The German

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noble family Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy (class), aristocracy. It is normally ranked immediately below Royal family, royalty. Nobility has often been an Estates of the realm, estate of the realm with many e ...

of Pfuel (also Pfuhl or Phull) arrived in

Brandenburg Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a states of Germany, state in the northeast of Germany bordering the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony, as well as the country of Poland. With an ar ...

in the year 926 and later widened their influence to

Saxony Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...

Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making it the ...

Mecklenburg Mecklenburg (; nds, label=Low German, Mękel(n)borg ) is a historical region in northern Germany comprising the western and larger part of the federal-state Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The largest cities of the region are Rostock, Schwerin ...

Pomerania Pomerania ( pl, Pomorze; german: Pommern; Kashubian: ''Pòmòrskô''; sv, Pommern) is a historical region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in Central Europe, split between Poland and Germany. The western part of Pomerania belongs to ...

Württemberg Württemberg ( ; ) is a historical German territory roughly corresponding to the cultural and linguistic region of Swabia. The main town of the region is Stuttgart. Together with Baden and Hohenzollern, two other historical territories, Würt ...

Westphalia Westphalia (; german: Westfalen ; nds, Westfalen ) is a region of northwestern Germany and one of the three historic parts of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It has an area of and 7.9 million inhabitants. The territory of the regio ...

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and

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. Its members today bear the name "

Graf (feminine: ) is a historical title of the German nobility, usually translated as "count". Considered to be intermediate among noble ranks, the title is often treated as equivalent to the British title of "earl" (whose female version is "coun ...

en Bruges-von Pfuel".

Family line

Ancestors' list for direct paternal main line: * Henricus de Puele, c. 1215 * Heino de Puele (1282–1307) * Heino von Pule (1306–1349) * Strassen von Pfuel (died 1375) * Otto von Pfuel (1375–1420) * Bertram von Pfuel (born. c. 1405–1410, died 1482), 1440 to 1477 documented * Friedrich von Pfuel (1460–1527) * Bertram von Pfuel (born 1510/1515, died 1574), 1531 to 1574 documented * Friedrich von Pfuel (1545–1594), 1577 to 1587 documented * Bertram von Pfuel (1577–1639), 1597 to 1638 documented * Friedrich Heino von Pfuel (1620–1661) * Christian Friedrich von Pfuel (1653–1702 near

Kaiserswerth Kaiserswerth is one of the oldest quarters of the City of Düsseldorf, part of Borough 5. It is in the north of the city and next to the river Rhine. It houses the where Florence Nightingale worked. Kaiserswerth has an area of , and 7,923 inh ...

), Killed in action * Hempo Ludwig von Pfuel (1690–1770 in Gielsdorf) * Ludwig von Pfuel (1718 in Gielsdorf – 1789 in

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

) * Friedrich von Pfuel (1781 in Jahnsfelde – 1846 in Karlsbad) * Alexander von Pfuel (1825 in Berlin – 1898 in Jahnsfelde) * Heino von Pfuel (1871 in Jahnsfelde – 1916 in Berlin),

DOW Dow or DOW may refer to: Business * Dow Jones Industrial Average, or simply the Dow, a stock market index * Dow Inc., an American commodity chemical company ** Dow Chemical Company, a subsidiary, an American multinational chemical corporation ...

) * Curt Christoph Graf Bruges-von Pfuel (1907 in Berlin – 2000 in

Bonn The federal city of Bonn ( lat, Bonna) is a city on the banks of the Rhine in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with a population of over 300,000. About south-southeast of Cologne, Bonn is in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr r ...

) * Christian Friedrich Graf Bruges-von Pfuel (born 1942 in Jahnsfelde) * Frederic Alexander Graf Bruges-von Pfuel (born 1978 in

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

)

Estates

Brandenburg Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a states of Germany, state in the northeast of Germany bordering the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony, as well as the country of Poland. With an ar ...

* 1367 Falkenberg * 1375 Werftpfuhl, Altranft * pre-1413 Frankenfelde, Bliesdorf, Reichenow, Möglin, Wollenberg, Schönfeld, Reichenberg, Biesow * 1445 Wriezen * 1449 Jahnsfelde * 1450 Gielsdorf, Grünthal, Leuenberg, Schulzendorf * 1472 Trebnitz * 1480 Quilitz (Neuhardenberg) * pre-1500 Tempelfelde, Torgelow, Tiefensee, Steinbeck, Quappendorf, Ruhlsdorf, Garzau, Garzin * 1529 Friedersdorf * 1536 Wilkendorf * pre-1663 Buckow, Hohenfinow, Prötzel, Hasenholz, Dahmsdorf, Obersdorf, Kienitz, Münchehofe

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

* Strausberg * 1472 Biesdorf * 1609 Marzahn * 1655 Dahlem

Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making it the ...

