Brühl Family
Brühl (de Brüel, von Brühl) is the name of an old German nobility, German noble family from Saxony-Thuringia, with their ancestral seat in Gangloffsömmern in Thuringia. Branches of the family still exist today. Heinrich von Brühl, who indirectly controlled Electorate of Saxony, Saxony and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the 18th century, was a powerful statesman in the Holy Roman Empire. One of the most important branches of the Brühl family uses the spelling Brüel or Bryll and mainly resides in Denmark, Sweden, Poland, and United States. History Not much is known about the family's early history. They are first mentioned in 1344, with "Heinrich aus dem Brühl". He is named as a ''ministerialis'' of the Counts of Hohnstein. The name Heinrich was later often given to sons of the family. Heinrich von Brühl (died 1446) owned the manor of Wenigen-Tennstedt and is first mentioned in records in 1424. The familial line starts with him. His descendant ...
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