Wrede is a surname that includes two different noble families, the German princely one and Finnish-Swede noble family "von Wrede" that originated from

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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People

Carolus Wrede Baron Carl Gustaf Garibaldi Fabian "Carolus" Wrede af Elimä (27 December 1860 — 15 May 1927) was a Grand Duchy of Finland, Finnish industrialist. Wrede studied five grades in Turku and in 1881 started his career at Hackman, Hackman & Co. in V ...

(1860–1927), Finnish industrialist *

Caspar Wrede Baron Casper Gustaf Kenneth Wrede af Elimä, known as Caspar Wrede (8 February 1929 in Viipuri, Finland – 25 September 1998 in Helsinki, Finland), was a Finnish theatre and film director. He was long active in the English theatre, co-founding t ...

(1929–1998), Finnish film director *

Fabian Wrede, Count of Östanå Fabian Wrede ( Peippola, Finland, 20 March 1641 – 6 December 1712) was a Swedish politician. Biography An advisor to Charles XI, King of Sweden, he was also a Swedish senator ("riksråd") and Lord Marshal of the Riksdag of the Estates. In his ...

(1641–1712), Swedish baron and advisor to King Charles XI of Sweden *

Fritz Wrede Fritz originated as a German nickname for Friedrich, or Frederick (''Der Alte Fritz'', and ''Stary Fryc'' were common nicknames for King Frederick II of Prussia and Frederick III, German Emperor) as well as for similar names including Fridolin ...

(1868−1945), German fairground barrel and organ builder, inventor *

Gustaf Wrede Gustaf Woldemar Wrede af Elimä (28 July 1889 – 17 February 1958) was a Finnish Freiherr, engineer and businessman. He is best known for his contribution to Finnish tractor production. Wrede was born to influential Finnish industrialist Wrede ...

(1889–1958), Finnish engineer and businessman *

Karl Philipp von Wrede Karl may refer to: People * Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne * Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer * Karl of Austria, last Austri ...

(1767–1838), Bavarian field-marshal *

Klaus-Jürgen Wrede Klaus-Jürgen Wrede (born 1963 in Meschede, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German board game creator, the creator of the best-selling ''Carcassonne'' and ''Downfall of Pompeii''. Early life Born to music-teacher parents in Meschede, Germany, Wrede g ...

(born 1963), German game designer, creator of the board game ''Carcassonne'' *

Mathilda Wrede Mathilda Wrede (March 8, 1864, Vaasa – December 25, 1928), was a Finnish evangelist and baroness, known for being a precursor in the rehabilitation of prisoners, and known in Finland as "Friend of the prisoners". Life Her father, Carl Gustaf ...

(1864–1928), Finnish baroness and philanthropist *

Patricia Wrede Patricia Collins Wrede (; born March 27, 1953) is an American author of fantasy literature. She is known for her ''Enchanted Forest Chronicles'' series for young adults, which was voted number 84 in NPR's 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels list. Caree ...

(born 1953), American fantasy writer *

Theodor Freiherr von Wrede __NOTOC__ Theodor Freiherr von Wrede (November 3, 1888 – March 30, 1973) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Wrede retired from active service in 1944. Awards * ...

(1888–1973), German general in the Wehrmacht *

William Wrede Georg Friedrich Eduard William Wrede (; 10 May 1859 – 23 November 1906) was a German Lutheran theologian. Biography Wrede was born at Bücken in the Kingdom of Hanover. He became an associate professor at Breslau in 1893, and full professor in ...

(1859–1906), German theologian

Places

Wrede Range The Wrede Range is a small subrange of the Swannell Ranges of the Omineca Mountains, located between Ingenika River and Wrede Creek in northern British Columbia, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and thre ...

, a mountain range in Canada * Wrede School, Gillespie County, Texas {{surname, Wrede German-language surnames