* 1641 Helfta * 1654 Polleben * 1664 Eisleben, Wimmelburg * 1668 Seeben, Muldenstein * 1680 Nedlitz

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

* 1787 Obermönsheim

Pomerania Pomerania ( pl, Pomorze; german: Pommern; Kashubian: ''Pòmòrskô''; sv, Pommern) is a historical region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in Central Europe, split between Poland and Germany. The western part of Pomerania belongs to ...

* 1827 Schwerin * 1838 Elmershagen

Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...

* 1991 Tüßling * 1991 Gut Mamhofen (Starnberg) File:JahnsfeldeSchloss.JPG, Jahnsfelde manor-house (1449–1945) File:Jahnsfelde, Schlosskirche.jpg, Family burial ground, Jahnsfelde File:Schloss Altranft.jpg, Altranft castle (1375–1652) File:Rittergut Schulzendorf Sammlung Duncker.jpg, Schulzendorf castle (1450–1837) File:Schloss Friedersdorf Sammlung Duncker.jpg, Friedersdorf castle (1529–1652) File:Schlosswilkendorf.jpg, Wilkendorf castle (1536–1900) File:Helfta, Klosterkirche St. Maria.jpg, Helfta Convent (1641–1712) File:Buckow Schloss.jpg, Buckow castle, built in 1663 by Georg Adam von Pfuel, 1688 inherited by his son-in-law,

Field-Marshal Field marshal (or field-marshal, abbreviated as FM) is the most senior military rank, ordinarily senior to the general officer ranks. Usually, it is the highest rank in an army and as such few persons are appointed to it. It is considered as ...

Heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming Heino Heinrich Reichsgraf von Flemming (8 May 1632 – 1 March 1706) was a Saxon, later Brandenburger army leader and Field Marshal and Governor of Berlin. Flemming was born in Martenthin into an old noble Brandenburg family that probably emi ...

File:Klosterkirche Wimmelburg.JPG, Wimmelburg monastery (1664–1798) File:Rittergut Muldenstein Sammlung Duncker.jpg,

Muldenstein Muldenstein is a village and a former municipality in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the municipality Muldestausee Muldestausee is a municipality in the district of Anhalt-Bitter ...

manor (1668–1822) File:Schloss Obermönsheim (Schloss Hohengeissberg), Schloss der Freiherren von Gaisberg, Freiherr Eduard von Phull-Rieppur starb auf Schloss Obermönsheim im Januar 1918 - panoramio.jpg, Obermönsheim castle,

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

(1787–1918) File:Tüßling Schloss Gartenseite.JPG,

Tüßling Tüßling is a town in the district of Altötting in Bavaria in Germany. People associated with Tüßling * Josef Kammhuber, was a career officer in the ''Luftwaffe'' and post-World War II German Air Force, best known as the first general of night ...

castle,

Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...

(since 1991) File:Mamhofen, Kirche St. Jakob und Philipp-HB-01.jpg, Mamhofen estate,

Starnberg Starnberg is a German town in Bavaria, Germany, some southwest of Munich. It is at the north end of Lake Starnberg, in the heart of the " Five Lakes Country", and serves as capital of the district of Starnberg. Recording a disposable per-capi ...

, Bavaria (since 1991)

Members

Notable members of the family include: * Adam von Pfuel (1604–1659), Swedish

General A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of highest military ranks, high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers t ...

, later

Privy Councillor A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a state, typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchic government. The word "privy" means "private" or "secret"; thus, a privy council was originally a committee of the mon ...

and General-War commissar in Danish service; son of Adam I. (1562–1626) * Adam Dietrich von Pfuhl, electoral

Colonel Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of ...

, Domherr to the Prince-elector of Brandenburg (until 1671), member of the

Fruitbearing Society The Fruitbearing Society (German Die Fruchtbringende Gesellschaft, lat. ''societas fructifera'') was a German literary society founded in 1617 in Weimar by German scholars and nobility. Its aim was to standardize vernacular German and promote it a ...

. * Adam Friedrich von Pfuhl (1643–c. 1707), electoral Colonel, owner of the

Salt evaporation pond A salt evaporation pond is a shallow artificial salt pan designed to extract salts from sea water or other brines. The Salt pans are shallow and large of size because it will be easier for sunlight to travel and reach the sea water. Natural sal ...

Kötzschau Kötzschau is a village and a former municipality in the district Saalekreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Today, it is a part of Leuna. Kötzschau is situated approximately 11 km southeast of Merseburg and has a population close to 2,000. Ge ...

. * Adam Heinrich Christoph, electoral Colonel, as well as service at the court of the Duke of Saxe-Gotha; hereditary lord of Polleben and Stedern. * Alexander Friedrich von Pfuel (1825–1898), royal Prussian ''Ritterschaftsrat'', Knight of Justice of the

Order of Saint John The Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem ( la, Ordo Fratrum Hospitalis Sancti Ioannis Hierosolymitani), commonly known as the Knights Hospitaller (), was a medieval and early modern Catholic military order. It was headq ...

