Brockdorff is a Danish-German surname and was a Danish-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 Brockdorff, who build 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 WWII, herself a countess
• Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt, (1887–1943) German general in WWII, himself a count
• Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau, (1869–1928) German diplomat, himself a count

See also

• Brockdorff's Palace

External links

• Family Tree at roskildehistorie.dk (Danish)

This page or section lists people with the surname Brockdorff. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.

The Danish family of von Brockdorff were ennobled Barons von Brockdorff in 1432 by Emperor Sigismund of the Holy Roman Empire with the right to all male descendants of Baron. This family is quite large in Malta and Germany, and quite respected with much inter-married with the German / Austrian Nobility and at late Royalty.

The earliest ancestor of the von Brockdorff family, was Hildevus von Brockdorff, a knight(c 1220 A.D.)This family is recognised as a hereditary Knight of the Holy Roman empire, with a right to all descendants. The first von Brockdorff to come to Malta was Baron Cai Frederich von Brockdorff (c 1775-1850), his wife was Josepha Sebastina di Mecca from Messina, Italy.

Their sons were Lewis-Dominic (c 1814-57), Frederick, Giusseppe, and Leopold, all have descendants in Malta. One member of the von Brockdorff family married to the daughter of the Marquis Cassar Desain. Veronica dei Marchese Cassar-Desain, married in 1960 to Baron Bernard von Brockdorff, had many children.

Today, this family integrated with the Maltese Socialites and business communities, and are very much a respected family with such an interesting connection.

Head: Baron Lieutenant Colonel Edward George von Brockdorff E.D., K.O.M.R. (Retd.) (1921- )
m.(1950) Margaret Ingham (with issue)

Heir: Baron Malcolm(Toby) von Brockdorff (1950-

References:

Gauci,C.A.," The Genealogy and Heraldry of the Noble Families of Malta", Gulf Publishing Ltd, Malta, 1981.

Gauci,C.A.," The Genealogy and Heraldry of the Noble Families of Malta, Volume Two", Publishers Enterprises Group (PEG) Ltd, 1992.

Gauci,C.A and Mallet, P.,"The Palaeologos Family- A Genealogical Review" ,Publishers Enterprises Group (PEG) Ltd, 1985

Gauci, C.A.," A Guide to the Maltese Nobility", Publishers Enterprise Group (PEG) Ltd, Malta, 1986.

Giles Ash, S., "The Nobility of Malta", Publishers Enterprises Group (PEG) Ltd, 1988.

External links

d'Oro/brockdorff.html Maltese von Brockdorff lineage (1775-present)

Foreign Titles Association

http://www.geocities.com/maltesenobility/brockdorff.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von_brockdorff