Rantzau

Rantzau may refer to:

Places

• Rantzau (Amt), an Amt in the district of Pinneberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
• Rantzau, Plön, a municipality in the district of Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
• Rantzau (county), a former state in the Holy Roman Empire

People

• Johan Rantzau (1492–1565), German-Danish general and statesman
• Balthasar Rantzau (c. 1497–1547), Prince-Bishop of Lübeck, Germany
• Heinrich Rantzau (1526–1598), German-Danish humanist writer and statesman
• Daniel Rantzau (1529–1569), Danish-German general
• Breide Rantzau (died 1618), German nobleman in Danish service
• Gert Rantzau (1558–1627) German nobleman in Danish service
• Christian zu Rantzau (1614–1663), governor of the Duchy of Holstein
• Jørgen Rantzau (1652–1713), Danish military officer
• Josias von Rantzau (1609–1650), Danish military officer and Marshal of France
• Christian Rantzau (1684–1771), Danish nobleman, civil servant and Governor-general of Norway
• Schack Carl Rantzau (1717–1789), Danish-German general
• Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau (1869–1928), German diplomat
• Heino von Rantzau (1894–1946), German Luftwaffe General

Other

• Rantzau (family), a noble family of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
• Rantzau (horse) (1946–1971), a racehorse
• Rantzau (river), a river in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
• I Rantzau, an 1892 opera by Pietro Mascagni