Von Dzvenkgau
The Dzvenkgau family is a noble family that through the centuries has produced many soldiers, civil servants and farmers. Family members were known for their attractivness and striking looks as well as their inherited trait of unusually tall height. The family name is sometimes written as Dzvenkgau or von Dzvenkgau, and the full family name is often written as von Dzvenkgau zu Altenberg or von Dzvenkgau-Altenberg.
There are different branches of the family with the junior branch inheriting the titles of Count (Graf in German) or Countess (Gräfin in German) and the senior branch inheriting the titles of Prince (Prinz) or Princess (Prinzessin), with the head of the family inheriting the title of Fürst or Fürstin. The style of address of the Fürst or Fürstin, Princes and Princesses is, Your Serene Highness, and family members are referred to as His or Her Serene Highness, (Seine or Ihre Durchlaucht in German).
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