Houwald family

German noble family

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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

Christoph von Houwald [de] (1601–1661), mercenary soldier from Saxony with a prominent career
Christoph Ernst von Houwald (1778–1845), German dramatist and author
Heinrich von Houwald [de] (1807–1884), Prussian count and statesman
Ernst von Houwald (politician) [de] (1844–1903)
Karl von Houwald [de] (1816–1883), German civil servant
Werner von Houwald [de] (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

References

^ [ 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)"