Schulenburg (surname)
The House of Schulenburg is the name of an ancient and influential German noble family that goes back to 13th century. Members of the family held the title of Imperial Count. They played significant political and military role in the history of Germany and Great Britain.
Arms of the Duchess of Kendal and Munster Melusine von der Schulenburg
Notable members
- Friedrich Graf von der Schulenburg (1865–1939), German generalmajor during World War I and SS-Obergruppenführer
- Fritz-Dietlof von der Schulenburg (1902–1944), German government official and anti-Hitler conspirator
- Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg (1875–1944), German diplomat and anti-Hitler conspirator
- Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg (1661–1747), German mercenary, aristocrat, and Rococo art collector
- Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal (1667–1743), mistress of King George I of Great Britain
- Melusina von der Schulenburg, Countess of Walsingham (1693–1778), natural daughter of Melusine von der Schulenburg and George I of Great Britain
- Wilibald von Schulenburg (1847–1934), German landscape artist
- Wolfardine von Minutoli (born Wolfardine von der Schulenburg) (1794–1864), German Egyptologist and writer
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