Cauldron of mountains
Kessel von Bergen (also from the mountain called Kessler or from the mountain called Kessel ) was the name of a noble family in the Westerwald from Bergen bei Niederbruch .
history
The noble family Kessel von Berge goes back to the noble servant Johann von Berge, who was first tangible in 1355 and who was wealthy in Nauheim near Limburg . One branch of the family was part of the service team of the Counts of Isenburg . 1393 Henne was by mountains Burgmann in Runkel and was equipped with a fief of the Lords of Westerburg in Waigandshain wealthy. The Kessler or Kessel von Bergen named themselves after the job title Kessler for Kesselschmiede , which several families of the lower nobility adopted as a nickname. The family was often in the service of the territorial lords in the Westerwald and hardly emerged as clergymen. The mountains of Bergen were widely dispersed from the Eifel to Dreieich and Wetterau . The noble family was able to acquire a share in the imperial estate of Lindheim and in this way become castle men of the imperial castle Friedberg . Then they joined the Middle Rhine knighthood . Since 1545, the noble family has mostly called itself Kessel von Bergen .
coat of arms
The coat of arms of the Kessel von Bergen shows a black bar in gold , accompanied by two at the top and a black star at the bottom . The crest shows two golden horns, covered with a black bar and a black star and a black star between the two golden horns.
literature
- Hellmuth Gensicke : The cauldrons of mountains . In: Nassauische Annalen 95 (1985), pp. 231-238 (with ancestry and overview of ownership).