Wimpffen family
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The Wimpffen family is an old and distinguished Austrian noble family, originally from Württemberg in what is now Germany.
History
Originating in the Duchy of Württemberg, the family became prominent in the Kingdom of Bohemia during Habsburg rule, while its members held significant military positions throughout the Empire. On 8 April 1797, they were awarded the title of Count by Leopold II.[1]
Notable members
- Emmanuel Félix de Wimpffen (Template:Langx; 1811–1884), French general
- Franz (Emil Lorenz Heeremann) Graf von Wimpffen (1797, Prague - 1870), Austrian general
- Maximilian von Wimpffen (1770–1854), Austrian general during the Napoleonic Wars
- Franz Graf von Wimpffen (1797-1870), Austrian general during the First Italian War of Independence
- Leontius (von Wimpffen) (1873-1919), Russian bishop murdered by the Bolsheviks
- Pauline von Wimpffen (1874-1961), German writer and Catholic activist
See also
- Bad Wimpfen
- János L. Wimpffen (born 1950s, Graz), an American motorsport historian and writer of Austro-Hungarian descent