Lengerke

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Coat of arms of the von Lengerke

Lengerke (also Lengerken ) is the name of an Osnabrück councilor who converted into the Westphalian landed gentry in the 18th century .

history

The family first appears in a document in 1257 with Henrikus de Lengerke .

The Steinbeck estate near Bad Salzuflen has been owned by the family since 1864 .

coat of arms

The coat of arms shows in blue on a natural branch emerging from the right edge of the shield a gold armored silver falcon with a red hunting cap and raised right muzzle. On the helmet with blue-silver helmet covers the shield image between an open flight divided by blue and silver across the corner .

family members

  • Wilhelm von Lengerke (1894–1942), German major general

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Adelslexikon Volume VII, 1989, p. 270