Karl von der Gröben

Karl Graf[a] von der Gröben (17 September 1788 – 13 July 1876) was a Prussian general.

Von der Gröben was born in Schrengen, East Prussia (today Linkowo, Poland) and joined the Prussian Army in 1806.

He became a lieutenant colonel and served in the Prussian High Command of the Rhine at Koblenz.

In 1829 he became the personal adjutant of the Prussian crown prince, the future Frederick William IV of Prussia and commander of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade in 1834 and the 14th Division in 1838.

Gröben was married to Thusnelda née von Dörnberg and had five sons.