Coat of arms of the Houwald family

The Houwald family (also Houvalt, Ubald, Haubal, Haubalt, Huwald) is an German noble family originating from Saxony.[1] [2]

Notable members

  • Christoph von Houwald (1601–1661), mercenary soldier from Saxony with a prominent career
  • Christoph Ernst von Houwald (1778–1845), German dramatist and author
  • Heinrich von Houwald (1807–1884), Prussian count and statesman
  • Ernst von Houwald (politician) (1844–1903)
  • Karl von Houwald (1816–1883), German civil servant
  • Werner von Houwald (1901–1974), German painter
  • Götz von Houwald (1913–2001), German diplomat, historian and ethnographer
  • Houvalt family were the owners of the town of Maišiagala, Lithuania

See also

References

  1. ↑ [ L. Große: Entwicklung der Verfassung und des öffentlichen Rechts der Niederlausitz seit dem Tradition-Receß vom Jahre 1635. Selbstverlag der Stände der Niederlausitz, [Görlitz] 1878]
  2. ↑ "Christoph von Houwald (1601–1661)"
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