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

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History

The family was first mentioned in the 13th century. They obtained the title of

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in 1690, while they were rewarded with the title of

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in 1740 by Charles VI. There was one

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ly line created in 1822 by

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for Hermann, Count von Pückler-Muskau and several

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branches of the family. The

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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,

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- 1871), German nobleman, artist, famous for the

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() * Karl von Pückler-Burghauß (1817–1899) * Walter von Pückler (1860–1924), antisemitic agitator

History

Notable members

See also