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Charles Paul Ernest of Bentheim-Steinfurt (30 August 1729 – 30 June 1780) was a Count of Steinfurt.He was the son of the reigning Count Frederick and his wife Francisca Charlotte née Countess of Lippe. His father died young and Charles Paul Ernest became head of the Bentheim-Steinfurt family in 1733. Initially he had to share power in the territories of Steinfurt and Alpen with his great-uncle Statius Philip (1668-1749).
