Dincklage

Dincklage family coat of arms

Dincklage is the name of a German noble family of Westphalian ancient nobility from Dinklage near Vechta, Lower Saxony.

The family is first attested 1231 with Johannes de Thinclage. The head of the family carries the title Freiherr.

Notable members

Notable von Dincklages include:

• Amalie „Emmy“ von Dincklage-Campe (1825–1891), novelist
• Franz Wilhelm Freiherr von Galen zu Assen und Dincklage, Erbkämmerer
• 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