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|image = [[File:Landgraab Family Tree 3.png|235px]]
|name = Landgraab family
|connect = [[Buckingham family]]
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|members = [[Malcolm Landgraab (console)|Malcolm Landgraab]], [[Mom Landgraab]], [[Mimi Landgraab]], [[Dudley Landgraab]]
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|neighbor = SimValley
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|game = The Sims Bustin' Out (console)
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|members = [[Malcolm Landgraab (console)|Malcolm Landgraab]], [[Mom Landgraab]], [[Mimi Landgraab]], [[Dudley Landgraab]]
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}}{{Familybio2
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|image = [[File:MalcolmLandgraabIV.jpg|250px]]
|caption = ''Ruthless. Cunning. Brilliant. Ridiculously wealthy. These are just a few words the locals use to describe the Landgraab family, whose entrepreneurial ambitions can’t be stopped by anything but their own mistakes. When you have this much money, you're your own worst enemy.''
|members = [[Malcolm Landgraab IV]]
|lot = [[74 Gondola Way]]
|funds =
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|neighbor = Bluewater Village
}}{{Family3
|game = The Sims 3
|image = [[File:Landgraab Family (The Sims 3).png|250px]]
|caption = ''The Landgraabs are old money. Nancy's family more or less founded the town, so it was no surprise that when she married Geoffrey, it was Geoffrey who changed his last name, not Nancy. Will young Malcolm be a mild-mannered doctor like his father or a voracious business tycoon like his mother?''
|members = [[Geoffrey Landgraab]], [[Nancy Landgraab]], [[Malcolm Landgraab (The Sims 3)|Malcolm Landgraab]]
|neighbor = Sunset Valley
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}}{{Family3
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|caption = ''Malcolm Landgraab moved from Sunset Valley in order to extend the reach of the Landgraab family. With good looks and a sharp wit, Malcolm has carved out a nice section of the town as his own. Now he has eyes on the mayor's office as he grooms his son to take over the business centers in town''.
|members = [[Malcolm Landgraab (The Sims 3)|Malcolm Landgraab]], [[Hannelore Landgraab]], [[Adrien Landgraab]]
|neighbor = Moonlight Bay
|difficulty = 3
|play = Playable
}}{{Familybio-end|theories=Which Landgraab family tree is correct?}}
The '''Landgraab family''' is a brilliant and wealthy dynasty that, in ''[[The Sims 3]]'', resides in [[Sunset Valley]]; and lives in [[Bluewater Village]] in ''[[The Sims 2]]''. The family name is occasionally spelled "Landgrabb", mostly in ''[[The Sims]]''. Which spelling is used depends on which game or expansion pack introduced the object or place or Sim that uses it. [[Landgraab Industries]] is featured prominently in both building names in ''[[w:c:simcity:SimCity 3000|SimCity 3000]]'' and brand names for objects in ''The Sims''. Most of the family's wealth appears to come from property and real estate (In ''SimCity 3000'', they are associated more with residential property building, a role which resurfaced in ''The Sims: Bustin Out'' when most of the town seem to fail paying their rent.) In other Sims games, they are more associated with commercial property, giving the Landgraab name a literal meaning of "grabbing the land".


The Sims 3 Landgraabs consist of Geoffrey Landgraab, his wife, Nancy Landgraab, and their elementary-school-age son, Malcolm Landgraab. Geoffrey is a mild-mannered gene therapist and Nancy is a businesswoman. There is much speculation over young Malcolm - will he turn out like his father, or his mother?
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== Family history ==

=== Origins ===
The Landgraab fortune, or at least a sizable part of it, presumably dates back to a historical figure named Gregory Landgraab, who does not appear in any known version of the Landgraab family tree. If ''The Sims 2: Seasons ''is installed, a chance card for the [[Adventurer]] career reads as follows:

<blockquote>Around the turn of the century, Gregory Landgraab, a humble school teacher, suddenly came into a great deal of money and became one of the wealthiest landowners around. This was never explained, though many theories suggest foul play and the Ministry of Adventure has tasked (name) with solving the case, once and for all. After a great deal of research, (name) believes one of two people will have the answers he/she needs: Spencer Oswald, the Landgraab's accountant or the local fortune teller, the gypsy. Who should (name) bring in for questioning?</blockquote>

