The House of Arnim is the name of an ancient German noble family, originally from

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, part of the mediaeval March of Brandenburg. Members of the family occupied many important positions within

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, German Empire and the

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History

They are one of the oldest extant Prussian noble families, being first attested to in 1204. On 2 October 1786, one branch of the family was raised to the title of

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by King Frederick William II, while a second branch was raised to the same title in 1870 by King William I of Prussia. The Count von Arnim-Boitzenburg was one of the hereditary members of the Prussian House of Lords from 1852-1918, when it was dissolved. Numerous branches of the family still exist today. Perhaps the most famous member of the family was the novelist, Countess Elizabeth von Arnim-Schlagenthin.

Properties

File:Schloss_Boitzenburg_vorne_links.jpg, Castle Boitzenburg File:1024_Fürst_Pückler_Schloss_Bad_Muskau-5141.jpg, Castle Muskau

Notable members

* Hans Georg von Arnim-Boitzenburg (1583–1641), German field marshal, diplomat, and politician * Ludwig Achim von Arnim (1781–1831), German poet and novelist *

Bettina von Arnim Bettina von Arnim (the Countess of Arnim) (4 April 178520 January 1859), born Elisabeth Catharina Ludovica Magdalena Brentano, was a German writer and novelist. Bettina (or Bettine) Brentano was a writer, publisher, composer, singer, visual art ...

(1785–1859), German writer and novelist * Heinrich Friedrich von Arnim-Heinrichsdorff-Werbelow (1791-1859) a Prussian statesman * Adolf Heinrich von Arnim-Boitzenburg (1803–1868), German statesman * Ferdinand von Arnim (1814–1866), German architect and watercolour-painter * Gisela von Arnim (1827–1889), German writer * Bernd von Arnim (died 1917), German naval officer * Friedrich Bertram Sixt von Armin (1851–1936), German World War I general * Hans-Heinrich Sixt von Armin (1890–1952), German World War II general * Hans-Jürgen von Arnim (1889–1962), German World War II general * Iris von Arnim (born 1945), German fashion designer * Arnulf von Arnim (born 1947), German classical pianist and teacher

References

{{reflist German noble families European noble families Prussian nobility Arnim family