sentences:  Born into a Protestant family that was among the ancient Saxon settlers of east Transylvania, Arz was the product of a noble "Siebenbürger" family.His father, Albert Arz von Straußenburg, served as an evangelical preacher and curate as well as a member of the House of Magnates.Schooled in Dresden and Hermannstadt, Arz graduated "with great achievement", and went on to read law at a university, during which time he volunteered for one year's service in a Hungarian "Feldjäger" battalion during 1876–1877.