Rau von Holzhausen

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The Rau von Holzhausen were a noble family in Hesse, Germany. The family was connected to upper nobility and royalty through a variety of marriages and alliances, most notably through the mother of Queen Victoria of England. They first received recognition by the Frankish ruler Charlemagne, and were granted a coat of arms. The Rau family became a well-landed family in Hesse, with their seat at Rauischholzhausen, other estates such as the baronies of Nordeck and Frauenberg, and lands in Bavaria. Rauischholzhausen was acquired in the early 1300s, and was in the hands of the family until the 1880s, when it was sold to the Stumm industrial family. The last Lord Rau von Holzhausen sold much of his property after German unification, and moved out of Germany shortly thereafter. His descendants have since moved to the United States.

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