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Boeselager

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The coat of arms of the Boeselager family.

The Boeselager (or Böselager) family is an old German noble family that originated from Magdeburg.

History

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The members of this noble house whose line begins with one Squire Boeselager of Stemmern [de] by Magdeburgon first appearing in the documents on April 12, 1363. The first fully documented member is Henning von Boeselager holding a knight's fief in Wolmirsleben from April 12, 1466. By decree of the Royal Prussian throne, members of the Heesen Line entered the ranks of the barons on December 20, 1823; the members of the Eggermühlen branch were thereafter styled "barons" according to customary law.

Notable members are active in the Order of Malta, amongst them Grand Chancellor, Albrecht von Boeselager and Csilla von Boeselager.

Notable members

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References

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  1. ^ "Germany's Boeselager reinstated by Order of Malta | DW | 28.01.2017". Deutsche Welle.
  2. ^ Theis, Marion (27 May 2019). "Volt-Spitzenkandidat Damian Boeselager: Union und SPD müssen Klimapolitik ändern" (in German). SWR2. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.