List of Bavarian noble families

The list of Bavarian noble families contains all 338 Bavarian noble families named by Johann Siebmacher in 1605 with further additions.

The list is an alphabetical overview of Bavarian noble families. It contains information about name variants, origin, distribution and known personalities of the sexes. Where there is no coat of arms image, the image position from Johann Siebmacher's coat of arms book from 1605 is given according to the following scheme: page number of the coat of arms and position of the coat of arms on the plate (the page numbers of the reprints were not used).

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A.

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Canton Notes	Personalities	coat of arms
Abensberg		Abensberg
Adelzhausen Adelshausen		Adelzhausen , Unterweikertshofen Castle
Adelshofen		Adelshofen
Aham (Ahalm) to Wildenau		Aham to Wildenau
Albrechtsheim		Albrechtsheim		Siebmacher 1605: 81.7
Allerspach		Allerspach		Siebmacher 1605: 80.13
Alnbach		Alnbach		Siebmacher 1605: 83.15
Altendorf		Altendorf		unknown
Altmann of Regeldorf		The old men of Regeldorf		Siebmacher 1605: 95.14
Altmann from Vilswert		The old men of Vilswert		Siebmacher 1605: 95.12
Amsheim		Amsheim		Siebmacher 1605: 85.5
Armansperg		Armansberg or Arnsberg
Arnolt		Arnolt		Siebmacher 1605: 98.4
Ash	approx. 1000-1883	Asch Castle
Auer von Auberg		The Auer von Auberg		Siebmacher 1605: 90.1
Auer von Pullach		The Auer of Puelach		Siebmacher 1605: 80.3
Except from Tobel		The Auer von Tobel		Siebmacher 1605: 80.7
Except from Winckel		The Auer von Winckel		Siebmacher 1605: 80.9
Aurach		Aurach		Siebmacher 1605: 94.2
Aurberg		Aurberg		Siebmacher 1605: 81.11
Aycher von Herngiesdorf		The Aygner von Herngiesdorf		Siebmacher 1605: 97.15

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B.

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Canton Notes	Personalities	coat of arms
Bart zu Koppenhausen		Die Bärtt zu Kopenhausen, Barth (patrician family)
Farmer friend		Farmer friend
Baymundt		Baymundt
Behaim von Abensberg	1120-before 1681	Behaim near Moosburg, Abensberg, Freising
Beheim von Adelshausen Behem von Adelzhausen Pehaim von Adelshausen Beheim von Bernhardswald (second line)	? - mid-16th century	Adelshausen Castle (called Sachselhauer in Bohemia)
Berchtoltzhofen (Beroltzhofen)		Pertolzhofen Castle
Berwang		Bergwang		Siebmacher 1605: 83.6
Betzenstein		Betzenstein		Siebmacher 1605: 89.13
Blankfels		Blanckenfels
Blittersdorf (Plitersdorf)		Plitersdorf		Siebmacher 1605: 97.14
arc	1125-1242	Bogenberg ( Bogen Castle ) near Straubing	Albert I. von Bogen , Albert II. Von Bogen , Berthold II. Von Bogen , Albert III. von Bogen , Albert IV. von Bogen
Braidenbach		Braidenpach
Breitenstein Braidenstein	? -1644	Breitenstein , Hetzles
Brandt		Brandt
Breckendorf		Breckendorf		Siebmacher 1605: 97.3
Breitenbuch		Breitenbach (Thuringia)
Bülling		Bülling		Siebmacher 1605: 82.6

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C.

Name (see also K )	Period	Headquarters / Origin Canton Notes	Personalities	coat of arms
Cammer		The Cammer		Siebmacher 1605: 91.7
Cassel		Cassel		Siebmacher 1605: 92.12
Chamerauer		Chamerau Castle	Peter der Chamerauer, Chamber Master (1375) Heinrich der Chamerauer (1358), captain in Bavaria, Ulrich der Chamerauer (1304), Vice Cathedral of Straubing Friedrich der Chamerauer, court master
Close	until 1856	Close headquarters in Arnstorf in Lower Bavaria and in Gern near Eggenfelden	Wolfgang von Closen, bishop

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D.

