Albrecht family

Albrecht
Political family
Coat of arms of the Albrecht family
Place of originHöxter, Germany
Founded
  • Birth of Barthold Albrecht
    1557, Höxter
  • 467 years ago
FounderBarthold Albrecht
Connected familiesKnoop family
Ladson family
Von der Leyen
Coat of arms of the Albrecht family (1895)

The Albrecht family is a North German family whose members have been prominent as civil servants, politicians and businesspeople. The family was among the hübsche ("courtly" or "genteel") families of the Kingdom of Hanover, the informal third elite group after the nobility and the clergy that encompassed the higher bourgeoisie and university-educated civil servants.