Count of (Graf=Count, von=of)
Chuq Von Rospach - 1983
Kurt von-a-goo
von = from zu = at "von und zu" appears in a German noble's name as do "von" or "zu" separately. ("und" means "and") The "von" part indicates where the family came from. That would be a town or region. The "zu" indicates where the family is now. And by "is" I mean the lands over which that noble family has control. What that shows is that "von und zu" together indicate a family that originated in a place and still holds control there. General answer is that "von un zu" refers to a person descended from German nobility that held sway over a region for quite some time. These titles date back hundreds of years and were only legally invalidated in Germany in 1913. Other countries legalities vary.
The full name of Paracelsus was Philippus Aureolus Thoephratus Bombastus von Hohenheim. He was a German-Swiss physician, occultist, alchemist, astrologer, and botanist. He lived from 1493 to 1541.
The term 'Iron Chancellor' refers to Otto Von Bismarck. He is responsible for the unification of Germany in the 19th century and is Germany's first Chancellor.
Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg's birth name is Claus Philipp Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg.
Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips's birth name is Wolfgang Alexander Albert Eduard Maximilian Berghe von Trips.
Otto Graf Lambsdorff's birth name is Otto Freiherr von der Wenge Graf Lambsdorff.
Christian von Spee's birth name is Christian Graf von Spee.
It is a part-word meaning 'from' or 'of'; for example, "Alexander von Hergschloff" is "Alexander from Hergschloff".
Gottfried von Bismarck's birth name is Gottfried Alexander Leopold Graf von Bismarck-Schnhausen.
Alexander von der Groeben's birth name is Alexander Graf von der Groeben.
Franziskus von Paula Graf von Schönborn was born in 1844.
Franziskus von Paula Graf von Schönborn died in 1899.
Ulrich Schwerin von Schwanenfeld's birth name is Ulrich-Wilhelm Graf Schwerin von Schwanenfeld.
Gottlieb Graf von Haeseler was born in 1836.
Gottlieb Graf von Haeseler died in 1919.