Ahlefeldt (noble family)

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House of Ahlefeldt
Noble house
Ahlefeldt family coat of arms.
Country	Kingdom of Denmark Germany
Place of origin	Holstein
Founded	1321; 703 years ago (1321)
Founder	Benedict von Ahlefeld
Current head	First line (Eskilsmark): Oscar Dolores, Count Ahlefeldt Second line (Langeland): Christian Benedict, Count Ahlefeldt-Laurvig
Historic seat	Tranekær Manor
Titles	Lensgreve Count Baron Comtesse
Connected families	Ahlefeldt-Laurvig Ahlefeldt-Laurvigen Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Lehn Danish Royal Family
Estate(s)	Tranekær Manor Egeskov Castle Frederiksdal House Hvidkilde Estate Eriksholm Castle County of Langeland County of Laurvig

The House of Ahlefeldt is an ancient German and Danish noble family. It has identical coat of arms with the von Rumohr family, which indicates that they have descended from one House.^[1]