Brockdorff

Brockdorff is a German-Danish surname and is that of a Schleswig-Holsteiner noble house. The name came from Brokdorf, Holstein, now part of Germany.

People

  • Joachim von Brockdorff (1643–1719), father of Anna Constantia
    • Anna Constantia of Brockdorff, mistress of Augustus the Strong,
  • Baron Joachim von Brockdorff, who built the Brockdorff's Palace
  • Cay Lorenz von Brockdorff (1766–1840), Last Chancellor of Schleswig-Holstein and first High Court President of Schleswig-Holstein, himself a count
    • Cay Lorenz von Brockdorff (1844–1921), grandson of above, German anthroposophist
      • Cay-Hugo von Brockdorff, German Sculptor, himself a count, grandson of above, Erika's husband
      • Erika von Brockdorff (1911–1943) German resistance fighter against the Nazi régime during World War II, herself a countess
  • Charles Frederick de Brocktorff, (c.1775/85–1850) painter
  • Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt, (1887–1943) German general in World War II, himself a count
  • Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau, (1869–1928) German diplomat, himself a count
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