=== [[Admiral Landgraab]] ===
In ''The Sims'', ''The Sims: Hot Date'' and ''The Sims: On Vacation,'' Admiral Landgraab is mentioned as another historical figure with an extensive background. Wren's Fens National Park on [[Vacation Island]] is described as one of his first colonial acquisitions, an Admiral Landgraab nutcracker can be bought on Vacation Island, and some items refer to him. His portrait, which is available in [[buy mode]] includes a short bio. Admiral Landgraab's first name is not given, and his relationship to the [[Malcolm Landgraab IV]] of Bluewater Village and the Landgraabs of Sunset Valley is unknown. It is likely that he lived after Gregory, as that would give the family time to gain prestige, but that is not definitely known.

His exploits are much further elaborated on in ''[[The Sims 3: World Adventures]]''. Despite being his descendants, the Landgraab family has no easier time navigating his chateau in Champs Les Sims. They also get no bonuses for doing it.

=== ''The Sims 3'' ===
In ''[[The Sims 3]]'', the Landgraab household contains Geoffrey, a modest doctor who took his wife's surname and doesn't appear to be much influent in his family managements, Nancy, a influent snobbish businesswoman who comes from an evil father and snobbish mother, and [[Malcolm Landgraab (The Sims 3)|Malcolm]], a smart yet confused kid who just wants his family to be normal, yet he is being austerely prepared by his mother to inherit their money, properties and familiy's name and honor. It is unknown how he is related to the other Malcolms in ''The Sims: Bustin' Out'' and ''The Sims 2'', but his parents do not fit into the family tree given in ''The Sims 2''. So, while [[Malcolm Landgraab III|Malcolm III]] might have been a child during ''The Sims 3'' time frame, he would not be ''this'' Malcolm. (However, it is possible that he could be the Malcolm in ''The Sims: Bustin' Out'' and/or ''The Sims (Console)''.) Regardless of their relationship to the rest of the family, they are very well off. They live in a large home and have §75,000 in household funds.

It is also mentioned several times in ''The Sims 3'' that Nancy's family, the Landgraab family, helped start the town. It says in the family bio that "Nancy's family more or less founded the town", while the description of Sunset Valley states that "before Pleasantview, the town was founded by the Goths and built up by the Landgraabs". They have a business feud with the [[Alto Family|Altos]], and are enemies with them, though young Malcolm and [[Holly Alto]] have no quarrel with each other.

The Landgraab family is "old money", so it is likely that they inherited their money from the earlier generation of Landgraabs that founded the town. However, it does not specify who exactly founded the town. It is possible that Admiral Landgraab, being the earliest mention of the Landgraab family from ''[[The Sims]]'', is the town founder. However, he is not listed in the Landgraab family tree for ''The Sims 3'', so [[Kermit Landgraab]] and/or [[Kitty Landgraab]] would be primarily who bulit up the town since [[Goth Family|The Goths]] founded [[Sunset Valley]] and [[Pleasantview]].

====Magnus Landgraab====

If a Sim is level 10 in the Thief branch of the Criminal career, he/she can get a random event mentioning a Magnus Landgraab, the event reads:

''(Name) was scoping out another job when he noticed that Magnus Landgraab was getting a delivery of expensive solid platinum induction coils for some nefarious purpose. Using his/her incredible skills he/she managed to snag one of these coils for free money. Magnus will never notice, especially since his plans never work anyways.''

From the description of the event we can conclude that Magnus is male and a thief or evil inventor whose "plans never work".

In addition, if your Sim is in the [[Law Enforcement]] career. Level 10, another random event will mention:
''Magnus Landgraab tried to take over a small nation today, but (Name) was able to exploit his ruthless attempt using logic and cunning.''

=== ''The Sims 3 (console)'' ===
In [[The Sims 3 (console)|The Sims 3 for PS3/XBOX360]], [[Malcolm Landgraab (The Sims 3)|Malcolm Landgraab]] is an adult who has grown up and moved to [[Moonlight Bay]]. He has a wife named [[Hannelore Landgraab]] and a son named [[Adrien Landgraab]].

