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The Houwald family (also Houvalt, Ubald, Haubal, Haubalt, Huwald) is a German noble family originating from Saxony.[1] [2]
Notable members
edit- 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
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edit- ^ [ 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]
- ^ "Christoph von Houwald (1601–1661)"