Houwald family (also Houvalt, Ubald, Haubal, Haubalt, Huwald) is an aristocratic

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noble family originating from

Saxony Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...

. "Christoph von Houwald (1601–1661)"
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Notable people

* (1601–1661),

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from

with a prominent career * Christoph Ernst von Houwald (1778–1845), German dramatist and author * (1807–1884), Prussian count and statesman * (1844–1903) * (1816–1883), German civil servant * (1901–1974), German painter * Götz von Houwald (1913–2001), German diplomat, historian and ethnographer *Houvalt family were the owners of the town of

Maišiagala Maišiagala ( pl, Mejszagoła) is a historic town in Vilnius district municipality, Lithuania. It is located about northwest of Vilnius city municipality near the Vilnius–Panevėžys highway. According to the 2021 census, it had a population o ...

, Lithuania

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