, Lord of Jahnsfelde; married to Anna (1835–1918), daughter of Carl Graf von Brühl, the Superintendent general of the

Prussia Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an em ...

n royal theatres; son of

Lieutenant General Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...

Friedrich Heinrich Ludwig von Pfuel, as well as father of

dragoon Dragoons were originally a class of mounted infantry, who used horses for mobility, but dismounted to fight on foot. From the early 17th century onward, dragoons were increasingly also employed as conventional cavalry and trained for combat w ...

officer Heino Friedrich (1871–1916), Lord of Jahnsfelde,

in World War I (1916). * Anna-Elisabeth von Pfuel (1909–2005), aunt of

Prince Claus of the Netherlands Prince Claus of the Netherlands, Jonkheer van Amsberg (born Klaus-Georg Wilhelm Otto Friedrich Gerd von Amsberg; 6 September 1926 – 6 October 2002) was Prince consort of the Netherlands from 30 April 1980 until his death in 2002 as the husband ...

, great-aunt of King

Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands Willem-Alexander (; Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand; born ) is King of the Netherlands, having acceded to the throne following Beatrix of the Netherlands, his mother's abdication in 2013. Willem-Alexander was born in Utrecht as the old ...

; wife of Julius Freiherr von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen (1906–1977), who was the brother of

Baroness Gösta von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen , noble family = Bussche-Haddenhausen , house-type = House , father = Baron George von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen , mother = Baroness Gabriele von dem Bussche-Ippenburg , birth_date = , birth_place = Döbeln, Ki ...

(1902–1996); sister of Curt-Christoph von Pfuel. * Anna Katharine von Pfuel († 1657), daughter of Adam I. (1562–1626); mother of Georg Friedrich von Creytzen; great-grandmother of Countess Katharina Dorothea Finck of Finckenstein (1700–1728), progenitrix of several European imperial and royal families; great-great-grandmother of

Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (german: Friedrich Wilhelm Paul Leopold; 4 January 1785 – 17 February 1831) inherited the title of Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck as Frederick William IV in 1816. H ...

, father of King

Christian IX of Denmark Christian IX (8 April 181829 January 1906) was King of Denmark from 1863 until his death in 1906. From 1863 to 1864, he was concurrently Duke of Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg. A younger son of Frederick William, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein- ...

. *

Anna Maria von Phul Anna Maria von Phul (1786–1823) was an American artist who used watercolor to illustrate local Creole culture, including architecture, clothing, hairstyles, and other aspects of daily life. Much of her body of work was created in the St. Louis ...

(1786–1823), American artist * Arndt Friedrich von Pfuel (1603–1673), Prussian

lieutenant colonel Lieutenant colonel ( , ) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colone ...

; Lord of Schulzendorf, Schmöckwitz and Jahnsfelde. * August Karl von Pfuhl (1794–1874), royal Prussian

major general Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

; father of

Emil von Pfuhl * August von Phull (* 1769), royal Wurttembergian

Chamberlain Chamberlain may refer to: Profession *Chamberlain (office), the officer in charge of managing the household of a sovereign or other noble figure People *Chamberlain (surname) **Houston Stewart Chamberlain (1855–1927), German-British philosop ...

, Premier Captain of the

Palace Guard ''Palace Guard'' is an American crime drama television series that was briefly broadcast by CBS from October 18 to November 1, 1991, as part of its 1991–92 United States network television schedule, 1991 fall lineup. It was produced by Stephen ...

( Ober-Schloßhauptmann); son of

General of the Artillery General of the Artillery is/was a general officer of artillery, and may be: *General of the Artillery (Germany) and Austria-Hungary *General of the Artillery (Imperial Russia) *General of the Artillery (Poland) *Feldzeugmeister (OF-8) of the Austria ...

(''Generalfeldzeugmeister'') Friedrich August Heinrich Leberecht von Pfuhl (1735–1818) * August Christoph Adolf von Pfuhl (* 1768), royal

treasurer A treasurer is the person responsible for running the treasury of an organization. The significant core functions of a corporate treasurer include cash and liquidity management, risk management, and corporate finance. Government The treasury o ...

, later senior forestry official (''Oberforstmeister'') near

Trier Trier ( , ; lb, Tréier ), formerly known in English as Trèves ( ;) and Triers (see also names in other languages), is a city on the banks of the Moselle in Germany. It lies in a valley between low vine-covered hills of red sandstone in the ...

