Submitted by Leo van de Pas corrections/additions are welcome Descendants of Count Matthias von Galen (5 generations) Count Matthias von Galen Born 12 September 1800 Muenster, Westfalen Died 24 December 1880 Assen Married 11 January 1825 Muenster, Westfalen Freiin Anna Maria von Ketteler, daughter of Freiherr Friedrich von Ketteler and Freiin Clementine von Wenge zu Beck Born 19 June 1803 Muenster Died 6 December 1884 Muenster Children, Generation I Generation I 1 Countess Maria von Galen Born 15 July 1826 Goettendorf Died 3 March 1909 Heltorf Married 20 July 1850 Assen Count August Wilhelm von Spee, son of Count Franz Anton von Spee and Countess Sophia Maria von Merveldt Born 18 April 1813 Duesseldorf Died 23 August 1882 Heltorf 2 Count Ferdinand von Galen Born 31 August 1831 Muenster, Westfalen Died 5 January 1906 Dinklage Married 7 May 1861 Heltorf Countess Elisabeth von Spee, daughter of Count August Wilhelm von Spee and Countess Franziska von Bruehl Born 10 September 1842 Duesseldorf Died 26 March 1920 Dinklage Children, Generation II-1 3 Count Wilderich von Galen Born 6 November 1835 Muenster, Westfalen Died 29 January 1922 Muenster, Westfalen Married 19 May 1874 Geistern Barones Antonia de Weichs de Wenne, daughter of Baron Clemens Maria Hubertus de Weichs de Wenne, Heer van Wenne, Reiste, Eichholz, Geisteren and Barones Emma de Lo Born 15 April 1850 Schinnen Died 2 June 1927 Muenster, Westfalen Children, Generation II-2 4 Countess Helene von Galen Born 18 December 1837 Mnster, Westfalen Died 22 October 1917 Darfeld Married 5 August 1858 Assen Count Klemens Droste zu Vischering Born 14 August 1832 Muenster, Westfalen Died 20 August 1923 Darfeld 5 Count Paul von Galen Born 3 November 1839 Muenster, Westfalen Died 23 May 1919 Baumkirchen Married 11 May 1875 Wien Freiin Amalie von Hornstein-Bussmannshausen, daughter of Freiherr Wilhelm von Hornstein-Bussmannshausen and Countess Amalie von Seilern und Aspang Born 21 August 1853 Hietzing bei Wien Died 22 June 1944 Borlinghausen Children, Generation II-3 6 Count Hubert von Galen Born 21 March 1849 Innsbruck Died 3 July 1931 Goldegg Married 29 July 1873 Hinnenberg Countess Therese von Bocholtz-Asseburg, daughter of Count Dietrich von Bocholtz-Asseburg and Countess Wilhelmine von und zu Westerholt und Gysenberg Born 8 June 1846 Hainhausen Died 14 January 1913 Muenchen Children, Generation II-4 II-1 (I-2) 1 Countess Elisabeth von Galen Born 5 March 1862 Muenster, Westfalen Died 1 January 1870 Assen 2 Countess Anna von Galen Born 4 August 1863 Muenster, Westfalen Died 19 June 1930 Wien 3 Count Friedrich von Galen Born 20 May 1865 Muenster, Westfalen Died 10 November 1918 Dinklage Married 4 September 1894 Grevelinghausen Freiin Paula von Wendt, daughter of Freiherr Karl von Wendt and Freiin Maria von Romberg Born 7 May 1873 Gevelinghausen Died 26 April 1959 Dinklage Children, Generation III-1 4 Count Augustinus von Galen Born 1 October 1866 Assen Died 20 November 1912 Bonn Married 12 November 1896 Muenster, Westfalen Countess Levina von Korff gen. Schmising, daughter of Count Klemens von Korff gen. Schmising and Freiin Ferdinandine von Fuerstenberg Born 30 April 1867 Steinhausen Died 14 September 1941 Bonn Children, Generation III-2 5 Countess Franziska von Galen Born 12 December 1867 Dinklage Died 25 August 