The House of Manteuffel is the name of an old and influential German Pomeranian

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, which later also resided in

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, the

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and in

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History

Manteuffel family was first mentioned in 1256, but the family history officially begins with ''Henricus Manduvel'' who is first mentioned on 14. November 1287. The family was one of the oldest and most distinguished one in the region of

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. On 10 March 1709 the family was raised to the title of Baron, while in 1719 they were raised to the hereditary title of

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. On 25 August 1790 the family received the title of

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from Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria as an Imperial vicar.

Notable family members

Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel Edwin Karl Rochus Freiherr von Manteuffel (24 February 180917 June 1885) was a Prussian ''Generalfeldmarschall'' noted for his victories in the Franco-Prussian War, and the first Imperial Lieutenant (german: Reichsstatthalter) of Alsace–Lorrai ...

(1809–1885), Prussian Generalfeldmarschall in the Franco-Prussian War. * Fritz Manteuffel (1875–1941) German gymnast * Hans Manteuffel (1879-1963), architect * Hans-Wilhelm Doering-Manteuffel (1898–1963), general in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II *

Hasso von Manteuffel Freiherr Hasso Eccard von Manteuffel (14 January 1897 – 24 September 1978) was a German baron born to the Prussian noble von Manteuffel family and was a general during World War II who commanded the 5th Panzer Army. He was a recipient of th ...

(1897–1978), German general and politician * Heinrich von Manteuffel (1696–1798), Prussian Lieutenant General in Wars of

Frederick the Great Frederick II (german: Friedrich II.; 24 January 171217 August 1786) was King in Prussia from 1740 until 1772, and King of Prussia from 1772 until his death in 1786. His most significant accomplishments include his military successes in the S ...

* (1806-1879), German politician, prussian agriculture minister * Otto Karl Gottlob von Manteuffel (1844-1913), German politician, member of German Reichstag *

Otto Theodor von Manteuffel Otto Theodor von Manteuffel (3 February 1805 – 26 November 1882) was a conservative Prussian statesman, serving nearly a decade as prime minister. Biography Born into an aristocratic family in Lübben (Spreewald), Manteuffel attended the Lande ...

(1805–1882), Prussian Prime Minister * Sabine Doering-Manteuffel (born 1957), German ethnologist * Wanda Zawidzka-Manteuffel (1906–1994), Polish graphic artist

Members of the family Zoege von Manteuffel or Manteuffel-Szoege

* Edward Manteuffel-Szoege (1908-1940), Polish artist * Felix von Manteuffel or Friedrich Karl Baron von Manteuffel-Szoege (born 1945), German actor * Georg von Manteuffel-Szoege (1889–1962), politician * Kurt Zoege von Manteuffel (1881–1941), Baltic German art historian * Leon Manteuffel-Szoege (1904–1973), Polish surgeon * Tadeusz Manteuffel or Tadeusz Manteuffel-Szoege (1902–1970), Polish historian *

Werner Zoege von Manteuffel Werner Maximilian Friedrich Zoege von Manteuffel (13 July 1857, in Määri, Estonia – 14 March 1926, in Tallinn, Estonia) was a Baltic German medical surgeon. He was the earliest advocate of sterilised gloves. He studied at the University of ...

(1857–1926), medical surgeon

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