The House of Schmettau, or Schmettow, is the name of an old and influential Silesiannoble family, which belonged to German nobility.
History
The family first appeared in Hungary and Serbia under the name Szmettay in the 14th century. The first records of the lineage of the family begin with Georg Smete, documented from 1562 to 1579, citizen and farmer in Neisse. Under King Matthias Corvinus, the family initially spread to Silesia, from which individual members of the family settled in Mecklenburg, Brandenburg and Denmark.
Titles
On September 28, 1668, the family received a renewal diploma for her nobility and coat of arms from the EmperorLeopold I, and in 1701 was promoted to the status of "free lord". On February 17, 1717, Emperor Charles VI gave the family a baron diploma and on February 24, 1742, Emperor Charles VII elevated the family to the rank of count / earl, which King Frederick the Great recognized on July 2 of the same year. In 1822 another Prussian nobility diploma was awarded.
Members
Wolfgang von Schmettau (1648–1711), minister and diplomat
Gottlieb von Schmettau (1665–1722), Saxonian general
Samuel von Schmettau (1684–1751), Prussian Generalfeldmarschall, since 1742 Graf
Karl Christoph von Schmettau (1696–1775), Prussian officer, generalleutnant
Johann Ernst von Schmettow (1703–1774), Prussian officer, generalmajor
Gottfried Heinrich von Schmettau (1710–1762), Prussian minister
Bernhard Alexander Gottfried von Schmettau (1748–1816), Prussian officer, generalmajor
Hermann Woldemar von Schmettau (1719–1785), general gouverneur of Norway
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich von Schmettau (1734–1798), prussian officer, generalleutnant
