The Hügel family is a
German noble family originating in
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 Province of Hohenzollern, Hohenzollern, two other histo ...
.
History
In 1790, members of the younger branch of the family were elevated to the rank of
Imperial Baron by
Leopold II, while in 1801 members of the elder line of family were raised to the same rank by
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
Francis II and I (; 12 February 1768 – 2 March 1835) was the last Holy Roman Emperor as Francis II from 1792 to 1806, and the first Emperor of Austria as Francis I from 1804 to 1835. He was also King of Hungary, List of rulers of Croatia, Croa ...
.
On 13 June 1879 the elder branch of the family was raised to the hereditary title of
Count
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...
in the
Kingdom of Württemberg
The Kingdom of Württemberg ( ) was a German state that existed from 1806 to 1918, located within the area that is now Baden-Württemberg. The kingdom was a continuation of the Electorate of Württemberg, which existed from 1803 to 1806.
Geogr ...
by King
Charles I Charles I may refer to:
Kings and emperors
* Charlemagne (742–814), numbered Charles I in the lists of Holy Roman Emperors and French kings
* Charles I of Anjou (1226–1285), also king of Albania, Jerusalem, Naples and Sicily
* Charles I of ...
. This comital branch of the Hügel family was closely related to the
Dukes of Teck
Duke of Teck () is a title which was created twice in Germanic lands. It was first borne from 1187 to 1439 by the head of a cadet line of the German ducal House of Zähringen, known as the "first House of Teck". The seat of this territory was Cas ...
,
morganatic
Morganatic marriage, sometimes called a left-handed marriage, is a marriage between people of unequal social rank, which in the context of royalty or other inherited title prevents the principal's position or privileges being passed to the spous ...
branch of the
House of Württemberg
The House of Württemberg is an uradel, ancient German nobility, German dynasty and former royal family of the Kingdom of Württemberg.
History County
The House probably originated in the vicinity of the Salian dynasty. Around 1080 the ancestors ...
.
Countess Amalie von Hügel was paternal aunt of
Queen Mary.
Notable members
* Baron Johann Andres von Hügel (1734–1807), Württemberg General who was elevated to the rank of Baron in 1801.
** Johann Christian Friedrich von Hügel (b. 1764)
** Baron
Ernst von Hügel
Ernst Eugen, Baron von Hügel (26 March 1774 – 30 March 1849) was a Württemberg General during the Napoleonic Wars and Ministry of War of Württemberg, Minister of War between 1829 and 1842.
Early life
Hügel was born on 26 March 1774 in Ludwig ...
(1774–1848), Württemberg General and Minister of War.
*** Baron
Albert von Hügel
Baron Ernest ''Albert'' von Hügel (30 September 1803 – 31 December 1865) was a Royal Württemberg chamberlain (office), Chamberlain and Royal Rittmeister, Cavalry Captain who was Lord of Eschenau.
Early life
Born as a member of the noble Von HÃ ...
(1803–1865), German army officer and chamberlain, owner of
**** Count Paul von Hügel (1835–1897), owner of ; m.
Princess Amalie of Teck
***** Count Paul Julius von Hügel (1872–1912) ⚠Anna Pauline Homolatsch (b. 1880), divorced in 1911
****** Countess Huberta Amelia Maximilienne Pauline von Hügel (1897–1912)
****** Count Ferdinand Paul von Hügel (1901-1939)
*** Baron
Karl Eugen von Hügel (1805–1870), Württemberg Minister of Foreign Affairs
**** Baroness Alexandrine von Hügel (1843–1903), m. Count Klemens Joseph Leopold von
Beroldingen
***** Count Alexander Klemens Karl Mauritz von Beroldingen (1877–1940), m.
Margot Marie Stone
***** (1885–1933), chairman of
VfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V. (), commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German professional sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's Association football, football team is currently part of Germany's f ...
and
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. () is a German professional sports club based in Frankfurt, Hesse. It is best known for its football club, which was founded on 8 March 1899. The club currently plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German footb ...
; m. ( Kapp von Gültstein)
** August Ferdinand von Hügel (1775–1837)
* Matthias Hügel (d. 1782), Electoral Trier Chamberlain; married Anna Gertrud Dötsch
** Baron (1753–1825), diplomat, statesman and imperial commissioner at the Perpetual Reichstag in Regensburg, who was elevated to Baron of the Holy Roman Empire in 1791; married Susanne Holthoff (1768–1837)
*** Baron
Charles von Hügel
Charles von Hügel (born Carl Alexander Anselm Baron von Hügel; 25 April 1795 – 2 June 1870), sometimes spelt in English Huegel, was an Austrian nobleman, army officer, diplomat, botanist, and explorer, now primarily remembered for his tr ...
(1795–1870), Austrian army officer, diplomat, botanist, and explorer; married Elizabeth
Farquharson (1830-1913)
**** Baron
Friedrich von Hügel
Friedrich von Hügel (born ''Friedrich Maria Aloys Franz Karl Freiherr von Hügel'', usually known as ''Baron von Hügel''; 5 May 1852 – 27 January 1925) was an influential Austrian Catholic layman, religious writer, and Christian apologist. A ...
(1852–1925), Austrian Roman Catholic layman and religious writer; married Hon. Mary Catherine
Herbert
Herbert may refer to:
People
* Herbert (musician), a pseudonym of Matthew Herbert
* Herbert (given name)
* Herbert (surname)
Places Antarctica
* Herbert Mountains, Coats Land
* Herbert Sound, Graham Land
Australia
* Herbert, Northern Territor ...
(1849–1935), daughter of
Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea
Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea, Privy Council (United Kingdom), PC (16 September 1810 – 2 August 1861) was a British Politician, statesman and a close ally and confidant of Florence Nightingale.
Early life
He was the younger son of ...
; had issue
**** Baron
Anatole von Hügel
Anatole von Hügel (29 September 1854, in Florence – 15 August 1928, in Cambridge) was a son of an Austrian nobleman who lived in England and was curator of the Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology, 1883 – 1921.
Early life
Bor ...
(1854–1928), co-founder St Edmund's College in Cambridge, son of Charles
**** Baroness
Pauline von Hügel (1858–1901), Austrian-British religious writer, daughter of Charles
Former properties
File:Obersulm_Eschenau_Schloss_20070330.jpg, Castle Eschenau, Heilbronn
Heilbronn () is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, surrounded by Heilbronn (district), Heilbronn District.
From the late Middle Ages on, it developed into an important trading centre. At the begi ...
, owned by von Hügel family in the 19th century
File:Schloss_reinthal_001.jpg, Castle Reinthal near Graz
Graz () is the capital of the Austrian Federal states of Austria, federal state of Styria and the List of cities and towns in Austria, second-largest city in Austria, after Vienna. On 1 January 2025, Graz had a population of 306,068 (343,461 inc ...
, owned by von Hügel family in the 19th century
See also
*
Hugel (disambiguation)
References
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German noble families
Austrian noble families