Marwitz or von der Marwitz is the name of an old German noble family, whose members occupied significant positions in the Kingdom of Prussia 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, which was the German name of what is today Marwice, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.

Notable members

Bernhard von der Marwitz Bernhard is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar (1604–1639), Duke of Saxe-Weimar *Bernhard, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen (1901–1984), head of the House of Saxe-Meiningen 1946 ...

(1824–1880), Politician * Friedrich August Ludwig von der Marwitz (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 Sigmund or Siegmund may refer to: People * Sigmund (given name), list of people with the name Sigmund * Sigmund Freud, a pioneer of psychoanalysis Arts and entertainment *'' Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, American 1970s TV series ;Fictional chata ...

(1586–1660), public servant {{surname Marwitz family