124:
345:
252:, 1st Class. He died in 1842 without children. The second son, Johann Ernst Ludwig (born 1759) died on 5 December 1819 as a Prussian captain, and the youngest, Karl Friedrich Graf von Schlieffen (1763–1840), became a Prussian colonel. The house of the counts was continued in two lines by the descendants of the two younger sons. Graf Wilhelm von Schlieffen (1829–1902) came from the first line, and was the son of Graf Wilhelm Heinrich von Schlieffen (died 1836), a Prussian Major, from his marriage with Sophia von Jagow. He became the
276:
27:
293:
Prussian military service. Her father's brother Karl Graf von
Schlieffen (born 1798), a Prussian lieutenant colonel, died in 1845 as a royal aide-de-camp. From his 1823 marriage to Catharina Gräfin von Schuwalow (1801–1858) he had four daughters and one son. The latter, Georg Graf von Schlieffen (born 1832), lord at Oberwitz in Upper Silesia, who became a Prussian royal
196:
205:
The Dresow offshoot died out in 1686 with the death of Anton
Wilhelm von Schlieffen. The Danzig branch died out in the early 18th century. The elder Dresow branch had in 1784 only one male descendant, Johann Friedrich Wilhelm von Schlieffen (b. 1753), a Prussian lieutenant. From the Soldekow branch,
191:
The family divided early into two branches. The founders were Hans and
Nicolas, the sons of Hans Schleve the Elder. Hans Schlief the Younger was the father of the senior, Dresow branch, as well as the Dresow offshoots and the Sulechowo branch. Nicolas was the ancestor of the younger branch, and the
247:
Johann Leo von
Schlieffen (born 1649), son of Georg Heinrich von Schlieffen (1684–1751) and Anna von Brunswick, died in 1777 as a Prussian judge. Out of his three sons from his marriage with Dorothea Elisabeth von Fuchs, the eldest one, Heinrich Wilhelm Graf von Schlieffen (born 1756) became a
292:
Großkrausche in
Bunzlau and a Prussian major. From his 1828 marriage to Auguste von Schönberg (born 1808), he had three daughters and four sons. A daughter, countess Louise (born 1829), in 1856 married the Prussian chamberlain Friedrich Graf von und zu Egloffstein. Two of her brothers entered
268:), Marienhof and Vossfeld (also now part of Rosenow) in Mecklenburg and a Prussian lieutenant general. From his marriage to Clementine von Wedell (1801–1836) he had three daughters and four sons. His brother Leo (born 1802) became a Prussian Major and a lifetime member of the
320:, 1888 Quartermaster-General and Deputy Chief of the General Staff. In 1905 he composed the Schlieffen Plan, which was to enable the German Empire to prevent a war on two fronts. He died a Prussian field marshal on 4 January 1913 in Berlin.
221:, after he had taken the office of mayor of Kolberg. Limbrecht (or Lambertus) of the Soldekow branch, abbot of the monastery of Oliva near Danzig, and his brothers Wickbold, George and Jacob received from King
375:
town house of the
Schlieffen family from the 15th century. It was renovated in 1540 in the style of the Early Renaissance. Since the Second World War, the building holds the museum for city history.
272:. In 1837 he married Virginie von Schlieffen (born 1817) from the Soltikow family, the owner of the estate of Sandow in Pyritz in Pomerania. From the marriage they had four daughters and three sons.
360:, the family first rose up within the bourgeoisie in the city, and then through investments and money-lending in manors and villages became part of the landed nobility. The
264:
and
Sensenstei in Hesse. In 1858 he married Amelie Gräfin von der Groeben. His uncle Karl Graf von Schlieffen (born 1792) was fee tail lord at Schwandt (now part of
396:
305:. Countess Anastasia (born 1827) married Ludwig Graf von Pappenheim in 1854. Her sister Louise (born 1838) married Maximilian Graf von Pappenheim in 1860.
286:
From the second comital line came
Friedrich Magnus Graf von Schlieffen (born 1796), son of Graf Karl Friedrich von Schlieffen (died 1840), lord of the
308:
A significant member of the family in modern times was Alfred Graf von
Schlieffen (born 1833). He joined the Prussian army in 1854 and fought in the
356:
is a reminder of the family's influence and importance in the city, being a wooden chandelier from 1523. As in many other
Hanseatic cities, such as
241:
183:). Another member, Gerhard, appears in 1248 as a witness. Furthermore, one Petrus Schleve was a city councillor in 1303 and 1321 in Kolberg.
