The House of Manteuffel is the name of an old and influential German Pomeranian noble family, which later also resided in Brandenburg, Prussia, Silesia, Mecklenburg, Poland, the Baltics and in Russia. History Manteuffel family was first mentioned in 1256, but the family history officially begins with Henricus Manduvel who is first mentioned on 14. November 1287. The family was one of the oldest and most distinguished one in the region of Westphalia. On 10 March 1709 the family was raised to the title of Baron, while in 1719 they were raised to the hereditary title of Count. On 25 August 1790 the family received the title of Imperial Count from Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria as an Imperial vicar. Notable family members Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel (1809–1885), Prussian Generalfeldmarschall in the Franco-Prussian War. Fritz Manteuffel (1875–1941) German gymnast Hans Manteuffel (1879-1963), architect Hans-Wilhelm Doering-Manteuffel (1898–1963), general in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II Hasso von Manteuffel (1897–1978), German general and politician Heinrich von Manteuffel (1696–1798), Prussian Lieutenant General in Wars of Frederick the Great (1806-1879), German politician, prussian agriculture minister Otto Karl Gottlob von Manteuffel (1844-1913), German politician, member of German Reichstag Otto Theodor von Manteuffel (1805–1882), Prussian Prime Minister Sabine Doering-Manteuffel (born 1957), German ethnologist Wanda Zawidzka-Manteuffel (1906–1994), Polish graphic artist Members of the family Zoege von Manteuffel or Manteuffel-Szoege Edward Manteuffel-Szoege (1908-1940), Polish artist Felix von Manteuffel or Friedrich Karl Baron von Manteuffel-Szoege (born 1945), German actor Georg von Manteuffel-Szoege (1889–1962), politician Kurt Zoege von Manteuffel (1881–1941), Baltic German art historian Leon Manteuffel-Szoege (1904–1973), Polish surgeon Tadeusz Manteuffel or Tadeusz Manteuffel-Szoege (1902–1970), Polish historian Werner Zoege von Manteuffel (1857–1926), medical surgeon External link German-language surnames German noble families Military families of Germany Pomeranian nobility Mecklenburgian nobility Bavarian nobility Brandenburgian nobility Silesian nobility Baltic nobility