The House of Platen is a feudal

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family originally from

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. The branch of Platen-Hallermund was a

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one and as such was part of the small circle of families that belonged to the

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in Germany.

History

The family's earliest known ancestor is Otto "cum plata", who was first mentioned in 1252 as

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of Jaromar II, Prince of Rügen. The line of Platen-Hallermund (not actually related to the Platen family, but a bastard line of the

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), which was raised to the rank of

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in 1689 by Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, acquired the County of Hallermund in 1704 and therefore belonged to the high nobility since 1709. As a consequence of the

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the family was

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in 1807 and was later ceded to

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in 1813. The male line of the Counts of Platen-Hallermund exist until today and live in

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Swedish branch

Several branches of the family live in Sweden, where members have been noted statesmen and high officials. A branch of the family was naturalized as Swedish nobility in 1751 (''adliga ätten 1922''). Two branches of this line have since been elevated to baronial status. Several members of the family belonging to branches which have not been introduced at the House of Nobility also live in Sweden; these branches are part of the unintroduced nobility.

Famous members

Baltzar von Platen (1766–1829) Count Baltzar Bogislaus von Platen (29 May 1766 – 6 December 1829) was a Swedish naval officer and statesman. He was born on the island of Rügen (now in Germany) to Philip Julius Bernhard von Platen, Field Marshal and the Swedish Governor Gene ...

* Baltzar von Platen (inventor)

References

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