=== ''The Sims (console)'' and ''The Sims: Bustin' Out'' ===
In console versions of ''The Sims'', a Malcolm Landgraab is the richest man around who gives the main character real estate opportunities (fixing up each house he/she lives in to sell at a higher price), and later marries [[Mom Landgraab|their mom]].

His children are [[Dudley Landgraab]] and [[Mimi Landgraab]], both slackers, party animals and heirs to his vast fortune. In the sequel, ''[[The Sims: Bustin' Out]]'', they divorce and Malcolm goes into a rage of repossessing everyone's money and goods before the player stops him. Depending on the player's choices, a senator named Malcolm Landgraab can be killed as part of a government conspiracy. In the final stage, "mom" chases Malcolm Landgraab out of his own mansion. It is unknown how this Malcolm is related to the Malcolm in ''[[The Sims 3]]'', though it's possible that they could be the same person.

=== ''The Sims 2'' ===
In ''[[The Sims 2]]'', the Landgraabs are mentioned in the first expansion pack, ''[[University]]''. One of the dorms at [[Sim State University]] is named "Landgraab House", and the Secret Society there is known as the [[Landgraab Society]]. The connections, whether past or present, between the family and Sim State are not mentioned.

In the ''Open for Business'' expansion pack, [[Malcolm Landgraab IV]] is introduced as a bachelor in a very large mansion in Bluewater Village. His family tree reveals exactly who his parents and grandparents are, but only dates back to Malcolm II and not Malcolm I. Malcolm Landgraab IV owns Club Dante and the Electronics Supercenter in [[Bluewater Village]]. While he is rich, most of his money is tied up in the house and its furnishings. The neighborhood view shows that his initial net worth is around §197,000, but he starts out with around §28,000 in funds.

{{FamilyPage

|etymology = '''Landgraab'''-- as in "land grabbing", which is an illegal method for businessmen to earn more land assets by taking land in possession of poor people who cannot afford to make a deed from lawyers.

'''Malcolm Landgraab''', II, III, IV-- (there was a quote on him) We will establish our estate upon

'''Mom'''-- is a biological and/or social female parent of an offspring

'''Marion Landgraab'''-- (form of Mary) "bitterness","rebelliousness", "wished for child" or "drop of the sea"

'''Margaret Landgraab'''-- "pearl" or "precious" (Greek).

'''Dudley Landgraab'''-- (dude)is an individual, typically male, or the place of the dead, a burying-ground

'''Mimi Landgraab'''-- faithful guard strong opponent bitter, as in a bitterly wanted child, - the star of the sea

'''Buckingham'''-- In the 7th century AD, Buckingham, literally "meadow of Bucca's people"

'''Blair Buckingham'''-- (Celtic) "a plain". From a surname

'''Virginia Buckingham'''-- (Latin) "chaste". According to legend, she was a Roman woman killed by her father so as to keep her a virgin-- (Latin) "chaste".
|tree = '''Note:''' ''There are two possible versions of the Landgraab family tree. Neither of these versions has been confirmed by the producers, but in both "The Sims: Bustin Out" and "The Sims 3", there is one Malcolm Landgraab who is around the same age as [[Mortimer Goth]]. He is only a child in "The Sims 3", making it canonically possible for him to have Dudley and Mimi as children. One other possibility explored is that he is Malcolm I (see "?" box) and had Malcolm II later in life, although he would have to have been two generations older than Mortimer Goth, which would not be canon. One of these family trees suggest that [[Mom Landgraab]] is the mother of [[Mimi Landgraab|Mimi]] and [[Dudley Landgraab]], while the other suggests that she isn't.''