1928 St.Louis, USA 6 Countess Maria von Galen Born 13 March 1869 Dinklage Died 23 November 1876 Dinklage 7 Count Wilhelm von Galen Born 14 December 1870 Muenster, Westfalen Died 2 September 1949 Freiburg, Switzerland 8 Countess Agnes von Galen Born 11 August 1872 Dinklage Died 20 November 1943 Grevelinghausen Married 1 October 1901 Haus Assen Freiherr Konrad von Wendt, son of Freiherr Karl von Wendt and Freiin Maria von Romberg Born 16 March 1878 Dinklage Died 19 January 1945 Gevelinghausen 9 Count Joseph von Galen Born 15 September 1873 Dinklage Died 16 March 1876 Dinklage 10 Countess Paula Ursula von Galen Born 2 May 1876 Dinklage Died 21 May 1923 Coesfeld, Westfalen 11 Count Klemens August van Galen Cardinal Born 16 March 1878 Dinklage Died 22 March 1946 Muenster, Westfalen 12 Count Franz von Galen Born 11 December 1879 Dinklage Died 9 October 1961 Darfeld Married 19 September 1907 Muenster, Westfalen Freiin Antonia von Weichs zur Wenne, daughter of Baron Franziskus de Weichs de Wenne and Freiin Karoline von Romberg Born 2 June 1885 Bladenhorst Died 13 November 1973 Muenster, Westfalen Children, Generation III-3 II-2 (I-3) 1 Count Wilhelm Emanuel von Galen Born 6 October 1877 Muenster, Westfalen Died 20 October 1950 Lingen, Ems Married 10 October 1912 Ratzenried Countess Gabriele von Beroldingen, daughter of Count Franz von Beroldingen and Freiin Maria von Handel Born 19 August 1883 Ratzenried Died 6 August 1958 Beversunderen bei Lingen Children, Generation III-4 2 Count Joseph von Galen Born 16 January 1879 Gottendorf, Westfalen Died 14 January 1953 Oelde, Westfalen Married 15 July 1919 Gulpen Comtesse Maria de Marchant et d'Ansembourg, Vrouwe van Holtfeld, daughter of Count Ivan de Marchant et d'Ansembourg, Heer van Neubourg, Hardenberg en Horst and Countess Ludmilla de La Fontaine und d'Harnoncourt-Unverzagt Born 27 October 1885 Gulpen, Castle Neubourg Died 5 April 1952 Muenster, Westfalen Children, Generation III-5 3 Countess Maria Theresia von Galen Born 1 November 1880 Gottendorf 4 Countess Helene von Galen Born 5 July 1885 Beversunderen 5 Countess Elisabeth von Galen Born 15 April 1887 Beversunderen 6 Count Maximilian von Galen Born 30 April 1892 Beversundern Died 13 February 1960 Hiltrup Married (1) 19 March 1919 Muenster, Westfalen Princess Margarete zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfurst, Princess von Ratibor und Corvey, daughter of Prince Maximilian zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfurst, Prince von Ratibor und Corvey and Franziska Grimaud, Countess d'Orsay Born 3 June 1894 Wien Died 16 June 1940 Corvey Married (2) 22 September 1943 Alfter Princess Louisanne von und zu Liechtenstein, daughter of Prince Eduard von und zu Liechtenstein and Countess Olga von Pueckler und Limpurg Born 8 November 1907 Liechtenstein Children, Generation III-6 II-3 (I-5) 1 Countess Maria Ida von Galen Born 21 November 1881 Baumkirchen Married 11 May 1910 Innsbruck Freiherr Clemens von Weichs zur Wenne, son of Baron Franziskus de Weichs de Wenne and Freiin Karoline von Romberg Born 27 December 1879 Bladenhorst Died 15 April 1966 Warburg 2 Count Christoph Bernard von Galen Born 28 July 1885 Baumkirchen Died 5 May 1973 Innsbruck Married 25 July 1920 Millotitz Countess Maria von Seilern und Aspang, daughter of Count Julius