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Canton Notes	Personalities	coat of arms
Dabertzhofen		Dabertzhofen		Siebmacher 1605: 90.5
Badger perg		Dachsperger		Siebmacher 1605: 93.10
Diepold		Diepoldinger Rapotonen
Doles von Rosenberg		The Doles von Rosenberg		Siebmacher 1605: 89.15
Doneckh		Doneckh		Siebmacher 1605: 96.6
Thunder stone		Thunder stone		Siebmacher 1605: 83.12
Dortzer		The Dortzer		Siebmacher 1605: 94.4
Dreschwitz (noble family) , Dreschwitz (Draschwitz)		Burg Treswitz Burgstall Altentreswitz	Ministerial of the Counts of Ortenburg
Duchess		The Düchtel zu Dützing - Dichtl von Tutzing , Munich patrician families	Bernhard Dichtl (1523–1599), Bavarian councilor and owner of Hofmark Tutzing
Dumperg		Dumperg

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E.

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Canton Notes	Personalities	coat of arms
Eberspach		Eberspach		Siebmacher 1605: 92.7
Ebron von Wildenberg Ebran from Wildenberg		The Ebron from Wildenberg	Christoph Ebran from Wildenberg
Edelbeck (also called Edlweck)		called themselves "zu Schönau", headquarters in Grasensee
Egk		Wolfsegg Castle
Ecker zu Egg		Egg Castle
Egk		Egk
Eckher von Kapfing		The Egkher
Egkher von Paering		The Egkher von Paering
Ehrenfelser		Ehrenfels Castle
Elriching		Elriching		Siebmacher 1605: 86.2
Elsenbeck		Elsenbeck		Siebmacher 1605: 97.7
Engelshofen		Engelshofen		Siebmacher 1605: 97.8
Eps		also Ebser
Erlbach		Erlbach		Siebmacher 1605: 95.6
Erlbeck to Siningen		The Erl basin to Siningen
Eschelbach		Eschelpach		Siebmacher 1605: 92.9
Eubing		Eybing		Siebmacher 1605: 80.5
Eysen		Eysen		Siebmacher 1605: 98.10
Eysenreich from Weilbach		The Eysenreich		Siebmacher 1605: 94.13

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F.

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Canton Notes	Personalities	coat of arms
Falkenstein	1115–1272 (?)
Fire of Au (Aw, Ow)		The Au fires		Siebmacher 1605: 85.15
Flitzing		Flitzzing		Siebmacher 1605: 91.12
Florian		The Florianer		Siebmacher 1605: 91.9
Raft (noble family)	12th - 17th century	raft	Old care lock raft
Forster from Philippsberg		Poses
Franckenreiter		The Franckenreiter		Siebmacher 1605: 97.11
Franking		Fraengking
Fraunberg		Fraunberg
Freising		Freising		Siebmacher 1605: 95.1
Freudenberg		Freidenberg
Freyberg		Freyberg
Freyberg to Aschau		Freyberg to Aschau		Siebmacher 1605: 78.2
Freymann on Randeck		The Freymänner uf Hohen Randeck		Siebmacher 1605: 95.3
Fronberg		Fronberg		Siebmacher 1605: 81.15
Fronheim to Malching		The Fronheimer in Malching		Siebmacher 1605: 93.9
Frog from Martzel		Martzel's frogs		Siebmacher 1605: 81.6
Fuchsstein		Fuchsstein		Siebmacher 1605: 93.14

