The House of Pückler, with branches named Pückler-Muskau, Pückler-Burghauss (Pückler-Burghauß), Pückler-Limpurg and Pückler-Groditz, was an old and influential German noble family which originated from

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. The Imperial County of Pückler-Limpurg was mediatized by

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when the

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came to an end in 1806. As immediate, that branch belonged to the

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, but it became extinct in the male line in 1963.

Notable members

* Count Carl Friedrich of Pückler-Burghauss, Baron of Groditz (born 1886, Friedland, Silesia, died 1945, Tschimelitz) * Erdmann Graf von Pückler-Limpurg (1792–1869) * Erdmann von Pückler (1832–1888) * Heinrich von Pückler (1835–1897) * Hermann, Prince von Pückler-Muskau (1785, Muskau Castle, Bad Muskau - 1871), German nobleman, artist, famous for the Muskau Park ( pl, Park Mużakowski) * Karl von Pückler-Burghauß (1817–1899) * Walter von Pückler (1860–1924), antisemitic agitator

Notable members

See also