von Seilern und Aspang and Countess Theresia Pejacsevich de Verocze Born 13 July 1895 Prilep Died 10 July 1960 Innsbruck Children, Generation III-7 II-4 (I-6) 1 Count Ferdinand von Galen Born 5 December 1874 Wallhausen Died 24 January 1915 nr Banica, Karpathen in action Married 25 November 1907 Roketnitz Freiin Irene von Eichhoff, daughter of Freiherr Joseph von Eichhoff and Irene Salzmann von Bienenfeld Born 24 October 1882 Wien Children, Generation III-8 2 Countess Maria von Galen Born 11 May 1876 Goldegg Died 6 June 1944 Graz Married 28 November 1893 Salzburg Div.1916 Count Joseph von Herberstein und Proskau, Freiherr von Neuberg und Gutenhag, son of Count Friedrich zu Herberstein and Countess Therese von Dietrichstein-Proskau und Leslie Born 9 March 1854 Graz Died 25 May 1844 Graz 3 Countess Magdalena von Galen Born 6 August 1879 Goldegg Married 15 August 1901 Muenster, Westfalen Freiherr Engelbert von Kerckerinck zur Borg 4 Countess Anna von Galen Born 17 November 1881 Meran Died 22 June 1970 Tagmersheim Married (1) 17 February 1902 Salzburg Count Ludwig von Waldburg zu Wolfegg und Waldsee, son of Franz, Fuerst von Waldburg zu Wolfegg und Waldsee and Countess Sophie Leopoldine von Arco-Zinneberg Born 27 October 1871 Waldsee Died 24 June 1906 Baden-Baden Married (2) 2 May 1916 Obenhausen Count Karl Eberhard von Moy de Sons, son of Count Maximilian von Moy de Sons and Countess Elisabeth von Waldburg zu Zeil-Wurzach, Reichserbtruchsessin Born 3 August 1890 Mnchen Died 29 April 1950 Saulgau 5 Countess Elma von Galen Born 20 September 1885 Goldegg Married 22 July 1922 Goldegg Ernst, Ritter von Pachmann III-1 (II-1-3) 1 Countess Maria von Galen Born 13 July 1895 Assen III-2 (II-1-4) 1 Count Ferdinand von Galen Born 4 September 1898 Sigmaringen Died 21 September 1918 Couroy nr Reims (in action) 2 Countess Elisabeth von Galen Born 17 November 1899 Duesseldorf Married 4 August 1920 Assen Freiherr Anton von Salis-Soglio 3 Countess Maria von Galen Born 25 April 1901 Pruem Married 24 May 1923 Assen Count Clemens von Korff gen. Schmising, son of Count Maximilian von Korff gen. Schmising and Freiin Augusta von Fuerstenberg Born 26 June 1898 Muenster i.Westfalen Died 23 December 1966 Tatenhausen 4 Countess Helene von Galen Born 25 August 1903 Pruem Married 9 July 1925 Muenster, Westfalen Count Klemens von Korff gen. Schmising-Kerssenbrock, son of Count Kaspar von Korff gen. Schmising-Kerssenbrock and Countess Elisabeth Schaffgotsch gen. Semperfrei von und zu Kynast und Greiffenstein Born 5 July 1899 Schurgast Died 17 February 1945 Koschenthin 5 Count Christoph-Bernhard von Galen Born 11 January 1907 Bonn Married 28 July 1931 Adlerkosteletz Countess Marie Sophie Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau, daughter of Count Franz Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau and Countess Maria Pauline von Bellegarde Born 24 February 1909 Adlerkosteletz Children, Generation IV-1 6 Countess Magdalena von Galen Born 1 May 1908 Bonn Married 16 January 1934 Muenster, Westfalen Freiherr Herbert von Canstein, son of Freiherr Dr. Carl von Canstein and Martha Hasslinghaus Born 7 March 1902 Dortmund Died 24 March 1945 Rhede nr Bocholt (in action) III-3 (II-1-12) 1 Countess Elisabeth von Galen Born 20 June 1908 Assen Died 2 October 1908 Muenster in