Wrede

The House of Wrede is the name two different noble families, the German princely one, originating in Bavaria and a more ancient one, Finnish-Swede von Wrede family, also of German descent, originating in Westphalia, whose members held the title of Baron and Count.

Coat of Arms of Princes of Wrede

Coat of arms of the Swedish branch of the Wrede family

Surname

Wrede is also a German surname.

Notable people

• Carolus Wrede (1860–1927), Finnish industrialist
• Caspar Wrede (1929–1998), Finnish film director
• Fabian Wrede, Count of Östanå (1641–1712), Swedish baron and advisor to King Charles XI of Sweden
• Fritz Wrede (1868−1945), German fairground barrel and organ builder, inventor
• Gustaf Wrede (1889–1958), Finnish engineer and businessman
• Gerda Wrede (1896–1967), Finnish actor and speech therapist
• Karl Philipp von Wrede (1767–1838), Bavarian field-marshal
• Klaus-Jürgen Wrede (born 1963), German game designer, creator of the board game Carcassonne
• Mathilda Wrede (1864–1928), Finnish baroness and philanthropist
• Patricia Wrede (born 1953), American fantasy writer
• Theodor Freiherr von Wrede (1888–1973), German general in the Wehrmacht
• William Wrede (1859–1906), German theologian

Places

• Wrede Range, a mountain range in Canada
• Wrede School, Gillespie County, Texas