The Trott zu Solz family is a
Hessian noble family and a member of the Hessian Protestant ''
Uradel
(, German: "ancient nobility"; adjective or ) is a genealogical term introduced in late 18th-century Germany to distinguish those families whose noble rank can be traced to the 14th century or earlier. The word stands opposed to '' Briefadel'', ...
'' and the . It is descended from the knight Hermann Trott, who was mentioned in 1253.
The
family seat
A family seat or sometimes just called seat is the principal residence of the landed gentry and aristocracy. The residence usually denotes the social, economic, political, or historic connection of the family within a given area. Some families ...
is in
Solz, where the family has a manor, and the family also has a castle in . The family has two branches, Solz and Imshausen. The Imshausen branch became
Imperial Barons in 1778, while the Solz branch was recognized as
Barons in 1812.
Several members of the family have been prominent diplomats and politicians, including
August von Trott zu Solz, Prussian Minister of Culture, and his son
Adam von Trott zu Solz
Friedrich Adam von Trott zu Solz (9 August 1909 – 26 August 1944) was a German lawyer and diplomat who was involved in the conservative resistance to Nazism. A declared opponent of the Nazi regime from the beginning, he actively participated in ...
, a diplomat and conservative anti-Nazi activist who would have been appointed Secretary of State in the Foreign Office and lead negotiator with the western allies if the
20 July plot
On 20 July 1944, Claus von Stauffenberg and other conspirators attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler, Führer of Nazi Germany, inside his Wolf's Lair field headquarters near Rastenburg, East Prussia, now Kętrzyn, in present-day Poland. Th ...
had succeeded.
Trott zu Solz family
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