
Klinkowström orKlinckowström is anoble house of German origin with Prussian-Austrian and Swedish branches.[1][2]
The family probably originated from Klinkow nearPrenzlau, Germany. They held positions in the city ofStralsund, such asJoachim Klinkow [de] serving as its mayor during the 1559–1599 period. Members of the family that served in Sweden were first raised to hereditary nobility in 1678, when colonel Johann Klinckow was ennobled as "Klinckouenström". Some of their descendants moved to Prussia;Karl Friedrich von Klinckowström [de] was given the title ofCount byKing Frederick William III in 1798.[1][2]