The family von der Marwitz is the name of one of the oldest German noble family from

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, whose members occupied significant positions in the

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and later within the

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History

The family history begins in 1259 with Theodoricus de Marwiz. It originates from the village of Marwitz,

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, which was the German name of what is today Marwice, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western

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Notable members

* Bernhard von der Marwitz (1824–1880), Politician * Friedrich August Ludwig von der Marwitz (1777–1837), General and politician *

Georg von der Marwitz Georg Cornelius Adalbert von der Marwitz (7 July 1856 – 27 October 1929) was a Prussian cavalry general, who commanded several Imperial German armies during the First World War on both the Eastern and Western fronts. Early military career M ...

(1856–1929), General * Georg Wilhelm von der Marwitz (ca. 1723–1759), Major, quartermaster, and adjutant * Gustav Ludwig von der Marwitz (1730–1797), General *

Hans-Georg von der Marwitz Hans-Georg von der Marwitz (7 August 1893 – 12 May 1925) was a German World War I flying ace credited with 15 aerial victories. Early life and ground service Hans-Georg von der Marwitz was born at Ohlau, Silesia on 7 August 1893.''Above the ...

(1893–1925), World War I pilot *

(born 1961), German politician (CDU) * Heinrich Karl von der Marwitz (1680–1744), General * Joachim von der Marwitz (1603–1662), public servant *

Johann Friedrich Adolf von der Marwitz Johann Friedrich Adolf von der Marwitz (24 March 1723 – 14 December 1781) was a Prussian general during the epoch of Frederick the Great. Biography Born on his family's estate, Friedersdorf, near Seelow, district of Küstrin; †he entered ...

(1723–1781), General * Johannes Nepomuk von der Marwitz (1795–1886),

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* Ralf von der Marwitz (1888–1966), Navy Officer * Siegmund von der Marwitz (1586–1660), public servant

References

{{surname Marwitz family