Helmsdorf (noble family)

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Coat of arms of those of Helmdorf

The noble family von Helmsdorf was a ministerial family and owner of Thurgau courts .

history

The ancestral castle of the Helmsdorf was near Immenstaad on Lake Constance from the 14th to 17th centuries . In addition to the rule of Eppishausen (1372), the Helmsdorf u. a. the bailiwicks of Langrickenbach (1351), Happerswil (1387), Amriswil (15th century), Anwil Castle with Buhwil (1463) and Griesenberg (1478). Towards the end of the 15th century, the family with court lord Ludwig succeeded in advancing to the offices of episcopal constancy : in 1478 he became councilor and bailiff in Bischofszell , later episcopal court master . As a member of the Thurgau court lords , Wolfgang (Wolf) signed a court lords contract in 1509, while his brother Ludwig was the ambassador of the prince- abbey of St. Gallen to the daily statutes and the abbot of St. Gallen .

As early as the 16th century, the descent of the von Helmdorf began, which in 1535 also lost control of Eppishausen. The Thurgauian line died out in the 17th century.

coat of arms

Coat of arms of the Helmdorfers

Two silver unicorn heads turned away in red . Crest: the white unicorn head.

Variant: split shield, above in gold a jumping ibex or goat, below in red a helmet , crest with two silver horns.

literature

  • W. Kohlhammer: Württembergisches Adels- und Wappenbuch, Stuttgart 1889, p. 298 view of commons

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Verena Rothenbühler: von Helmsdorf. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
    These sections are largely based on the entry in the Historical Lexicon of Switzerland (HLS), which, according to the HLS's usage information, is under the Creative Commons license     - Attribution - Share under the same conditions 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  2. ^ Franz Xaver Bishop: Ludwig von Helmsdorf. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
  3. ↑ in the Württemberg nobility and coat of arms book with different helmet decoration