; son of General Ernst Ludwig von Pfuhl (1716–1798) Pfuelkinder

* Barbara von Pfuel († 1637), mother of

Field Marshal Field marshal (or field-marshal, abbreviated as FM) is the most senior military rank, ordinarily senior to the general officer ranks. Usually, it is the highest rank in an army and as such few persons are appointed to it. It is considered as ...

who was married to Dorothea Elisabeth von Pfuel († 1740), daughter of General Georg Adam von Pfuel (1618–1672); grandmother of Adam Friedrich von Flemming, Chamberlain to

Augustus II the Strong Augustus II; german: August der Starke; lt, Augustas II; in Saxony also known as Frederick Augustus I – Friedrich August I (12 May 16701 February 1733), most commonly known as Augustus the Strong, was Elector of Saxony from 1694 as well as Ki ...

, and General Johann Georg von Flemming, Saxon electoral Chamberlain. * Carl Ludwig von Pfuel (1725−1804), royal Prussian major general. * Carl Ludwig Wilhelm August von Phull (1723–1793), general of the infantry,

Kingdom of Württemberg The Kingdom of Württemberg (german: Königreich Württemberg ) was a German state that existed from 1805 to 1918, located within the area that is now Baden-Württemberg. The kingdom was a continuation of the Duchy of Württemberg, which exist ...

; father of Lieutenant General Karl Ludwig von Phull (1757–1826) * Catharina Elisabeth von Pfuel (1598–1636), Lady-in-waiting of Maria Eleonora of Sweden; wife of

Johan Banér Johan Banér (23 June 1596 – 10 May 1641) was a Swedish field marshal in the Thirty Years' War. Early life Johan Banér was born at Djursholm Castle in Uppland. As a four-year-old he was forced to witness how his father, the Privy Councillou ...

(1596–1641), Swedish

in the

Thirty Years' War The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (80 ...

. (see

Friedrich Schiller Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (, short: ; 10 November 17599 May 1805) was a German playwright, poet, and philosopher. During the last seventeen years of his life (1788–1805), Schiller developed a productive, if complicated, friends ...

: '' Wallenstein's Death)''; sister of Adam von Pfuel (1604–1659) * Christian Friedrich von Pfuel (1653–1702), royal Prussian colonel, Lord of Gielsdorf, Wilkendorf and Jahnsfelde. Killed in action near

during the

War of the Spanish Succession The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict that took place from 1701 to 1714. The death of childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700 led to a struggle for control of the Spanish Empire between his heirs, Phil ...

. * Christian-Friedrich von Pfuel, (born 1942), lawyer, protagonist in

Sky du Mont Sky du Mont (born Cayetano Neven du Mont; 20 May 1947) is a German-Argentine actor. Early life Sky du Mont's family, who are related to the famous publishers DuMont Schauberg, fled the Nazis in the 1930s to South America. He was born in Argen ...

s 2003 novel ''Prinz und Paparazzi''; grandson of

Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg Leo Dietrich Franz Reichsfreiherr Geyr von Schweppenburg (2 March 1886 – 27 January 1974), was a German general during World War II, noted for his pioneering stance and expertise in the field of armoured warfare. He commanded the 5th Panzer Arm ...

General der Panzertruppe General der Panzertruppe () was a General of the branch OF8 rank of the German Army, introduced in 1935. A ''General der Panzertruppe'' was a Lieutenant General, above Major General (Generalleutnant), commanding a Panzer corps. Rank and ran ...

, Commander-in-chief of

Panzer Group West 5th Panzer Army (german: 5. Panzerarmee) was the name of two different German armoured warfare, armoured formations during World War II. The first of these was formed in 1942, during the North African campaign and surrendered to the Allies at Tun ...

, as well as

Inspector General An inspector general is an investigative official in a civil or military organization. The plural of the term is "inspectors general". Australia The Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security (Australia) (IGIS) is an independent statutory off ...

of the

Armoured Forces Armoured warfare or armored warfare (mechanized forces, armoured forces or armored forces) (American English; see spelling differences), is the use of armored fighting vehicles in modern warfare. It is a major component of modern methods of ...

during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. * Christian Ludwig von Pfuel (1696–1756), royal Prussian major general of the Infantry. * Curt Christoph von Pfuel (died 1781), High Treasurer (''Oberkämmerer'') to the

Elector of Saxony The Electorate of Saxony, also known as Electoral Saxony (German: or ), was a territory of the Holy Roman Empire from 1356–1806. It was centered around the cities of Dresden, Leipzig and Chemnitz. In the Golden Bull of 1356, Emperor Charles ...

, highest

and General-War commissar. * Curt-Christoph von Pfuel (1907–2000), Dr.jur., Prussian

assessor An assessor may be: * ''Assessor'' (fish), a genus of fishes * Assessor (law), the assistant to a judge or magistrate * Assessor (Oxford), a senior officer of the University of Oxford * Assessor (property), an expert who calculates the value of pr ...

, member of the

Council of Europe The Council of Europe (CoE; french: Conseil de l'Europe, ) is an international organisation founded in the wake of World War II to uphold European Convention on Human Rights, human rights, democracy and the Law in Europe, rule of law in Europe. ...

