| Quarles van Ufford | |
|---|---|
| noble family | |
 | |
| Country |  Netherlands  United Kingdom |
| Founded | 16th century |
| Founder | John Quarles |
Quarles van Ufford (also: Quarles or Quarles de Quarles, stemming from Quarles) is the name of a Dutch family of English descent whose members have belonged to Dutch nobility since 1815.
The lineage started with William Quarles from Norfolk whose son John is first mentioned in 1524. John Quarles was warden of the broadcloth buyers guild in London in 1570. Willem († 1688), a lineal descendant born in England, who was employed by the VOC, settled in the Netherlands and became warden of the Bailiff of Schieland (bailiwick) in 1670. He was ancestor to the Dutch Quarles lineages.
His grandson Willem Quarles de Quarles (1717–1781), was appointed Baron of the Holy Roman Empire on 14 October 1751. Another grandson, Lodewijk (1719–1781), was ancestor to the lineage of Quarles van Ufford, belonging to the untitled nobility per 1815. 16 September 1815 Pieter Willem Lodewijk Quarles de Quarles (1758–1826) received confirmation of his title of Baron.
Alexandre Quarles van Ufford (1956) and his progeny are members of Dutch nobility since 1992. He is a son of the late Dutch ambassador Bryan Quarles van Ufford (1920–1975) who was married to the late Belgian Jonkvrouw Marie-Emilie van der Linden d'Hooghvorst (1918–1991).
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