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[[File:Wappen_Bothmer_Spießen_T43.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Coat of arms of Bothmer family]]
The '''House of Bothmer''' is the name of an ancient German noble [[Count|comital]] family whose members occupied significant military and diplomatic positions in the [[Kingdom of Hanover]], [[Kingdom of Bavaria]] and later within the [[German Empire]].
==History==
The family was first mentioned in written document from the 12th century and the progenitor of the family is considered to be ''Dietrich, Ritter de Botmerere'' (1183–1222). They were named after their estate in Bothmer, near [[Schwarmstedt]], which was on the confluence of the rivers [[Aller (Germany)|Aller]] and [[Leine]]. On 4 November 1713, they were granted the title of [[Imperial Count]] by [[Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor]].<ref>https://genealogy.euweb.cz/titles/b.html</ref> The title was heritable by all legitimate male-line descendants.
== Notable members ==
* [[Dietrich von Bothmer]] (1918–2009), German-born art historian
* [[Felix Graf von Bothmer]] (1852–1937), German general
* [[Hans Caspar von Bothmer]] (1656–1732), Hanoverian politician
* [[Lenelotte von Bothmer]] (1915–1997), German politician (SPD)
== References ==
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