The Kalckstein family is an old Prussian noble family of Warmian origin, whose members held significant military posts in the

Kingdom of Prussia The Kingdom of Prussia (, ) was a German state that existed from 1701 to 1918.Marriott, J. A. R., and Charles Grant Robertson. ''The Evolution of Prussia, the Making of an Empire''. Rev. ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1946. It played a signif ...

and later within the

German Empire The German Empire (),; ; World Book, Inc. ''The World Book dictionary, Volume 1''. World Book, Inc., 2003. p. 572. States that Deutsches Reich translates as "German Realm" and was a former official name of Germany. also referred to as Imperia ...

Notable members

* Albrecht von Kalckstein (1592-1667), Prussian nobleman * Christian Ludwig von Kalckstein (1630-1672), executed Prussian nobleman *

Christoph Wilhelm von Kalckstein Christoph Wilhelm von Kalckstein (17 October 1682 – 2 June 1759) was a Prussian count, field marshal, teacher and educator of King Frederick II of Prussia. Military career Kalckstein was born in Ottlau (now Gmina Gardeja) near Marienwerder ...

(1682-1759), Prussian field marshal * Ludwig Karl von Kalckstein (1725–1800) Prussian field marshal. * Karl Georg Otto Willibald von Kalckstein (1812-1894) German politician {{surname German-language surnames Military families of Germany