House of Hatzfeld
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The House of Hatzfeld, also spelled Hatzfeldt, is a prominent German family of high nobility originally from Hesse
. The family is first mentioned in 1138 and has its ancestral seat in Hatzfeld
.
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
. The family is first mentioned in 1138 and has its ancestral seat in Hatzfeld
Hatzfeld
Hatzfeld is a small town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district in Hesse, Germany.-Location:Hatzfeld lies in west Hesse 25 km northwest of Marburg and north of the Sackpfeife in the valley of the Eder.-Neighbouring communities:...
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Members
- Melchior von Hatzfeldt (1593–1658), Field Marshal in the Thirty Years' WarThirty Years' WarThe Thirty Years' War was fought primarily in what is now Germany, and at various points involved most countries in Europe. It was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history....
- Franz von HatzfeldFranz von HatzfeldFranz von Hatzfeld was the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg from 1631 to 1642 and the Prince-Bishop of Bamberg from 1633 to 1642.-Biography:...
(1596–1642), Prince-BishopPrince-BishopA Prince-Bishop is a bishop who is a territorial Prince of the Church on account of one or more secular principalities, usually pre-existent titles of nobility held concurrently with their inherent clerical office...
of BambergBambergBamberg is a city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz, close to its confluence with the river Main. Bamberg is one of the few cities in Germany that was not destroyed by World War II bombings because of a nearby Artillery Factory that prevented planes from... - Carl Friedrich Hatzfeldt zu Gleichen (1718–1793), Austrian statesman
- Franz Ludwig von Hatzfeld (1756−1827), Prussian General
- Sophie von Hatzfeldt (1805–1881), "The Red Countess"
- Paul von Hatzfeld zu Trachenberg (1831–1901), diplomat and Foreign Secretary of Germany
- Elisabeth von Hatzfeldt (1839–1914), Princess of Carolath-Beuthen
- Hermann von HatzfeldtHermann von HatzfeldtHermann von Hatzfeldt was a German civil servant and politician. He represented the Deutsche Reichspartei in the Reichstag for a number of years.-References:...
(1848–1933), politician - Georg von Hatzfeld (1929–2000), publisher, politician