{{Landgraab Family Tree}}
{{Reflist}}

[[File: Possible Landgraab Family Tree.png]]


|listmembers = *[[Malcolm Landgraab (console)|Malcolm Landgraab I]] (''deceased'')
*[[Malcolm Landgraab II]] (''deceased'')
*[[Marion Landgraab]] (''deceased'')
*[[Malcolm Landgraab III]] (''deceased'')
*[[Margaret Landgraab]] (''deceased'')
*[[Blair Buckingham]] (''deceased'')
*[[Virginia Buckingham]] (''deceased'')
*[[Malcolm Landgraab IV]]
*[[Geoffrey Landgraab]] (''deceased'')
*[[Nancy Landgraab]] (''deceased'')
*[[Kitty Landgraab]] (''deceased'')
*[[Kermit Landgraab]] (''deceased'')
*[[Queenie Landgraab]] (''deceased'')
*[[Chester Landgraab]] (''deceased'')
*[[Malcolm Landgraab (TS3)|Malcolm Landgraab]] (''possibly deceased in [[The Sims 2]]'')
*[[Hannelore Landgraab]]
*[[Adrien Landgraab]]
*[[Malcolm Landgraab (Nintendo DS)]]
*[[Bambi Landgraab]]
*[[Dudley Landgraab]] (''deceased'')
*[[Mimi Landgraab]] (''deceased'')
*[[Mom Landgraab]] (''deceased'')
*[[Admiral Landgraab]] (''deceased'')
|gallery=
<gallery>
Image:Malcolm Landgraab IV's Parents Died.jpg|Malcolm's parents died.
Image:Malcolm Landgraab IV Talking.jpg
Image:Landgraab Certificate.jpg
Image:Malcolm Landgraab IV Girlfriend.jpg|Malcolm with a Sim that strongly resembles Nina...
File:Landgraab family-61.jpg|Queenie and Chester Landgraab as ghosts.
Landgraab ghost family.jpg|[[Kitty Landgraab]], [[Kermit Landgraab]], [[Queenie Landgraab]], and [[Chester Landgraab]] on [[Graveyard#Pleasant_Rest_Graveyard|The Pleasant Rest Graveyard]].
</gallery>
}}

==Landgraab-associated businesses==

Throughout The Sims games, the name "Landgraab" is mentioned at many points, often in passing, and often along with a brief mention of some business or corporation that is (or was) affiliated with the Landgraab Dynasty in some way. Listed below are a few of the businesses that have been associated with the Landgraabs, along with several notable accomplishments:

*Llama World (amusement park, closed)
*Landgraab Mall (downtown lot in ''The Sims Hot Date'')
*[[Club Dante]] (business in Bluewater Village)
*[[Electronics Supercenter]] (business in Bluewater Village)
*A Landgraab Games is mentioned in a painting that comes with ''The Sims 2: Pets'' expansion pack.
*Bluewater Real Estate Office (business in Bluewater Village, no longer in Landgraab possession).
*[[Wrightway Toys]] (mentioned on on the chance card for the slacker career, as a golf caddy, for Sims 2 base game...the chance card states that he was golfing when he got a cell phone call that his purchase of this business had been confirmed, making him the wealthiest man in [[SimCity]]. As a celebration, he gave out $50 to his employees, including the player who received said chance card.)
*Possibly Founded/Owns [[Vacation Island]] (unconfirmed, but possibly built up by [[Admiral Landgraab]])
*Founded/Built up [[Sunset Valley]] in ''The Sims 3''
*[[Shiny Things Inc.]] (ex: The Shiny Things Inc. fridge from the original ''The Sims'') is described as "The Brainchild of Malcolm Landgraab". Shiny Things also created a stove, a barbeque, the original Servo robot, a modern fireplace, a dishwasher, and many other appliances and electronics)
*[[Landgraab Industries]] was mentioned in SimCity 3000, and first mentioned in ''[[The Sims]]'' in the description of a cheap wooden coffee table from a Sims expansion pack. Also, the [[science lab]] in [[Sunset Valley]] is connected with Landgraab Industries.
*An Admiral Landgraab appears to have created nectar, the Sim equivalent of wine. However, in truth, it appears that he took the credit for someone else's work in this case.
*In ''The Sims: Bustin' Out'' for console, a Malcolm Landgraab, possibly the same who was a kid in The Sims 3, terrorizes the neighborhood repossessing property as a sort of repo man. The player is given the task of conquering Malcolm and at the end of the game, takes his mansion.
*At Sim State University, the [[secret society]] is known as the [[Landgraab Society]], and there is also a dorm named Landgraab House. Both could have, in theory, been connected to or built up by a Landgraab at some point.
*Magnus Landgraab is mentioned in an opportunity for the International Super Spy job as having attempted to take over a small nation{{confirm}}.


