Moritz von Bissing

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Moritz Ferdinand Freiherr von Bissing (January 30, 1844 – April 18, 1917) was a Prussian General der Kavallerie.

Bissing was born at Ober Bellmannsdorf in the Province of Silesia. After the fall of Belgium during the First World War, Bissing was appointed governor-general of occupied Belgium, serving from December 1914 until his death near Brussels. He signed the warrant for the execution of Edith Cavell.

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Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a title, translated as Baron, not a first or middle name. The female forms are Freifrau and Freiin.