Falcons (Knight League)
The Falken Gesellschaft or Gesellschaft vom Falken was a noble society of the Westphalian , North Hessian and Waldeck nobility. It was founded on September 29, 1385 by 28 nobles for a period of five years. It had emerged from the Star League .
The company was dissolved in 1390 or 1391 and replaced by the Bengler League, founded on September 29, 1391 on the initiative of the Mainz bailiff Konrad Spiegel zum Desenberg .
Members
Members of the Falken Society were:
- Johann Rabe von Pappenheim and his son
- Raven von Pappenheim.
- Burghard Rabe von Pappenheim zu Liebenau.
- Herbold Rabe von Canstein , his son
- Raven von Canstein, and his brother
- Ludolf von Canstein.
- Lippolt from Canstein.
- Friedrich Rabe von Calenberg , the brothers
- Werner von Calenberg and
- Johan Rabe von Calenberg, and Werner's sons
- Rabe von Calenberg and
- Johann von Calenberg.
- Konrad Spiegel zum Desenberg and his brother
- Hermann Spiegel to Desenberg.
- Heinrich Spiegel zum Desenberg and
- Johann Spiegel to Desenberg.
- Ulrich von Brenken and his brother
- Reinicken von Brenken.
- Friedrich vom Alten Haus Padberg , and his sons
- Friedrich vom Alten Haus Padberg and
- Johann from the old house in Padberg.
- Friedrich of the New House Padberg.
- Thile Wolff von Gudenberg zu Itter .
- Johann von Dalwigk zu Adorf.
- Friedrich III. from Hertingshausen .
- Brosecke (Ambrosius) from Viermünden to Nordenbeck .
- Herbold von Brobecke .
The chronicle of Wigand Lautze also names Berthold von Völkershausen, Abbot von Hersfeld, Eckhardt von Elkerhausen, Friedrich von Lißberg and all nobles von Hanstein as members of the Falken Society.
literature
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