The von Minutoli family is a German noble family, originally came from

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and spread over into

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during the 17th century. Members of the family were awarded with the title of

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and held significant military positions within the

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.https://biegon.ru/page/1055101 Over the time, two branches of the family were formed, the Minutoli line and the line of Minutoli-Wolbeck, formed by legitimate male-line descendants of Alexander von Minutoli (1806-1887), son of Heinrich Menu von Minutoli and his uncle,

Julius Rudolph Ottomar Freiherr von Minutoli Julius Rudolph Ottomar Freiherr von Minutoli (30 August 1804, in Berlin – 5 November 1860, in Khaneh Zanian Caravanserai, near Shiraz, Persia) was a Prussian chief of police, diplomat, scientist, and author, as well as a gifted draughtsman. ...

Notable members

* Heinrich Menu von Minutoli (1772–1846), Prussian Generalmajor, explorer and archaeologist *

(1804–1860), Prussian chief of police, diplomat, scientist and author * Wolfardine von Minutoli (1794–1864), German writer and Egyptologist

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