Christoffer zu Muskau

Christoffer zu Muskau (1805 - 1838) was a German politician and military officer, most commonly known for his involvement in the Donnersmarck Plot. He was a member of the Conservative Faction from 1835 until his death in 1838. He was the older brother of Gerhard zu Muskau.

Biography
Christoffer zu Muskau was the first born son of Leutnant Hermann zu Muskau. His father died 1815 in the Battle of Waterloo. He detested ever since the French nation as in his opinion it only brought suffering to the Germans. He enlisted 1825 as an officer into the Jäger-Bataillon „von Neumann“ Nr. 5 (1. Schlesisches). In 1827 with the death of his grandfather he inherited the family's castle and land. 1830 he got promoted to Oberstleutnant as the Battalion was transferred to Görlitz. Christoffer zu Muskau graduated in 1835 from the Allgemeine Kriegsschule in Berlin and was considered as a possible candidate for the Prussian General Staff. That same year he was indeed promoted to Generalmajor and assigned to the II. Korps stationed in Breslau as a result of the shortage in high ranking military officers. In the 1835 elections, he stood as a candidate for the Conservative Faction and was elected into the Landtag. Through his faction's connections, he became involved in the Donnersmarck Plot, for which he was courtmartialled and executed in 1838.