Von Quitzow family

The von Quitzow family is a German noble family, which originated from Brandenburg.

History

The family came to power in the late fourteenth and early fifteenth century—their power was so great that this period of Brandenburg history is sometimes called the Age of the von Quitzows. Its most famous sons were the robber barons, the brothers Dietrich (born 1366) and Hans (born 1370).

Further reading

  • "Quizow, Quitzo, Quitzow, Quizau oder Quitzau". In Johann Heinrich Zedler (ed.), Grosses vollständiges Universal-Lexicon Aller Wissenschafften und Künste. Volume 30, Leipzig 1741, p. 404.
  • Fontane, Theodor (1888/89). "Quitzöwel". In Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg, Volume 5 (Fünf Schlösser. Altes und Neues aus der Mark Brandenburg), Berlin.
  • Lohmeyer, Karl (1888). "Quitzow". In Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 27, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig. pp. 60–62.
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