336:
in Stolp, and Karl von Schlieffen, Prussian colonel were raised to the Prussian rank of counts on 1 March 1812 in Berlin by royal decree.
236:
Martin Ernst von Schlieffen (born 1732) became Minister of State, commander of an infantry regiment, governor of Wesel, Knight of the
490:
473:
123:
329:
91:
63:
230:
110:
70:
492:
Nachricht von einigen Häusern des Geschlechts der von Schlieffen oder Schlieben vor Alters Sliwin oder Sliwingen
556:
48:
540:
Band XII, Band 125 der Gesamtreihe, pp. 480–481; C. A. Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 2001, ISSN 0435-2408
301:. His sisters, countesses Elisabeth (born 1825) and Maria (born 1830), both became honorary canonesses of the
521:
Nachricht von einigen Häusern der Geschlechter v. Schlieffen oder Schlieben, vor Alters Sliwin oder Sliwingen
77:
432:
199:
44:
59:
237:
364:
was saved in 1945 on the initiative of pastor Pastor Paul Hinz, because it was walled up in time.
427:
269:
37:
421:
288:
249:
528:
510:
206:
at the end of the 18th century only Johann Adolf Heinrich von Schlieffen (b. 1769) was alive.
172:, who died around 1376, a citizen of Kolberg. He is also the originator of the familial line.
465:
The King's Finest: A Social and Bureaucratic Profile of Prussia's General Officers, 1871-1914
387:
279:
222:
317:
8:
313:
309:
328:
The three brothers Wilhelm von Schlieffen, a Prussian colonel, Ludwig von Schlieffen at
84:
469:
344:
298:
294:
519:
463:
391:
210:
144:
195:
550:
275:
214:
372:
515:. Vol. 8, Friedrich Voigt's Buchhandlung, Leipzig 1868, pp. 214–217.
297:. In 1860 he married Ludmilla Gräfin von Renart (born 1830), the widowed
175:
Petrus Schleve also belonged to the family, who appears around 1200 as a
261:
226:
180:
148:
357:
213:
of Denmark, Norway and Sweden and on 11 July 1444 received a Danish
209:
Hans von Schlieffen the Younger left his post as councillor to King
26:
333:
253:
176:
441:
Wilhelm von Schlieffen (1829–1902), member of the German Reichstag
265:
244:. He died on 15 September 1825 as a Prussian lieutenant general.
152:
151:. The family, branches of which still exist today, originates in
543:
Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Vol. G B III, p. 291 ff.
533:. Vol. 4, Gebrüder Reichenbach, Leipzig 1837, pp. 177–178.
438:
Otto von Schlieffen (1821–1897), member of the German Reichstag
414:
Karl-Klemens von Schlieffen (1858–1934), Prussian Major General
257:
218:
402:
Arthur von Schlieffen (1844–1914), Prussian Lieutenant General
417:
Katharina Gräfin von Schlieffen (born in 1956), German jurist
435:(1732–1825), Lieutenant-General and minister in Hesse-Kassel
411:
Karl von Schlieffen (1792–1866), Prussian Lieutenant General
248:
Prussian Lieutenant-General of artillery and Knight of the
444:
Wilhelm von Schlieffen (1829–1907), Prussian Major General
426:
Leo von Schlieffen (1802–1874), politician, member of the
168:
The family is first mentioned in records in 1365 with
51:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
495:(in German). Waisenhausbuchdruckerey. p. 233.
548:
420:Limbrecht von Schlieffen (1852–1935), Prussian
371:(Schlieffen house) in Kolberg is an originally
186:
390:(1833–1913), field marshal and author of the
316:. In 1884 he became a department head in the
229:and additions to their coat of arms, at the
225:of Poland on 19 July 1555 the Polish noble
488:
512:Neues allgemeines deutsches Adels-Lexicon
260:and Sierhagen in Mecklenburg, as well as
256:lord at Schlieffenberg, Niglewe, Tolzin,
111:Learn how and when to remove this message
408:Hans Schlief (d. 1466), mayor of Kolberg
343:
274:
194:
122:
405:Georg von Schleiffen-Renard (1860–1944)
549:
461:
489:Schlieffen, Martin Ernst von (1784).
462:Hughes, Daniel J. (30 October 1987).
339:
49:adding citations to reliable sources
20:
536:Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels,
468:. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 67.