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G

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Canton Notes	Personalities	coat of arms
Forked oven		Gäbelthofen
Gardener		The Gartner		Siebmacher 1605: 98.12
Gasmer		The gasmer
Gebeck Geböckh Gepeckh		Geebeckhen
Gibing		Gibing		Siebmacher 1605: 98.9
Gieser		The Gieser		Siebmacher 1605: 86.3
Gleißenthaler		Zandt Castle Döltsch Castle	Johann Georg von Gleißenthal
Gmainer		The Gmainer		Siebmacher 1605: 85.6
Gold field		The gold fields		Siebmacher 1605: 87.7
Göltling		The Göltling		Siebmacher 1605: 92.13
Gradl from the ground		The Gradel of Boden		Siebmacher 1605: 98.15
Gransey from Uttendorf		The Gransey from Uttendorf		Siebmacher 1605: 91.14
Gravenreuth		Gravenreuth
Gruber from Grub		The Gruber von Grub		Siebmacher 1605: 86.8
Gruber from Peterskirch		The Gruber von Peterskirch		Siebmacher 1605: 85.14
Gumppenberg		Imperial barons of Gumppenberg, Pöttmes

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H

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Canton Notes	Personalities	coat of arms
Häckel to the old age		The Hackel to Altenstat		Siebmacher 1605: 95.7
Chopping bait		Hackledt Castle
Halder		The keepers		Siebmacher 1605: 88.12
Haller		The Haller		Siebmacher 1605: 98.5
neck Comb neck	1112-1375	The Counts of Hals; today's castle ruin Hals , in the district of the same name in Passau, was their ancestral home.
Haslang		Haslang
Hauner	1412	Hauner or Hawnär (old Bavarian nobility)	Jacob der Hawnär, the Count of Ortenburg Purchhüter Johannes I. Hauner, Abbot Monastery of St. Emmeram from 1395-1402	Siebmacher 1605: T1, F149
Hausner from Treusa		The Hausner from Treusa
Hautzenberg		Hautzenberg
Haydenreich		The Haydenreich		Siebmacher 1605: 93.5
Heel called Schab		The Heein called Schwab		Siebmacher 1605: 95.15
Hegnenberg		Haegnenberg		Siebmacher 1605: 84.4
Heinberg		Heinberg		Siebmacher 1605: 82.10
Hermsdorf		Hermsdorf
Hertzian force		The Hertzenkraft		Siebmacher 1605: 98.13
Hertzheim		Hertzheim		Siebmacher 1605: 95.4
Heynspach		Heynspach		Siebmacher 1605: 93.2
Hilinger		The Hilinger		Siebmacher 1605: 96.14
Hintzenhausen		Hintzenhausen		Siebmacher 1605: 90.15
Hocholting		Hocholting		Siebmacher 1605: 90.13
Hofer von Lobenstein		Hofer to Lobenstain
Hohenfels line of the Raitenbuch		Hohenfelser , Hohenfels Castle	Albrecht I of Hohenfels
Hohenkirch		Hohenkirch		Siebmacher 1605: 85.4
Hohenreis		Hohenreis		Siebmacher 1605: 95.9
Hohenwart	10/11 Century	Hohenwart Castle (Upper Bavaria)	Bishop Konrad von Konstanz , Bishop Albuin von Brixen, Bishop Gebhard I. von Regensburg, Bishop Norbert von Chur
Holnstein		Holnstein
Honheim		Hönheim		Siebmacher 1605: 87.1
Hundt to Lautterbach		The Hundt von Lauterbach
Hut to Heuspach		From huts to Heuspach		Siebmacher 1605: 93.12

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I.

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Canton Notes	Personalities	coat of arms
Ingelsteter		The Ingelsteter		Siebmacher 1605: 96.15

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J

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Canton Notes	Personalities	coat of arms
Jagensdorf		Jagensdorf
Jahenstorf (Johansdorf)		Year peat , year peat	Albrecht von Jahenstorf , minstrel Eberhard von Jahenstorf , Canon of Passau
Jarsdorf		Jahrsdorf (Hilpoltstein), later: Oberstotzingen Castle, built in the 16th century.
Jud von Bruckberg		The Jews of Bruckberg		Siebmacher 1605: 84.11
Young			Ambrosius Jung (senior), Ambrosius Jung (junior), Ulrich Jung

