Brühl family
The Brühl family (de Brüel, von Brühl) is an old German noble family from Saxony-Thuringia, with their ancestral seat in Gangloffsömmern in Thuringia. Branches of the family still exist today.
| Brühl | |
|---|---|
Arms of the Counts of Brühl | |
| Current region | Germany, United States, Sweden, Denmark, France, United Kingdom |
| Place of origin | Saxony, Holy Roman Empire |
| Distinctions | Imperial Count of the Holy Roman Empire |
Heinrich von Brühl, who indirectly controlled Saxony and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the 18th century, was a powerful statesman in the Holy Roman Empire.
One of the most important branches of the Brühl family uses the spelling Brüel or Bryll and mainly resides in Denmark, Sweden, Poland, and United States.
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