, last Fideikommiss, Lord of Jahnsfelde. Married to Blanche

Freiin (; male, abbreviated as ), (; his wife, abbreviated as , literally "free lord" or "free lady") and (, his unmarried daughters and maiden aunts) are designations used as titles of nobility in the German-speaking areas of the Holy Roman Empire ...

Geyr von Schweppenburg; daughter of

. Character in

Marie Vassiltchikov Princess Marie Illarionovna Vassiltchikov (russian: Мария Илларионовна Васильчикова; 11 January 1917 – 12 August 1978) was a Russian princess who wrote ''Berlin Diaries, 1940-1945'', which described the effects of t ...

's ''Berlin Diaries, 1940-1945''. * Curt Wolf von Pfuel (1849–1936), royal Prussian

general of the cavalry General of the Cavalry (german: General der Kavallerie) was a General officer rank in the cavalry in various states of which the modern states of German and Austria are successors or in other armies which used the German model. Artillery officers o ...

, first aide-de-camp to

Wilhelm II, German Emperor Wilhelm II (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; 27 January 18594 June 1941) was the last German Emperor (german: Kaiser) and King of Prussia, reigning from 15 June 1888 until his abdication on 9 November 1918. Despite strengthening the German Empir ...

Military attaché A military attaché is a military expert who is attached to a diplomatic mission, often an embassy. This type of attaché post is normally filled by a high-ranking military officer, who retains a commission while serving with an embassy. Opport ...

to Spain, Inspector-General of

Military education and training Military education and training is a process which intends to establish and improve the capabilities of military personnel in their respective roles. Military training may be voluntary or compulsory duty. It begins with recruit training, proceed ...

, Chairman of the Central Committee of the German National Red Cross during

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. * Emil Karl von Pfuel (1821–1894), royal Prussian lieutenant general. * Ernst von Pfuel (1609/10–1659), Doctor of Law,

Imperial Count Palatine An imperial count palatine ( la, comes palatinus caesareus, german: Kaiserlicher Hofpfalzgraf) was an official in the Holy Roman Empire with quasi-monarchical ("palatine") powers. In all, over 5,000 imperial counts palatine were created between the ...

of Berlin,

Advocate An advocate is a professional in the field of law. Different countries' legal systems use the term with somewhat differing meanings. The broad equivalent in many English law–based jurisdictions could be a barrister or a solicitor. However, ...

at the

Kammergericht The Kammergericht (KG) is the ''Oberlandesgericht'', the highest state court, for the city-state of Berlin, Germany. As an ordinary court according to the German Courts Constitution Act (''Gerichtsverfassungsgesetz''), it deals with criminal a ...

. *

Ernst von Pfuel Ernst Heinrich Adolf von Pfuel (3 November 1779 – 3 December 1866) was a Prussian general, as well as Prussian Minister of War and later Prime Minister of Prussia. Pfuel was born in Jahnsfelde, Prussia (present-day Müncheberg, Germany ...

(1779–1866), royal Prussian general of the infantry, governor of the

Canton of Neuchâtel The Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel (french: République et Canton de Neuchâtel); rm, Chantun Neuchâtel; it, Cantone di Neuchâtel is a French-speaking canton in western Switzerland. In 2007, its population was 169,782, of whom 39,654 (o ...

, Governor of Berlin, Cologne and the Prussian sector of Paris, member of the

Prussian National Assembly The Prussian National Assembly (German: ''Preußische Nationalversammlung''), came into being after the revolution of 1848 and was tasked with drawing up a constitution for Prussia. It first met in the building of the ''Sing-Akademie zu Berlin' ...

Prussian Minister of War The Prussian War Ministry was gradually established between 1808 and 1809 as part of a series of reforms initiated by the Military Reorganization Commission created after the disastrous Treaties of Tilsit. The War Ministry was to help bring the ...

as well as

Prime Minister of Prussia The office of Minister-President (german: Ministerpräsident), or Prime Minister, of Prussia existed from 1848, when it was formed by King Frederick William IV during the 1848–49 Revolution, until the abolition of Prussia in 1947 by the Alli ...

. * Ernst von Pfuhl (1768–1828),

Minister of State Minister of State is a title borne by politicians in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system. In some countries a Minister of State is a Junior Minister of government, who is assigned to assist a specific Cabinet Minister. In o ...

of the Kingdom of Württemberg. * Ernst Ludwig von Pfuhl (1716−1798), royal Prussian

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, Inspector-General of the

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. * Frank (Francis) von Phul (1835–1922), captain of the

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serving as a staff officer to the generals

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John Bullock Clark John Bullock Clark Sr. (April 17, 1802 – October 29, 1885) was a politician who served as a member of the United States Congress and Confederate Congress. Early life and education John B. Clark Sr. was born in Madison County, Kentucky, a ...

and

John S. Marmaduke John Sappington Marmaduke (March 14, 1833 – December 28, 1887) was an American politician and soldier. He served as the 25th governor of Missouri from 1885 until his death in 1887. During the American Civil War, he was a senior officer ...

