STAUFFENBERG

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The 'von Stauffenbergs' are an aristocratic Roman Catholic family from Swabia in Germany, whose best known member was Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg - the key figure in the 1944 "July 20 Plot" to kill Adolf Hitler.
The Stauffenbergs originally came from ''Burg Stauffenberg'' (not related to the town and castle of Staufenberg, Hesse), a former castle located in Germany in the Land Württemberg between the small town Hechingen and its suburb Rangendingen, not too far from Burg Hohenzollern, home of the family of Zollern (today House of Hohenzollern). In 1255, the Stauffenbergs are first recorded to have served the Zollern in the ceremonial office of (cupbearer, sommelier, butler), which means they were in charge of the wine cellar and vineyard. Since, they held the hereditary title '' (see also maior domus, marshal, chamberlain).
In the 17th century, they inherited ''Burg Straßberg'' , the castle in , located in the vicinity of nearby Albstadt , Amerdingen as well as Risstissen south of Ulm. The family gained the rank of Freiherr (Baron) in 1698. Marquard Sebastian Schenk von Stauffenberg was Monarch and Bishop of Bamberg in the 17th century and was Monarch and Bishop of Konstanz and Augsburg in the 18th century.
One branch of the Stauffenbergs were raised to the rank of Graf (Count) in the Kingdom of Bavaria in 1874, whereas the other branch continues with the rank of Freiherr (Baron). After 1918, when the Weimar Republic abolished all noble titles, one branch of the family adopted the surname 'Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg' and the other 'Schenk Freiherr ( Baron ) von Stauffenberg ' to preserve the former titles Graf, Freiherr and Schenk as part of their last name.

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Prominent members of the Stauffenberg family

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Prominent members of the Stauffenberg family

★ Alfred Graf Schenk von Stauffenberg, Württemberg Army officer, father of Alexander, Berthold, Claus

★ Caroline Gräfin Schenk von Stauffenberg (née von Üxküll-Gyllenbrand), mother of Alexander, Berthold, Claus

★ Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (1905-1944), twin brother of Alexander, lawyer and resistance fighter

★ Alexander Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (1905-1964), twin brother of Berthold, historian and officer

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★ Melitta Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg (1903-1945), wife of Alexander, aviatrix and engineer

★ Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (1907-1944), officer and resistance fighter

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★ Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg (1913-2006), wife of Claus

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★ Berthold Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (born 1934), son of Claus, Army officer

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★ Franz Ludwig Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (born 1938), son of Claus, politician

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★ Caspar Graf von Stauffenberg, son of Claus

★ Baron Franz August Schenk von Stauffenberg (1831-1901), liberal German politician in opposition to Bismarck
Franz Philipp Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, artist, collaborating with Christopher Roth

References

★ http://www.schwaben-kultur.de/pdfs/2003-3.pdf