The House of Maltzahn or Maltzan is the name of an ancient

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noble family of the

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s and barons von Maltza(h)n which originated from

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, whose members occupied many important positions in the

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and in its successor states, in the

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and later in the German Empire. The family owned large properties in Mecklenburg, where they are now once again based on several estates.

Notable members

Maria von Maltzan Maria Helene Françoise Izabel Gräfin von Maltzan, Freiin zu Wartenberg und Penzlin (; 25 March 1909 – 12 November 1997) was an aristocrat who, as part of the German Resistance against Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party, saved the lives of ma ...

(1909–1997), German Resistance member *

Christian von Maltzahn Bruno's GmbH is a German retailer of products targeted toward gay men; it was originally founded in 1981 as Bruno Gmünder Verlag, a book publishing house. Bruno Gmünder Verlag was dissolved in 2017, with the retail division becoming Bruno's ...

, co-founder of

Bruno Gmünder Verlag Bruno's GmbH is a German retailer of products targeted toward gay men; it was originally founded in 1981 as Bruno Gmünder Verlag, a book publishing house. Bruno Gmünder Verlag was dissolved in 2017, with the retail division becoming Bruno's ...

Geoffrey von Maltzahn Geoffrey von Maltzahn (born July 22, 1980) is an American biological engineer and businessman in the biotechnology and life sciences industry who has founded a number of companies including Indigo Agriculture, Sana Biotechnology, Kaleido Biosc ...

(born 1980), American biological engineer *

Günther Freiherr von Maltzahn Günther Freiherr von Maltzahn (20 October 1910 – 24 June 1953) was a German military aviator and wing commander in the Luftwaffe during World War II. As a fighter ace, he was credited with 68 enemy aircraft shot down in 497 combat missions. ...

(1910–1953), German World War II flying ace *

Heinrich von Maltzan, Baron zu Wartenburg und Penzlin Heinrich Karl Eckard Helmuth von Maltzan (September 6, 1826– February 23, 1874), also known as Heinrich Eckhard Carl Helmuth von Maltzan and by his title Baron of Wartenburg and Penzlin, was a German traveller. Life Heinrich von Maltzan was ...

(1826–1874), German traveller *

Helmuth von Maltzahn Helmuth Ludwig Wilhelm Freiherr von Maltzahn (6 January 1840 – 11 February 1923) was a German finance minister and a representative in the Reichstag. Maltzahn was born in Gültz in the Prussian Province of Pomerania. After finishing school h ...

(1840–1923), German finance minister and politician *

Hermann von Maltzan Hermann Friedrich Freiherr von Maltzan (18 December 1843, Rostock – 19 February 1891, Berlin) was a German malacologist known for his work in the field of conchology. A former law student at the University of Rostock, in 1864–65 he undertook ...

(1843–1891), German malacologist *

Joseph von Maltzahn Joseph von Maltzahn (born 2 August 1978 in Oxford, Oxfordshire) is a British rower and Boat Race winner. Education Maltzahn was educated at Eton College where he took up the sport of rowing, Oxford Brookes University and Kellogg College, O ...

(born 1978), British rower *

Kathleen Maltzahn Kathleen Maltzahn (born 19 September 1966) is an Australian author, academic and anti-Sex work activist. She is a former councillor for the City of Yarra and was the Australian Greens Victoria candidate for the state seat of Richmond in the 201 ...

(born 1966), Australian author and political activist * Michael Maltzan, American architect *

Mortimer von Maltzan Joachim Karl Ludwig Mortimer Graf von Maltzan (or Maltzahn), Freiherr von Wartenberg und Penzlin (born 1793 at Schloss Lissa; died 1843 in Berlin) was a Prussian diplomat and Foreign Minister from 1841 to 1842. Maltzan was the son of the Count J ...

(1793–1843), Prussian diplomat and foreign minister *

Vollrath von Maltzan Vollrath von Maltzan Freiherr von Wartenberg und Penzlin (22 December 1899 – 22 December 1967) was West German ambassador to France from 1955 to 1958. Biography Vollrath von Maltzan belonged to a long line of German nobility from Western Pomera ...

(1899–1967), West German ambassador to France {{Authority control German-language surnames