Complex sentence: Born in Berlin, Germany, on 28 February 1833 as the son of a Prussian Army officer, he was part of an old Prussian noble family, the Schlieffen family.
Split into simpler sentences: Born in Berlin, Germany on 28 February 1833 as the son of a Prussian Army officer. He was part of an old Prussian noble family, the Schlieffen family.