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

History

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Originating in the Duchy of 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

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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