Horstmar (noble family)

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Coat of arms of those of Horstmar

The Lords of Horstmar are a historical aristocratic family who lived in Horstmar Castle in today's Horstmar , Steinfurt / NRW district.

history

The oldest known member of the family is Bernhard I. von Horstmar , who is attested as Lord von Horstmar between 1146 and 1180. After several divisions of the family in the 13th century into the branches Horstmar, Ahaus and Ottenstein, the family continued with the branch Horstmar-Ahaus, which later called itself Nahuys and was raised to a county in 1644, until the 19th century. One of the most famous family members was the knight , crusader and diplomat Bernhard the Good , who died in the Battle of Ane in 1227 .

coat of arms

The coat of arms is divided fourteen times by blue and gold, on top of which is a raised red lion crowned in gold. Growing on the helmet of the lion.

Tribe list

From Bernhard I to Bernhard III. (1146 to 1331)

  1. Bernhard I , Lord of Horstmar 1146–1180
    1. Wigbold , Lord of Horstmar 1154–1189
      1. Wilhelm , Herr von Horstmar 1189 until after 1199
        1. Otto I. , Lord of Horstmar before 1214–1255, ⚭ Adelheid von Ahaus
          1. Bernhard II von Horstmar-Ahaus , lord of Ahaus 1255–1295, ⚭ Sophia von Loen, heiress of Loen
            1. Johann von Horstmar-Ahaus , Lord of Horstmar-Ahaus 1269–1323
              1. Bernhard III. von Horstmar-Ahaus , lord of Horstmar-Ahaus until 1331, administrator of the diocese of Utrecht 1326, his descendants: see below
            2. Otto II von Horstmar-Ottenstein , Lord of Horstmar-Ottenstein 1269–1321, built in 1316 Ottenstein
              1. Sophia, ⚭ Count Heinrich von Solms, inherits Ottenstein,
          2. Beatrix († 1277), ⚭ 1247/51 Count Friedrich von Rietberg , inherits Horstmar, sell Horstmar to Münster on January 27, 1269
      2. Bernhard the Good , crusader and lifesaver of Emperor Otto IV , died on July 28, 1227 in the Battle of Ane

From Bernhard III. to Count Peter von Nahuys (1326–1678)

  1. Bernhard III. von Horstmar-Ahaus , Lord von Horstmar-Ahaus until 1331, administrator of the diocese of Utrecht 1326, his ancestors: see above
    1. Hermann , Lord of Horstmar-Ahaus 1331–1362
      1. Ludolf , Lord of Horstmar-Ahaus 1362–1393
        1. Johanna, ⚭ I. Sweder von Vorst († after 1400), ⚭ II. Godert von Ruhr; sells Ahaus to Münster on January 21, 1406
      2. Heinrich I , Lord of Horstmar-Ahaus around 1393
        1. Heinrich II , Lord of Horstmar-Ahaus around 1393
          1. Johann III. , Herr von Horstmar-Ahaus before 1452 to 1467
            1. Henry III. , "Lord of the Ahus (Nahus)" 1467–1503
              1. John IV , Lord of Nahuys 1503–1559
                1. Otto III. , Lord of Nahuys around 1559
                  1. Heinrich IV. , Lord of Borken, 1559–1626
                    1. Christoph , Lord of Nahuys, approx. 1626–1644
                      1. Peter († 1678), 24 June 1644 recognized as Count, Count of Nahuys 1644–1678
                      2. Henry V , lord of Nahuys in 1626

From Count Peter von Nahuys

  1. Peter († 1678), 24 June 1644 recognized as Count, Count of Nahuys 1644–1678
    1. Henry VI. († 1722), Count of Nahuys
      1. Gerhard († 1776), Count of Nahuys
        1. Tobias († 1814), Count of Nahuys
          1. Johann Jacob († 1864), Count of Nahuys
            1. Maurinus , Count of Nahuys

literature

  • Hermann Grote : Stammtafeln , Leipzig 1877, reprint Fourier Verlag Wiesbaden 1981, ISBN 3-921695-59-7 .
  • Statu familiae of Maurin Edelherr and Count von Nahuys, from the house of Horstmar-Ahaus. Member of several academies. , Brussels 1885.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Maurin Comte de Nahuys: Histoire Numismatique du Royaume de Hollande sous le règne de SM Louis Napoléon, et pendant sa réunion à l'Empire Français , Amsterdam 1858, Utrecht 1863, reprint 2003.
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