916.

	Generalleutnant	11.06.1903  ch.
	Kriegsdenkmünze	Deutsch-Französischer Krieg  1870–1871
	Verdst-Ord Bayr-Krone	07.03.1888  Ritter