Bolland

Bolland, German noble, nobility with French origin.

The ancestry comes from the Frenchman Pierre de la Bollánd, the councilor at the court who later fled from France to Germany in 1614. His grandson Dominique de la Bollánd (1625–1670) joined the Swedish war service and participated with great distinction during much of the 30-year war. , finally reached the lieutenant general and was appointed to the Swedish Council of Ministers in 1660. The family has links to Bolland Castle (French: Château de Bolland), a castle in the municipality of Herve, province of Liège, Belgium.

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