, as well as Aide-de-camp of general

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. * Franz Wilhelm von Pfuel (1733−1808), royal Prussian major general and

Commander Commander (commonly abbreviated as Cmdr.) is a common naval officer rank. Commander is also used as a rank or title in other formal organizations, including several police forces. In several countries this naval rank is termed frigate captain. ...

of Danzig, later

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n service. * Friedrich von Pfuel (1462–1527), knight and

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. * Friedrich August Heinrich Leberecht von Pfuhl (died 1818), royal Wurttembergian

(''Generalfeldzeugmeister''),

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. * Friedrich Heino von Pfuel (1620–1661),

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, service at the

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Christina, Queen of Sweden Christina ( sv, Kristina, 18 December (New Style) 1626 – 19 April 1689), a member of the House of Vasa, was Queen of Sweden in her own right from 1632 until her abdication in 1654. She succeeded her father Gustavus Adolphus upon his death a ...

. * Friedrich Heinrich Ludwig von Pfuel (1781–1846), royal Prussian lieutenant general,

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, as well as

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. * Friedrich von Phull (Karl August Friedrich Freiherr von Phull; 1767–1840), general of the infantry, Commander-in-chief of the Kingdom of Württemberg during the

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* Georg Adam von Pfuel (1618–1672), royal Prussian

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, Lord of Groß- und Klein-Buckow ( Märkische Schweiz). *Georg Dietrich von Pfuhl (1723–1782), Royal Prussian Colonel, Commanding officer of the 13. Infantry Regiment, Knight of the Order of the

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(1762); married to Leopoldine Anne of

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(1738–1808), daughter of Prince

William Gustav of Anhalt-Dessau William Gustav of Anhalt-Dessau (20 June 1699 – 16 December 1737) was a German prince of the House of Ascania and heir to the principality of Anhalt-Dessau. He was born in Dessau, the eldest son of Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, by his mor ...

, heir to the principality of Anhalt-Dessau and eldest son of Leopold I. * George Ehrenreich von Pfuhl (born 1646),

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of the

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, Lord of Helfta and Polleben. * George von Phul Jones (1872–1968), American politician (

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), Representative from

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* Gustav von Pfuel (1829–1897),

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and politician, member of the

Prussian House of Lords The Prussian House of Lords (german: Preußisches Herrenhaus) in Berlin was the upper house of the Landtag of Prussia (german: Preußischer Landtag), the parliament of Prussia from 1850 to 1918. Together with the lower house, the House of Repres ...

, father-in-law of

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Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg Theobald Theodor Friedrich Alfred von Bethmann Hollweg (29 November 1856 – 1 January 1921) was a German politician who was the chancellor of the German Empire from 1909 to 1917. He oversaw the German entry into World War I. According to biog ...

. Senior civil servant of the

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; from 1868–1872

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(''Kreishauptmann'') and Chief Constable of the district of

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;

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of the

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, as well as

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during the Franco-Prussian War. * Gustav Adolf von Pfuhl, member of the

. * Gustav Adolph von Pfuel (1632–1683),

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; judge of Nödlitz * Hans Emil Reinhold von Pfuel (* 1819), royal Prussian Chamberlain. * Heino de Pule (1282–1307), hereditary

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and

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in service to the

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s of

. * Heino von Pfuel, in the year 1440 electoral

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in service to

Frederick of Altmark Frederick III of Brandenburg, nicknamed the Fat, also the Younger (born: ; died: 6 October 1463 in Tangermünde) was Margrave of Brandenburg and Lord of the Altmark. Life Frederick was the youngest son of the Elector Frederick I of Brandenburg ( ...

of the Brandenburg, as well as to

Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg Frederick II of Brandenburg () (19 November 1413 – 10 February 1471), nicknamed "the Iron" (''der Eiserne'') and sometimes "Irontooth" (''Eisenzahn''), was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg from 1440 until his abdication in 14 ...

; Captain of

Oderberg Oderberg () is a town in the district of Barnim, in Brandenburg in northeastern Germany. It is situated 16 km east of Eberswalde, and 27 km southwest of Schwedt, close to the border with Poland, and in close vicinity of Berlin. Overvie ...

. * Heino von Pfuel (1550–1602), electoral

appointed by John George, Prince-elector of Brandenburg. * Hempo Ludwig von Pfuel (1690–1770), royal Prussian Privy Councillor and

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, President of the Kriegs- u. Domänenkammer Halberstadt, Lord of Jahnsfelde. * Henne de Pul, in the year 1337 Knight in the

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. * Henne wan den Pule, in the year 1343 Dengesmann Advocatus. * Henning von Pfuhl, Privy Councillor of

Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg Joachim II (german: Joachim II Hector or ''Hektor''; 13 January 1505 – 3 January 1571) was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg (1535–1571), the sixth member of the House of Hohenzollern. Joachim II was the eldest son of Joac ...

