The House of Bothmer is the name of an ancient German noble comital family whose members occupied significant positions in the Kingdom of Hanover and later within the German Empire.
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Notable members
edit- Dietrich von Bothmer (1918–2009), German-born art historian
- Felix Graf von Bothmer (1852–1937), German general
- Hans Caspar von Bothmer (1656-1732), Hanoverian politician
- Lenelotte von Bothmer (1915–1997), German politician (SPD)