Dincklage

Dincklage family coat of arms

Dincklage (German pronunciation: [ˈdɪŋkˌlaːɡə]) is the name of a German family of Westphalian ancient nobility from Dinklage near Vechta, Lower Saxony. There are currently still two lines of the family: the Campe line and the Schulenburg line. The family is first attested 1231 with Johannes de Thinclage. The males of the family carry the title Baron or Freiherr.

Notable members

Notable von Dincklages include:

• Amalie „Emmy“ von Dincklage-Campe (1825–1891)
• Friedrich von Dincklage-Campe (1839–1918), Prussian general
• Ferdinand von Dincklage (1839–1906), Reichsgerichtsrat
• Georg August von Dincklage (1730–1788) Major General of the Hannoverian Army reporting to the British Crown.
• Hans Günther von Dincklage (1896–1974), Nazi propaganda official in occupied France
• Karl Freiherr von Dincklage (1871–1952), head of the grandducal theater and choir at Mecklenburg

Further reading

• G. Sudendorf: Geschichte der Herren von Dincklage. Osnabrück / Hannover, 1842, part 1–1844, part 2.
• Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch. Freiherren. 1861–1942.
• Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels. 37/1966
• Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Adelslexikon vol. II, vol. 58 of the series, C. A. Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 1974, ISSN 0435-2408