Westfalen 2 Countess Mariaschnee von Galen Born 11 November 1909 Berlin-Lichterfelde Married 27 November 1941 Merfeld nr. Duelmen Freiherr Maximilian von Boeselager, son of Freiherr Klemens von Boeselager and Maria von und zur Muehlen Born 9 July 1907 Eggermuehlen Died 30 January 1945 nr Friedeberg, Neumarkt 3 Count Joseph von Galen Born 15 June 1911 Berlin-Lichterfelde Died 30 October 1945 Prokopijewski, Siberia (POW) Married 29 June 1944 Goldegg Countess Margareta von Galen, daughter of Count Ferdinand von Galen and Freiin Irene von Eichhoff Born 2 September 1908 Goldegg in Pongau 4 Count Georg von Galen Born 20 August 1912 Muenster, Westfalen Married 29 December 1939 Londrina, Brazil Hildegard von Chappius, daughter of Herbert von Chappius and Gertrud Spiegelberg Born 29 April 1908 Saarburg Children, Generation IV-2 5 Count Christoph von Galen Born 30 August 1914 Muenster in Westfalen Married 22 October 1952 Wuerzburg Countess Marie Elisabeth von Bredow, daughter of Count Joachim von Bredow and Elfriede Eva Heusinger von Waldegg Born 20 May 1930 Klessen bei Friesack Children, Generation IV-3 6 Count Friedrich von Galen Born 12 September 1919 Dinklage Died 27 June 1926 Dinklage 7 Count Ferdinand von Galen Born 18 November 1921 Dinklage Died 17 December 1921 Dinklage 8 Count Matthias van Galen Born 13 November 1922 Dinklage Died circa 4 September 1944 Forli, Italy (in action) 9 Count Augustinus von Galen Born 6 December 1923 Dinklage Died 29 May 1956 / 1957 Muenster in Westfalen 10 Count Clemens von Galen Born 23 July 1925 Dinklage Died 22 March 1945 nr.Roben, Oschl. (in action) III-4 (II-2-1) 1 Count Wilderich von Galen Born 9 August 1913 Beversunderen Married 19 September 1942 Grundhof, Luxemburg Freiin Huberta von Schorlemer, daughter of Freiherr Ludwig von Schorlemer and Octavie von Villers Born 15 May 1915 Grundhof Children, Generation IV-4 2 Count Franz-Heinrich von Galen Born 17 September 1915 Stuttgart Died 30 January 1940 Hungenroth/St.Goar (in action) 3 Count Johannes-Dietrich von Galen Born 16 April 1926 Muenster, Westfalen III-5 (II-2-2) 1 Countess Brigitta von Galen Born 1 May 1920 Neuburg 2 Countess Ida von Galen Born 30 July 1921 Crassenstein 3 Countess Roswitha von Galen Born 12 July 1922 Crassenstein 4 Countess Adelheid von Galen Born 6 December 1924 Crassenstein 5 Countess Wilderike von Galen Born 28 May 1927 Horstmar 6 Countess Gertrud von Galen Born 26 October 1928 Horstmar III-6 (II-2-6) (1) 1 Countess Elisabeth von Galen Born 22 January 1922 Corvey 2 Countess Margarethe von Galen Born 21 May 1925 Corvey Married 15 August 1950 Nordkirchen Dr. Franz Rudolf Faber Born 30 June 1919 Langenberg, Rheinland Count Eberhardt von Galen Born 25 December 1926 Corvey Married 18 October 1956 Senden, Kr. Luedinghausen Freiin Monica Pia Droste zu Senden, daughter of Freiherr Clemens Antonius Droste zu Senden and Freiin Pia von Boeselager Born 30 September 1929 Muenster, Westfalen Children, Generation IV-5 III-7 (II-3-2) 1 Count Paul von Galen Born 20 July 1922 Muenchen Died 15 April 1944 missing in Russia 2 Count Johannes von Galen Born 27 November 1923 Muenchen Died 15 January 1945 missing in Russia 3 Count Ladislaus von Galen Born 11 October 1927 Muenchen Married 3 August 1950 Brixen Theresia Maria Schumacher, daughter of Dr. Joseph Schumacher and