(1505–1571) and "known as a well-deserved hero". Steamer Henry Von Phul

* Henry von Phul (1784–1874), American pioneer businessmen in

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' early history; son of Johann Wilhelm von Phull (Phul) (1739–1793), Brother of

(1786–1823), father of Frank (Francis) von Phul (1835–1922); von Phul married in 1816 Rosalie Saugrain (1797–1787), daughter of

Antoine Saugrain Dr. Antoine François Pierre Saugrain (Paris, 17/02/1763 France – St. Louis, Missouri, 05/03/1820) was a French-born physician and chemist. Born in Versailles, Saugrain was educated in Paris as a physician and chemist by Antoine Fourcroy and ...

(1763–1820) * Heyno Dietloff von Pfuel (1652–1734),

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of the

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. * Hildbrandt von Pfuel, in the year 1260 mayor of

Wismar Wismar (; Low German: ''Wismer''), officially the Hanseatic City of Wismar (''Hansestadt Wismar'') is, with around 43,000 inhabitants, the sixth-largest city of the northeastern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and the fourth-largest city ...

. * Johanna Christina von Pfuel (1675–1735), great-great-grandmother of

Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden Leopold (29 August 1790 – 24 April 1852) succeeded in 1830 as the Grand Duke of Baden, reigning until his death in 1852. Although a younger child, Leopold was the first son of Margrave Karl Friederich of Baden by his second, morganatic wife, ...

; great-grandmother of

Louise Caroline of Hochberg Countess Louise Caroline von Hochberg, born Geyer von Geyersberg (26 May 1768 in Karlsruhe – 23 June 1820, Karlsruhe), from 1787 Baroness von Hochberg, from 1796 Countess of Hochberg, was the second wife of the Margrave and later Grand Duke Char ...

, second wife of

Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden Charles Frederick (22 November 1728 – 10 June 1811) was Margrave, Elector and later Grand Duke of Baden (initially only Margrave of Baden-Durlach) from 1738 until his death. Biography Born at Karlsruhe, he was the son of Hereditary Prince Frede ...

(see:

Kaspar Hauser Kaspar Hauser (30 April 1812 – 17 December 1833) was a German youth who claimed to have grown up in the total isolation of a darkened cell. Hauser's claims, and his subsequent death from a stab wound to his left breast, sparked much debate an ...

) * Johann Ernst von Pfuel (1640–1705), Lutheran Doctor Theologiae, Prof. ''eloquentiae et poeseos'' in

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of the "Fürstliche Pädagogium"

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to the

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, member of the ecclesiastical council of

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. * Johann Gottlieb von Pfuel (1653–1681) Lieutenant colonel; Sohn des Adam von Pfuel (1604–1659) * Juliane Sophie von Pfuel (1688–1749), great-grandmother of Reichskanzler

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; married to Jobst Ernst von Schönfeld (1680–1725) * Johann Wilhelm von Phull (1739-1793), Captain in general

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's staff, emigrated to America in 1764; father of the American artist Anna Maria von Phul (1786-1823) and Henry von Phul (1784-1974); son of Johann Phillip von Pfuel (1713-1748) and Wilhelmina Louisa von Hoff (1705-1780). *

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(1757–1826),

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general who served as chief of the

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of King

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in the

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. In

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service, Phull successfully advocated for a

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policy during

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. Character in

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's novel ''

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''. * Kurt Bertram von Pfuel (1590–1658),

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and

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to George William, Prince-elector of Brandenburg, General-

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and highest Privy Councillor to

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–

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. * Ludwig von Pfuel (1718−1789), royal Prussian major general und

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. * Ludwig Dietrich von Pfuhl (1669–1745),

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and commander of

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; grandson of Adam von Pfuel (1604–1659). *

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(1865–1914), wife of

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and

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, electoral Captain at Zossen,

and Privy Councillor to the

Prince-elector The prince-electors (german: Kurfürst pl. , cz, Kurfiřt, la, Princeps Elector), or electors for short, were the members of the electoral college that elected the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. From the 13th century onwards, the prince ...

of Brandenburg. * Nickel von Pfuel (died 1492), Dr. iuris utriusque, Schloßhauptmann and Privy Councillor to the

of Brandenburg, Knight and military commander, Vogt of Wriezen, judge at the

, owner of

castle. * Otto-Friedrich von Pfuel (1731–1811), royal Prussian Haupt-Ritterschaftsdirektor. * Richard Balduin Ernst von Pfuel (1827–1900), royal Prussian legation councilor, German

Consul-General A consul is an official representative of the government of one state in the territory of another, normally acting to assist and protect the citizens of the consul's own country, as well as to facilitate trade and friendship between the people ...

and

Ambassador An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sov ...

