Marwitz or von der Marwitz is the name of an old German noble family, whose members occupied significant positions in the

Kingdom of Prussia The Kingdom of Prussia (german: Königreich Preußen, ) was a German kingdom that constituted the state of Prussia between 1701 and 1918.Marriott, J. A. R., and Charles Grant Robertson. ''The Evolution of Prussia, the Making of an Empire''. Re ...

and later within the

German Empire The German Empire (),Herbert Tuttle wrote in September 1881 that the term "Reich" does not literally connote an empire as has been commonly assumed by English-speaking people. The term literally denotes an empire – particularly a hereditary ...

History

The family history begins in 1259 with Theodoricus de Marwiz. It originates from the village of Marwitz,

Neumark The Neumark (), also known as the New March ( pl, Nowa Marchia) or as East Brandenburg (), was a region of the Margraviate of Brandenburg and its successors located east of the Oder River in territory which became part of Poland in 1945. Calle ...

, which was the German name of what is today Marwice, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

Notable members

* Bernhard von der Marwitz (1824–1880), Politician *

Friedrich August Ludwig von der Marwitz Friedrich August Ludwig von der Marwitz (29 May 1777, in Berlin – 6 December 1837, in Friedersdorf) was a Prussian nobleman, officer and opponent of the Prussian reforms of Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom Stein. From ''Caroline Francisca'' (* 2 ...

(1777–1837), General and politician *

Georg von der Marwitz Georg Cornelius Adalbert von der Marwitz (7 July 1856 – 27 October 1929) was a Prussian cavalry general, who commanded several German armies during the First World War on both the Eastern and Western fronts. Early military career Marwitz was b ...

(1856–1929), General * Georg Wilhelm von der Marwitz (ca. 1723–1759), Major, quartermaster, and adjutant * Gustav Ludwig von der Marwitz (1730–1797), General * Hans-Georg von der Marwitz (1893–1925), World War I pilot * Hans-Georg von der Marwitz (born 1961), German politician (CDU) * Heinrich Karl von der Marwitz (1680–1744), General * Joachim von der Marwitz (1603–1662), public servant *

Johann Friedrich Adolf von der Marwitz Johann Friedrich Adolf von der Marwitz (24 March 1723 – 14 December 1781) was a Prussian general during the epoch of Frederick the Great. Biography Born on his family's estate, Friedersdorf, near Seelow, district of Küstrin; †he entered ...

(1723–1781), General * Johannes Nepomuk von der Marwitz (1795–1886), Bishop of Culm * Ralf von der Marwitz (1888–1966), Navy Officer * Siegmund von der Marwitz (1586–1660), public servant {{surname Marwitz family