Josefine Gostner Born 5 January 1929 Innsbruck Children, Generation IV-6 III-8 (II-4-1) 1 Countess Margareta von Galen Born 2 September 1908 Goldegg in Pongau Married 29 June 1944 Goldegg Count Joseph von Galen, son of Count Franz von Galen and Freiin Antonia von Weichs zur Wenne Born 15 June 1911 Berlin-Lichterfelde Died 30 October 1945 Prokopijewski, Siberia (POW) S.P. IV-1 (III-2-5) 1 Countess Pauline von Galen Born 29 June 1932 Neuengraben Married 18 October 1955 Assen Count Friedrich von und zu Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg, son of Karl Joseph, 5.Fuerst von und zu Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg and Countess Johanna Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau Born 21 June 1926 Bischofteinitz 2 Countess Hedwig von Galen Born 8 February 1934 Neuengraben Married 12 July 1956 Assen Rudolf de Longueval, Count von Buquoy, son of Karl-Georg de Longueval, Count von Buquoy and Countess Valerie Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau Born 6 October 1927 Gratzen 3 Count Ferdinand von Galen Born 14 October 1935 Neuengraben Married 15 January 1966 Anita Hengst, daughter of Friedrich Hengst and Karoline Lachmann Born 11 April 1938 Offenbach am Main Children, Generation V-1 4 Countess Johanna von Galen Born 24 September 1936 Assen Married 8 September 1956 Assen Count Clemens von Westphalen zu Fuerstenberg, son of Count Dr. Friedrich von Westphalen zu Fuerstenberg and Freiin Maria Felicitas von Fuerstenberg Born 23 March 1927 Fuerstenberg 5 Countess Maria Theresia von Galen Born 21 April 1938 Assen Married 23 February 1963 Assen Comte Marc Antoine d'Oultremont, son of Comte Jean d'Oultremont and Anne Armand Born 20 July 1927 Matran, Switzerland 6 Countess Ludmila von Galen Born 20 June 1939 Assen Married 17 October 1961 Muenster, Westfalen Archduke Heinrich of Austria, son of Archduke Maximilian of Austria and Princess Franziska zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfuerst, von Ratibor und Corvey Born 7 January 1925 Muenchen IV-2 (III-3-4) 1 Count Friedrich von Galen Born 26 February 1941 Rolandia, Brazil 2 Countess Adelheid von Galen Born 26 June 1942 Rolandia, Brazil 3 Count Hubertus von Galen Born 5 January 1944 Rolandia, Brazil 4 Count Stephan von Galen Born 16 November 1945 Rolandia, Brazil IV-3 (III-3-5) 1 Count Michael von Galen Born 2 October 1953 Rolandia, Brazil 2 Countess Gabriele von Galen Born 21 August 1955 Rolandia, Brazil IV-4 (III-4-1) 1 Count Franz Heinrich von Galen Born 27 August 1946 Lingen 2 Countess Octavie von Galen Born 16 February 1948 Grundhof, Luxemburg 3 Countess Gabriele von Galen Born 11 April 1949 Beversunderen 4 Countess Huberta von Galen Born 3 March 1951 Beversunderen IV-5 (III-6-3) 1 Count Max von Galen Born 23 August 1957 Koeln 2 Count Franz von Galen Born 27 August 1958 Koeln 3 Count Christoph von Galen Born 7 September 1960 Koeln 4 Countess Pia von Galen Born 21 June 1965 Koeln IV-6 (III-7-3) 1 Countess Elisabeth von Galen Born 4 February 1951 Innsbruck Married 25 January 1980 Wien Count Franz Strachwitz von Gross-Zauche und Camminetz, son of Count Hugo Strachwitz von Gross-Zauche und Camminetz and Countess Anna Maria Czernin von und zu Chudenitz Born 2 August 1939 Zdounek V-1 (IV-1-3) 1 Count Ferdinand von Galen Born 15 October 1974 Basel