The Wimpffen family is an old and distinguished Austrian noble family, originally from Württemberg in what is now Germany.

History[edit]

Originating in 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[edit]

• Emmanuel Félix de Wimpffen (German: Emmanuel Felix Graf von Wimpffen; 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
• Leontius (von Wimpffen) (1873-1919), Russian bishop murdered by the Bolsheviks
• Pauline von Wimpffen (1874-1961), German writer and Catholic activist

See also[edit]

• Bad Wimpfen
• János L. Wimpffen (born 1950s, Graz), an American motorsport historian and writer of Austro-Hungarian descent

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Media related to Wimpffen family at Wikimedia Commons