Alexander Graf von Monts (born 9 August 1832 in Berlin

Berlin

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; died 19 January 1889) was an officer in the German Imperial navy, the Kaiserliche Marine

Kaiserliche Marine

The Imperial German Navy was the German Navy created at the time of the formation of the German Empire. It existed between 1871 and 1919, growing out of the small Prussian Navy and Norddeutsche Bundesmarine, which primarily had the mission of coastal defense. Kaiser Wilhelm II greatly expanded...

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Monts joined the Prussian Navy

Prussian Navy

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 in 1849 becoming Leutnant zur See (second lieutenant) in 1856. In 1864 he was promoted to Kapitänleutnant and then served three years attached to the supreme naval command Oberkommando der Marine

Oberkommando der Marine

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. In 1868 Monts was promoted to Korvettenkapitän (lieutenant commander) as part of the section for naval and coastal affairs.
During the Franco-German war of 1870-1871 he was responsible for port embargoes. Afterwards he became Inspector of Torpedoes and commanded the artillery school ship Renown. In 1874 promoted Kapitän zur See. Between 1875 and 1877 Mons undertook a journey around the world as commander of SMS Vineta

SMS Vineta

Seiner Majestät Schiff Vineta was a German Victoria Louise class protected cruiser built for the Kaiserliche Marine in the late 1890s. Vineta was built in the Imperial Dockyard in Danzig. She was laid down in 1895, and completed in Sept...

 and afterwards of Großen Kurfürs from 1878 In 1881 Monts became Konteradmiral and became chief of naval station for the North Sea. In 1884 he became Vizeadmiral (vice-Admiral). In 1888 Kaiser William II appointed him head of the admiralty.

He died on 19 January 1889 in Berlin.