Hatzfeld, Grafengeschlecht#
Hatzfeld, dynasty of counts from Hesse, 1635 status of imperial counts, from 1639 owned estates in Silesia. One line of the family later achieved historic importance as Princes of Trachenberg in Prussian service. Carl Friedrich Hatzfeld Count of Gleichen, Melchior Hatzfeld Count of Gleichen and Hatzfeld.