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

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, part of the mediaeval

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. Members of the family occupied many important positions within

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Prussia Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an em ...

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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 Johann or Hans Georg von Arnim-Boitzenburg (1583 in Boitzenburger Land – 28 April 1641, in Dresden) was a German Field Marshal. At different times during the Thirty Years' War, he was a Field Marshal for the Holy Roman Empire and its oppon ...

(1583–1641), German field marshal, diplomat, and politician *

Ludwig Achim von Arnim Carl Joachim Friedrich Ludwig von Arnim (26 January 1781 – 21 January 1831), better known as Achim von Arnim, was a German poet, novelist, and together with Clemens Brentano and Joseph von Eichendorff, a leading figure of German Romanticism. ...

(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 Heinrich Friedrich von Arnim-Heinrichsdorff-Werbelow (born 23 September 1791 in Werbelow/Uckermark; died 18 April 1859 in Berlin) was a Prussian statesman. Arnim participated in the War of the Sixth Coalition and then embarked on a diplomatic caree ...

(1791-1859) a Prussian statesman *

Adolf Heinrich von Arnim-Boitzenburg Adolf Heinrich Graf von Arnim-Boitzenburg (10 April 1803 – 8 January 1868) was a German statesman. He served as the first Minister-President of Prussia for ten days during the Revolution of 1848. Biography Arnim was born in the Prussian cap ...

(1803–1868), German statesman *

Ferdinand von Arnim Heinrich Ludwig Ferdinand von Arnim (15 September 1814 – 23 March 1866) was a German architect and watercolour-painter. He was a student of Karl Friedrich Schinkel and mainly worked in Berlin and Potsdam. Life Arnim was born in Trep ...

(1814–1866), German architect and watercolour-painter *

Gisela von Arnim Gisela von Arnim (also Giesela; August 30, 1827 in Berlin – April 4, 1889 in Florence) was a German writer, mainly of fairy tales. Biography Gisela was the youngest child of Achim and Bettina von Arnim. She was not formally educated, being t ...

(1827–1889), German writer *

Bernd von Arnim Z11 ''Bernd von Arnim'' was a built for Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1 ...

(died 1917), German naval officer *

Friedrich Bertram Sixt von Armin Friedrich Bertram Sixt von Armin (27 November 1851 – 30 September 1936) was a German general who participated in the Franco-Prussian War and the First World War. In the latter he participated in many battles on the Western Front, including t ...

(1851–1936), German World War I general *

Hans-Heinrich Sixt von Armin __NOTOC__ Hans-Heinrich Sixt von Armin (6 November 1890 – 1 April 1952) was a German general during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Armin surrendered following the Bat ...

(1890–1952), German World War II general *

Hans-Jürgen von Arnim Hans-Jürgen Bernard Theodor von Arnim (; 4 April 1889 – 1 September 1962) was a German general in the Nazi Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several armies. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Early life ...

(1889–1962), German World War II general *

Iris von Arnim Iris Von Arnim (born 25 January 1945 in Berbisdorf ( Dziwiszów), Silesia, today Poland) is an internationally acclaimed German fashion designer. History von Arnim's career began in the early 1976 when she began knitting while recovering in a hosp ...

(born 1945), German fashion designer *

Arnulf von Arnim Arnulf von Arnim (born 1947 in Hamburg) is a German classical pianist and teacher. Von Arnim studied in Germany and France and attended classes by Claudio Arrau and Wilhelm Kempff. He is the winner of several prizes - Viotti (Vercelli), Busoni ( ...

(born 1947), German classical pianist and teacher

References

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