Pfuel


The Pfuel family, also known as Pfuhl or Phull, is an ancient German noble family with a history that traces back to the year 926 when they first arrived in Brandenburg with King Henry the Fowler, who started governing the region in 928–929, allowing Emperor Otto I to establish the Northern March in 936 during the German Ostsiedlung. Over the centuries, the Pfuel extended their influence across various regions including Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Mecklenburg, Pomerania, Württemberg, Westphalia, Eastern Europe, and Sweden.

History

The Pfuel family is one of the oldest and most venerable families in Brandenburg-Prussian history and has made significant marks in German and European history. They were among the families with the largest holdings and incomes in the Margraviate of Brandenburg. Their lineage includes several influential figures who played key roles in military, governance, and political reforms, including a Prussian Minister of War and Prime Minister of Prussia. Twenty-five of them served as generals. Having acquired sixteen military medals Pour le Mérite - the highest award for bravery that could be awarded in the Kingdom of Prussia, they are the second highest decorated family.
Members of the family held the title of Count. Today, they bear the name Counts Bruges-von Pfuel.

Family line

Ancestors' list for direct paternal main line:
  • Henricus de Puele, c. 1215
  • Heino de Puele
  • Heino von Pule
  • Strassen von Pfuel
  • Otto von Pfuel
  • Bertram von Pfuel, 1440 to 1477 documented
  • Friedrich von Pfuel
  • Bertram von Pfuel, 1531 to 1574 documented
  • Friedrich von Pfuel, 1577 to 1587 documented
  • Bertram von Pfuel, 1597 to 1638 documented
  • Friedrich Heino von Pfuel
  • Christian Friedrich von Pfuel, KIA
  • Hempo Ludwig von Pfuel
  • Ludwig von Pfuel
  • Friedrich von Pfuel
  • Alexander von Pfuel
  • Heino von Pfuel, DOW
  • Curt Christoph Graf Bruges-von Pfuel
  • Christian Friedrich Graf Bruges-von Pfuel
  • Frederic Alexander Graf Bruges-von Pfuel

    Estates

[Brandenburg]

  • 1367 Falkenberg
  • 1375 Werftpfuhl, Altranft
  • pre-1413 Frankenfelde, Bliesdorf, Reichenow, Möglin, Wollenberg, Schönfeld, Reichenberg, Biesow
  • 1445 Wriezen
  • 1449 Jahnsfelde
  • 1450 Gielsdorf, Grünthal, Leuenberg, Schulzendorf
  • 1472 Trebnitz
  • 1480 Quilitz
  • pre-1500 Tempelfelde, Torgelow, Tiefensee, Steinbeck, Quappendorf, Ruhlsdorf, Garzau, Garzin
  • 1529 Friedersdorf
  • 1536 Wilkendorf
  • pre-1663 Buckow, Hohenfinow, Prötzel, Hasenholz, Dahmsdorf, Obersdorf, Kienitz, Münchehofe

    [Berlin]

  • Strausberg
  • 1472 Biesdorf
  • 1609 Marzahn
  • 1655 Dahlem

    [Saxony-Anhalt]

  • 1641 Helfta
  • 1654 Polleben
  • 1664 Eisleben, Wimmelburg
  • 1668 Seeben, Muldenstein
  • 1680 Nedlitz

    [Baden-Württemberg]

  • 1787 Obermönsheim

    [Pomerania]

  • 1827 Schwerin
  • 1838 Elmershagen

    [Bavaria]

  • 1991 Tüßling
  • 1991 Gut Mamhofen

    Members

Notable members of the family include:
File:Friedrich von Amerling - Flamänder Bürgermeister - 2683 - Kunsthistorisches Museum.jpg|thumb|"Baron Pfuel", Friedrich von Amerling, Belvedere, Vienna
File:KlemensKarlvonFreyberg.JPG|thumb|Ignatia Franziska von Pfuhl with her husband Klemens Karl von Freyberg; detail of a fresco by Joseph Keller, church of St. Moritz, Eisenberg, Bavaria