; 1872–1876 German Consul-General in

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, 1876–1888 Imperial Ambassador at the Swedish royal court; Lord of Gielsdorf. * Stephanie von Pfuel, née ''Michel von Tüßling'' (born 1961), mayor of

(

CSU CSU may refer to: * Channel service unit, a Wide area network equivalent of a network interface card * Chari Aviation Services, Chad, by ICAO airline code * Christian Social Union (UK), an Anglican social gospel organisation * Christian Social Un ...

); daughter of

Karl Freiherr Michel von Tüßling Karl Richard Freiherr Michel von Tüßling (27 July 1907 – 30 October 1991) was a German Schutzstaffel (SS) officer who served in the Nazi government of dictator Adolf Hitler, in the staff of the Reichsführer SS and in the staff of the SS Mai ...

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(SS) officer who served in the

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government of German dictator

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, in the staff of

Heinrich Himmler Heinrich Luitpold Himmler (; 7 October 1900 – 23 May 1945) was of the (Protection Squadron; SS), and a leading member of the Nazi Party of Germany. Himmler was one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany and a main architect of th ...

and the

SS Main Office The SS Main Office (german: SS-Hauptamt; SS-HA) was the central command office of the ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) in Nazi Germany until 1940. Formation The office traces its origins to 1931 when the SS created the SS-Amt to serve as an SS Headquarters ...

; ex-wife of Christian-Friedrich von Pfuel, (born 1942). * Valtin von Pfuel (1587–1661), General-

to the

of Brandenburg, as well as High-Commissioner of the

Barnim Barnim () is a district in Brandenburg, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) Poland, the district of Märkisch-Oderland, the city state of Berlin and the districts of Oberhavel and Uckermark. History The name "Barnim" emerge ...

. * Werner von Pfuel (died 1482),

to the princely

court A court is any person or institution, often as a government institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance ...

, later Vogt of Küstrin and

(

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) to the

of Brandenburg, judge at the Royal Courts, Knight of the

Dominican Order The Order of Preachers ( la, Ordo Praedicatorum) abbreviated OP, also known as the Dominicans, is a Catholic mendicant order of Pontifical Right for men founded in Toulouse, France, by the Spanish priest, saint and mystic Dominic of Cal ...

. * Wolf Kurt von Pfuel (1809–1866), royal Prussian major general. ADAM-VON-PFUEL.jpg,

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(1604–1659) Anna Maria von Phul.jpg,

(1786–1823) Christian FriedrichPfuel1653.jpg, Christian Friedrich von Pfuel (1653–1702) ChristianLudwig-VON-PFUEL1696.jpg, Christian Ludwig von Pfuel (1696–1756) GeneralKurtvonPfuel.jpg, Curt von Pfuel (1849–1936) Emilvonpfuel.JPG, Emil von Pfuhl (1821–1894) ErnstPfuel.jpg,

(1779–1866) Erstludwigpfuel.jpg, Ernst Ludwig von Pfuhl (1716−1798) FriedrichHeinrichLudwigvonPfuel.jpg,

Friedrich Heinrich Ludwig von Pfuel Friedrich may refer to: Names *Friedrich (surname), people with the surname ''Friedrich'' *Friedrich (given name), people with the given name ''Friedrich'' Other *Friedrich (board game), a board game about Frederick the Great and the Seven Years' ...

(1781–1846) GeorgAdamvonPfuel.jpg,

Georg Adam von Pfuhl Georg may refer to: * Georg (film), ''Georg'' (film), 1997 *Georg (musical), Estonian musical * Georg (given name) * Georg (surname) * , a Kriegsmarine coastal tanker See also

* George (disambiguation) {{disambiguation ...

(1618–1672) HEINO-VON-PFUEL.jpg, Heino von Pfuel (1550–1602) Henry von Phul (1784-1874).jpg, Henry von Phul (1784–1874) Jacob von Pfuel (född 1625), löjtnant - Nationalmuseum - 39264.tif, Jacob von Pfuel (1621–1704) Kflavonphull.jpg,

(1757–1826) Kurtbertrampfuel.jpg, Kurt Bertram von Pfuel (1590–1658) Ernstludwigpfuel.jpg, Ludwig von Pfuel (1718−1789) VON-PFUEL-1.jpg, Ernst Friedrich von Pfuel (1548/49–1613) VON-PFUEL-2.jpg

Literature

* ''Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels'', Adelslexikon Band X, pp. 336f., Band 119, C. A. Starke, Limburg (Lahn) 1999, * Bernhard von Gersdorff: ''Preußische Köpfe – Ernst von Pfuel''. Stappverlag, 1981, * Stephanie von Pfuel: ''Wenn schon, denn schon''. LangenMüller, 2007, * Marco Schulz: ''Jahnsfelde Schlösser und Gärten der Mark''. Freundeskreis Schlösser und Gärten der Mark, Sibylle Badstübner-Gröger (Publisher).

References

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