Ahlefeldt (noble family)

House of Ahlefeldt
House of Ahlefeldt
Noble house
	; Ahlefeldt family coat of arms.
Country	Germany; Kingdom of Denmark
Place of origin	Holstein
Founded	1321
Founder	Benedict von Ahlefeldt
Current head	First line (Eskilsmark):; Oscar Dolores, Count Ahlefeldt; Second line (Langeland):; Christian Benedict, Count Ahlefeldt-Laurvig;
Historic seat	Tranekær Manor
Titles	Imperial count; Lensgreve; Count; Comtesse; Baron; Baroness;
Connected families	Ahlefeldt-Rixingen; Ahlefeldt-Laurvig; Ahlefeldt-Laurvigen; Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille; Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Lehn; Danish Royal Family;
Estates	Tranekær Manor; Egeskov Castle; Frederiksdal House; Hvidkilde Estate; Eriksholm Castle; County of Langeland; County of Laurvig;

The House of Ahlefeldt is an ancient German noble family with branches in Germany and across Scandinavia, most notably in Denmark, and subsequently in Sweden and Norway. It has identical coat of arms with the von Rumohr, von Bosendahl and von Rastorp German noble families, which indicates that they have descended from one House.