==The Landgraab home==
===The Sims 2===
In ''The Sims 2'', Malcolm Landgraab IV lives alone in a huge mansion overlooking the town. The house is large by Sims-standards, and features a large office and balcony, a hot tub, and indoor swimming pool. Oddly, the house has no television, despite the fact that Malcolm owns an electronics store. There is also a strange, empty shed to the left of the house. Its size and placement are just right for it to be a garage, with the addition of a driveway, a garage door, and, of course, a car. Also worth noting is that there are several blank white walls on the upstairs portion of the house, and while they are painted an "off-white", the player might prefer to revamp the second floor to match the rest of the house's interior. The house has very expensive furniture, many of it new mission-style furnishings that debuted in ''Open For Business''. It also has hedges and a few rosebushes to the left and right of the entrance, and some trees and bushes in the back. Malcolm would do well to hire a [[gardener]], especially if ''Seasons'' is installed.

===The Sims 3===
[[File:Thesims3-91-1-.jpg|thumb|Landgraab home]]
In ''The Sims 3'', the Landgraab family lives in a luxurious mansion on [[10 Summer Hill Court]], in the town of [[Sunset Valley]]. Judging by the house and where they live, it is quite obvious that they are wealthy.

<blockquote>An elegant home on the most exclusive circle in town, this stately manor resounds with grandeur. Four fireplaces, a massive kitchen, formal and informal living areas, a large custom pool, two car garage, and elegant neoclassical landscaping round out its elegant features.</blockquote>

House Funds: §117,578

Lot: 60 x 60 3br 4ba

<gallery>
Image:Landgraab Home 1.JPG|The Front.
Image:Landgraab Home 2.JPG|The Back.
Image:Landgraab Home 3.JPG|
Image:Landgraab Home 4.JPG|
Image:Landgraab Home 5.JPG|
Image:Landgraab Home 6.JPG|
Image:Landgraab Home 7.JPG|The Front Hall.
Image:Landgraab Home 8.JPG|
Image:Landgraab Home 9.JPG
</gallery>

==Landgraab Chateau==
With the Sims 3: World Adventures, One can travel to France, home to a giant tomb known as the Landgraab Chateau. Unlike most tombs, this tomb is rather unconventional in the sense that, since it is set in a giant home rather then an actual underground tomb, most of the dungeon is actually above ground level. Since players also explore a basement underneath the chateau, it is one of the largest tombs in the game.

Furthermore, it is very hard to get into, due to the fact that its original inhabitant, Admiral Landgraab, was very paranoid and filled his large estate with booby traps. In order to fully explore the house, players will need to fulfill several Adventures in France that will give them keystones, and one keystone is only obtained by doing an Adventure in China to explore the cellar area. It should also be noted that Pangu's Axe is required to explore a small underground part behind the house, near the groundskeeper's shack.

Those who hope to complete the tomb should keep in mind it is impossible to complete in one trip, and may take (depending on Visa level) multiple trips to round out exploration of the chateau.

==The Sims Medieval: Pirates and Nobles==
In ''[[The Sims Medieval: Pirates and Nobles]]'', a man named Guild Lord Demetrius Landegraab and his son Dacian Landegraab first appear in the quest "The Incident". Trendony is at war with Aarbyville, and Demetrius is the ruler of Trendony. In the quest, Dacian runs away with the Aarbyville pirate heiress Misty. Later, during a different quest, he is found hiding in a camp in the forest. It is unknown whether Demetrius and Dacian are related to the Landgraab family due to their names being spelled Landegraab instead of Landgraab.

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Revision as of 18:49, 20 February 2012

The Landgraabs are a powerful family in the Sims 3.

The Sims 3 Landgraabs consist of Geoffrey Landgraab, his wife, Nancy Landgraab, and their elementary-school-age son, Malcolm Landgraab. Geoffrey is a mild-mannered gene therapist and Nancy is a businesswoman. There is much speculation over young Malcolm - will he turn out like his father, or his mother?

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