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

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s von Maltza(h)n which originated from

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, whose members occupied many important positions in the Duchy of Mecklenburg and in its successor states, in the

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and later in the

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. 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 German nobility, aristocrat who, as part of the German resistance to Nazism, German Resistance against Adolf Hitl ...

(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 a ...

, 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 Bioscie ...

(born 1980), American biological engineer * Günther Freiherr von Maltzahn (1910–1953), German World War II flying ace * Heinrich von Maltzan, Baron zu Wartenburg und Penzlin (1826–1874), German traveller * Helmuth von Maltzahn (1840–1923), German finance minister and politician * Hermann von Maltzan (1843–1891), German malacologist * Joseph von Maltzahn (born 1978), British rower * Kathleen Maltzahn (born 1966), Australian author and political activist *

Michael Maltzan Michael Maltzan is the principal architect at Michael Maltzan Architecture (MMA), a Los Angeles-based architecture firm. He received a Master of Architecture degree from Harvard University and both a Bachelor of Architecture degree and a Bachelor ...

, American architect * Mortimer von Maltzan (1793–1843), Prussian diplomat and foreign minister * Vollrath von Maltzan (1899–1967), West German ambassador to France {{Authority control German-language surnames