13:
503:
16:German noble family from Pomerania
14:
568:
384:Adolph von Schlieffen (1841–1916)
25:
530:Neues preussisches Adelslexicon
36:needs additional citations for
527:Leopold von Zedlitz-Neukirch:
482:
455:
1:
518:Martin Ernst von Schlieffen:
448:
7:
433:Martin Ernst von Schlieffen
348:Schlieffen-House in Kolberg
200:Martin Ernst von Schlieffen
187:Spread and individual lines
10:
573:
378:
352:In Kolberg cathedral, the
323:
158:
509:Ernst Heinrich Kneschke:
163:
242:Order of the Golden Lion
238:Order of the Black Eagle
143:) is the name of an old
428:Prussian House of Lords
303:Stift zum heiligen Grab
270:Prussian House of Lords
240:, and Commander of the
422:General of the Cavalry
349:
283:
250:Order of the Red Eagle
202:
132:
557:German noble families
388:Alfred von Schlieffen
347:
280:Alfred von Schlieffen
278:
223:Sigismund II Augustus
198:
126:
399:(1576–1650), officer
397:Anton von Schlieffen
318:German General Staff
45:improve this article
314:Franco-Prussian War
310:Austro-Prussian War
145:German noble family
350:
284:
203:
133:
475:978-0-275-92320-4
340:Legacy in Kolberg
299:Countess of Brühl
137:Schlieffen family
121:
120:
113:
95:
564:
497:
496:
486:
480:
479:
459:
369:Dom Schlieffenów
295:valet de chambre
116:
109:
105:
102:
96:
94:
53:
29:
21:
572:
571:
567:
566:
565:
563:
562:
561:
547:
546:
506:
504:Further reading
501:
500:
487:
483:
476:
460:
456:
451:
392:Schlieffen Plan
381:
362:Schlieffenkrone
354:Schlieffenkrone
342:
326:
211:Christopher III
192:Danzig branch.
189:
166:
161:
129:Schlieffenkrone
117:
106:
100:
97:
54:
52:
42:
30:
17:
12:
11:
5:
570:
560:
559:
545:
544:
541:
534:
525:
516:
505:
502:
499:
498:
481:
474:
453:
452:
450:
447:
446:
445:
442:
439:
436:
430:
424:
418:
415:
412:
409:
406:
403:
400:
394:
385:
380:
377:
341:
338:
325:
322:
188:
185:
165:
162:
160:
157:
119:
118:
33:
31:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
569:
558:
555:
554:
552:
542:
539:
535:
532:
531:
526:
524:. Kassel 1784
523:
522:
517:
514:
513:
508:
507:
494:
493:
485:
477:
471:
467:
466:
458:
454:
443:
440:
437:
434:
431:
429:
425:
423:
419:
416:
413:
410:
407:
404:
401:
398:
395:
393:
389:
386:
383:
382:
376:
374:
370:
365:
363:
359:
355:
346:
337:
335:
331:
321:
319:
315:
311:
306:
304:
300:
296:
291:
290:
281:
277:
273:
271:
267:
263:
259:
255:
251:
245:
243:
239:
234:
233:in Petrikau.
232:
231:Imperial Diet
228:
224:
220:
216:
215:grant of arms
212:
207:
201:
197:
193:
184:
182:
178:
173:
171:
170:Henning Sleff
156:
154:
150:
146:
142:
138:
130:
125:
115:
112:
104:
93:
90:
86:
83:
79:
76:
72:
69:
65:
62: –
61:
57:
56:Find sources:
50:
46:
40:
39:
34:This article
32:
28:
23:
22:
19:
538:Adelslexikon
537:
529:
520:
511:
491:
484:
464:
457:
373:Brick Gothic
368:
366:
361:
353:
351:
327:
307:
302:
287:
285:
246:
235:
208:
204:
190:
174:
169:
167:
140:
136:
134:
128:
107:
101:October 2013
98:
88:
81:
74:
67:
60:"Schlieffen"
55:
43:Please help
38:verification
35:
18:
449:References
330:Czierwienz
289:Herrschaft
262:Windhausen
131:in Kolberg
71:newspapers
227:indygenat
181:castellan
149:Pomerania
141:Schliefen
551:Category
334:Neitzkow
312:and the
254:fee tail
177:Burgmann
379:Members
324:Peerage
282:in 1906
266:Rosenow
159:History
153:Kolberg
85:scholar
472:
358:Lübeck
258:Rahden
219:Kalmar
164:Origin
87:
80:
73:
66:
58:
147:from
92:JSTOR
78:books
470:ISBN
367:The
179:(or
139:(or
135:The
127:The
64:news
332:at
217:at
47:by
553::
155:.
478:.
114:)
108:(
103:)
99:(
89:·
82:·
75:·
68:·
41:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.