Hauke-Bosak

Hauke-Bosak
Hauck
Coat of arms of the Haukes, called "Bosak" (Grappling hook) and awarded in 1826, the coronet added in 1829
Country Germany
 Poland
 Austria
 Russia
Place of originWetzlar, Hesse, Germany
Founded17th century
FounderJohann Gaspar Hauck
Style(s)Count von Hauke
Countess of Battenberg
Princess of Battenberg
Connected familiesRiedesel zu Eisenbach
Battenberg
Mountbatten
TraditionsCatholicism, Lutheranism, Calvinism

The Hauke-Bosak family (more commonly called Hauke) is a German-Polish noble family. Originally a German middle class family, they settled in Poland at the end of the 18th century and achieved great importance and titles of nobility in the Kingdom of Poland, the Russian Empire, the Austrian Empire, and the Grand Duchy of Hesse.