Family History

Finding out more about “Uncle” Karol Józef Erdmann Henckel von Donnersmarck

Edwin Henckel von Donnersmarck (born January 23, 1865 in Romolkwitz , Silesia ; died March 23, 1929 in Nakło , Upper Silesia ) was a German-Polish count , manor owner, mining entrepreneur and member of the Prussian House of Representatives (centre).

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Florian Henckel: Lives of Others

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, a German film director and screenwriter. He was born on May 2, 1973, in Cologne, Germany.

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Karol Józef Erdmann Henckel von Donnersmarck died in the Battle of Lützen

Edwin Henckel von Donnersmarck (born January 23, 1865 in Romolkwitz , Silesia ; died March 23, 1929 in Nakło , Upper Silesia ) was a German-Polish count , manor owner, mining entrepreneur and member of the Prussian House of Representatives (centre).

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Karol Józef Erdmann Henckel von Donnersmarck

Karol Józef Erdmann Henckel von Donnersmarck

Edwin Henckel von Donnersmarck (born January 23, 1865 in Romolkwitz , Silesia ; died March 23, 1929 in Nakło , Upper Silesia ) was a German-Polish count , manor owner, mining entrepreneur and member of the Prussian House of Representatives (centre).

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Donnersmarck Diamonds

I bet you've never heard of the Donnersmarck Diamonds before! You have to check these out. In 2017 they went up for auction with Sotheby's listed at more than $9,000,000!

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Henckel Knives

It's Karol here again to tell you about the greatest knives ever made: Zwilling J. A. Henckels.

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Karol Henckel Ancestry

Edwin Henckel von Donnersmarck (born January 23, 1865 in Romolkwitz , Silesia ; died March 23, 1929 in Nakło , Upper Silesia ) was a German-Polish count , manor owner, mining entrepreneur and member of the Prussian House of Representatives (centre).

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Karol Henckel Estate Swierclaniec

Karol Henckel Estate in Swierklaniec

Edwin Henckel von Donnersmarck (born January 23, 1865 in Romolkwitz , Silesia ; died March 23, 1929 in Nakło , Upper Silesia ) was a German-Polish count , manor owner, mining entrepreneur and member of the Prussian House of Representatives (centre).

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Edwin Henckel Donnersmarck

Edwin Henckel von Donnersmarck (born January 23, 1865 in Romolkwitz , Silesia ; died March 23, 1929 in Nakło , Upper Silesia ) was a German-Polish count , manor owner, mining entrepreneur and member of the Prussian House of Representatives (centre).

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Lazarus II Henckel von Donnersmarck

Lieutenant-General Wilhelm Ludwig Viktor, Graf Henckel von Donnersmarck (30 October 1775 in Potsdam – 24 June 1849 in Dessau) was a Prussian officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars.

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