His older half-brother (from his father's first marriage) was Prussian general of division Carl von Seckendorff[dubious – discuss].

On 29 December 1919, in Halle (Saale), Dobschütz married Karin von Kronhelm (24 March 1893 in Breslau, † 7 May 1986 in Halle), daughter of the Prussian general of division Curt von Kronhelm and Clara Schwarz.

In 1888 he began his theological studies at the University of Leipzig under professors Franz Delitzsch and Christoph Ernst Luthardt.

[3] A dedicated Christian, Von Dobschütz was a member of the Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg).

He was a member of German National People's Party from 1919 to its dissolution in 1933.