Von Kleist
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Von Kleist is a Pomerania
n Prussia
n noble family. Notable members of this family include:
Pomerania
Pomerania is a historical region on the south shore of the Baltic Sea. Divided between Germany and Poland, it stretches roughly from the Recknitz River near Stralsund in the West, via the Oder River delta near Szczecin, to the mouth of the Vistula River near Gdańsk in the East...
n Prussia
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
n noble family. Notable members of this family include:
- Ewald Jürgen Georg von KleistEwald Jürgen Georg von KleistEwald Georg von Kleist was a German jurist, Lutheran cleric, and physicist.A member of the von Kleist family, Ewald was born in Vietzow in Farther Pomerania...
(ca. 1700-1748); co-inventor of the Leyden jarLeyden jarA Leyden jar, or Leiden jar, is a device that "stores" static electricity between two electrodes on the inside and outside of a jar. It was invented independently by German cleric Ewald Georg von Kleist on 11 October 1745 and by Dutch scientist Pieter van Musschenbroek of Leiden in 1745–1746. The... - Ewald Christian von KleistEwald Christian von KleistEwald Christian von Kleist was a German poet and officer.-Life:Kleist was born at Zeblin, near Köslin in Farther Pomerania, to the von Kleist family of cavalry leaders...
(1715-1759); German poet and soldier - Barbara Sophia von Kleist, mother of Adam Stanisław Grabowski (1741-1766) Prince-BishopPrince-BishopA Prince-Bishop is a bishop who is a territorial Prince of the Church on account of one or more secular principalities, usually pre-existent titles of nobility held concurrently with their inherent clerical office...
of Ermland/Bishopric of Warmia - Friedrich Emil Ferdinand Heinrich Graf Kleist von NollendorfFriedrich Graf Kleist von NollendorfFriedrich Emil Ferdinand Heinrich Graf Kleist von Nollendorf , born and died in Berlin, was a Prussian field marshal and a member of the old junker family von Kleist....
(April 9, 1762 - February 17, 1823), born and died in Berlin, was a Prussian field marshal - Heinrich von KleistHeinrich von KleistBernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist was a poet, dramatist, novelist and short story writer. The Kleist Prize, a prestigious prize for German literature, is named after him.- Life :...
(October 18, 1777 – November 21, 1811) was a German poet, dramatist, novelist and short story writer. The Kleist Prize, a prestigious prize for German literature, is named after him - Paul Ludwig Ewald von KleistPaul Ludwig Ewald von KleistPaul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist was a leading German field marshal during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords...
(1881-1954); German Field Marshal - Ewald von Kleist-SchmenzinEwald von Kleist-SchmenzinEwald von Kleist-Schmenzin was a lawyer, a conservative politician, resistance fighter in Nazi Germany and a member of the July 20 Plot.- Biography :...
(1890-1945); conspirator in the 20 July plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler - Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-SchmenzinEwald-Heinrich von Kleist-SchmenzinEwald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin is a former German Army officer and publisher. A member of the von Kleist family, his parents were active in the German resistance against Adolf Hitler and participated in the July 20 Plot...
(born 1922); son of Ewald von Kleist-Schmenzin; another conspirator in the 20 July bomb plot