Rantzau may refer to:

Places

Rantzau (Amt) Rantzau is an ''Amt'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated around Barmstedt, which is the seat of the ''Amt'', but not part of it. The ''Amt'' was named after the County of Rantz ...

, an ''Amt'' in the district of Pinneberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany *

Rantzau, Plön Rantzau is a municipality in the district of Plön, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia ...

, a municipality in the district of Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany * Rantzau (county), a former state in the Holy Roman Empire

People

Johan Rantzau Johan (also Johann) Rantzau (12 November 1492 – 12 December 1565) was a German- Danish general and statesman known for his role in the Count's Feud. His military leadership ensured the succession of Christian III to the throne, which bro ...

(1492–1565), German-Danish general and statesman * Balthasar Rantzau (c. 1497–1547), Prince-Bishop of Lübeck, Germany *

Heinrich Rantzau Heinrich Rantzau or Ranzow (Ranzovius) (11 March 1526 – 31 December 1598) was a German humanist writer and statesman, a prolific astrologer and an associate of Tycho Brahe. He was son of Johan Rantzau. He was Governor of the Danish royal sh ...

(1526–1598), German-Danish humanist writer and statesman *

Daniel Rantzau Daniel Rantzau (1529 – 11 November 1569) was a Danish- German general. He was known for his leadership during the Northern Seven Years' War. For some years, he fought in Germany and Italy, and also took part in the Danish conquest of Dithmarschen ...

(1529–1569), Danish-German general *

Breide Rantzau Breide Rantzau (13 October 1556 10 January 1618) was a German nobleman in Danish-Norwegian service. He served as ''stadtholder'' of Copenhagen from 1602. Early life He was born on 13 October 1556 at Segeberg, the son of Heinrich Rantzau, and th ...

(died 1618), German nobleman in Danish service * Gert Rantzau (1558–1627) German nobleman in Danish service * Christian zu Rantzau (1614–1663), governor of the

Duchy of Holstein The Duchy of Holstein (german: Herzogtum Holstein, da, Hertugdømmet Holsten) was the northernmost state of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the present German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It originated when King Christian I of Denmark had hi ...

* Jørgen Rantzau (1652–1713), Danish military officer *

Josias von Rantzau Josias Rantzau ( Bothkamp, near Kiel, 18 October 1609 – Paris, 14 September 1650) was a Danish military leader and Marshal of France. Josias was the grandson of Paul, the youngest son of Johann Rantzau. He married his Cousin Hedwig Margaret ...

(1609–1650), Danish military officer and Marshal of France *

Christian Rantzau Christian Rantzau (23 January 1684 – 16 April 1771) was a Danish nobleman and civil servant. He served as Governor-general of Norway from 1731 to 1739. Biography Rantzau was born at Copenhagen, Denmark as son of Otto Rantzau (1632-1719), th ...

(1684–1771), Danish nobleman, civil servant and Governor-general of Norway *

Schack Carl Rantzau Schack Carl, '' rigsgreve'' (von) Rantzau or Carl Schack Rantzau-Ascheberg (11 March 1717, Ascheberg estate, Holstein – 21 January 1789, Menerbes, France) was a Holstein-born Danish-Norwegian officer and statesman. He was the commander-in-ch ...

(1717–1789), Danish-German general *

Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau Ulrich Karl Christian Graf von Brockdorff-Rantzau (29 May 1869 – 8 September 1928) was a German diplomat who became the first Foreign Minister of the Weimar Republic. In that capacity, he led the German delegation at the Paris Peace Conference ...

(1869–1928), German diplomat *

Heino von Rantzau Heino von Rantzau (8 March 1894 – 2 November 1946) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Heino von Rantzau was captured by American troops in ...

(1894–1946), German Luftwaffe General

Other

* Rantzau (family), a noble family of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany *

Rantzau (horse) Rantzau (1946–1971) was a French-bred racehorse that went on to be an extremely influential sire of dressage, show jumping, and event horses, and is considered to be one of the most influential stallions from the French studbook. Rantzau stoo ...

(1946–1971), a racehorse * Rantzau (river), a river in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany *''

I Rantzau ''I Rantzau'' (''The Rantzau Family'') is an opera in four acts by Pietro Mascagni (1892), based on a libretto by Guido Menasci and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti, based on the play ''Les Rantzau'' (1873) by French writers Erckmann and Chatrian, af ...

'', an 1892 opera by Pietro Mascagni {{disambiguation, surname