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K

Name (see also C )	Period	Headquarters / Origin Canton Notes	Personalities	coat of arms
Kapfelmann		The Kapfmäner		Siebmacher 1605: 93.11
Kärgl		The Karg
Kastner from Unterschnaittenbach	1398 to 1748	Schnaittenbach
Keckh von Maurstetten		The Kecken von Maursteten
Kemnat		Kemnat		Siebmacher 1605: 79.7
Kienburg		Kienburg		Siebmacher 1605: 81.10
Klammenstein		Klammenstein		Siebmacher 1605: 79.15
Klugheim		Klugheim		Siebmacher 1605: 83.11
Kolb von Haylsberg		The pistons from Haylsberg		Siebmacher 1605: 90.4
Kölderer too high		The Kölderer too high		Siebmacher 1605: 87.8
Koenigsfeld	13th century to 1808	Königsfelt	Johann Georg von Königsfeld , Joseph Anton von Königsfeld
Power furnace		Power furnace		Siebmacher 1605: 82.9
Crane perg		Kranigsperg
Krätzl		The Krätzl		Siebmacher 1605: 81.1
Screams		Screams		Siebmacher 1605: 87.5
Krottendorf		Krotendorf		Siebmacher 1605: 80.14
Kühbacher	11th century	Kühbach	Pope Viktor II Prince Archbishop Gebhard II von Grögling
Kürmreuth		Kürmreuth		Siebmacher 1605: 89.4
Kuttenau		Cottenau

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L.

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Canton Notes	Personalities	coat of arms
Lamminger		The Lamminger
Lamboting		Lamboting		Siebmacher 1605: 85.8
Long oven		Langkhofen		Siebmacher 1605: 93.3
Lauming		Lauming peasants		Siebmacher 1605: 78.4
Lautenschlager zu Wilmannsberg		The Lautenschlaher in Wilmansberg		Siebmacher 1605: 93.4
Lautenschlager zu Wilmannsberg		The Lautenschlaher in Wilmansberg		Siebmacher 1605: 93.4
lemming		The Lemminger		Siebmacher 1605: 89.9
lemming		The Lemminger		Siebmacher 1605: 95.11
Lenberg Leonberg Lemberg Leumberg	Often mentioned around 1200 in 1319 extinct	The ancestral castle of the Counts of Leonberg , which fell in the 16th century, stood in today's municipality of Marktl , Altwies district, high above the Inn , near which there is now the Leonberg district . When building the branch church of the same name, stones from the original castle chapel were also used.
Leneys		The Leneysen		Siebmacher 1605: 84.9
Lords of Lengenbach	(10.?) 12-13. Century	Neulengbach Castle
Lengenfeld		Lengenfeldt		Siebmacher 1605: 83.10
Lerbingen		Lerbingen		Siebmacher 1605: 91.11
Lerchenfeld		The lark fields
Lesch von Hilgartshausen		The Leschen von Hilckhertzhausn		Siebmacher 1605: 82.13
Leublfing		Leublfing
Leubrechting		Leubrechting		Siebmacher 1605: 80.10
Leuchtenberg		Leuchtenberg	Ulrich I. von Leuchtenberg
Star of light	18.-20. Century	Treswitz Castle
League salt		The Ligsaltz
Lossnitz		Lossnitz		Siebmacher 1605: 88.15
Lung from Planeck		The lungs of Planeck Planegg

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M.

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Canton Notes	Personalities	coat of arms
Edelfrei from Maisach	11th and 12th centuries	Maisach
Mangsreuter		The Mangsreuter		Siebmacher 1605: 85.13
Manshofer		The Manshofer		Siebmacher 1605: 97.2
Manteuffel	1810	The Manteuffel on Broitz	Gottlieb Joseph von Manteuffel
Maxlrain		Maxlrain	Wolf Dietrich von Maxlrain
Mayrhofen		Mayrhofen		Siebmacher 1605: 94.14
Mendel von Steinfels		The Mendel von Steinfels
Mendorff		Mendorf		Siebmacher 1605: 90.12
Mermoser		Mermoser
Mersuckhofen		Mersuckshofen		Siebmacher 1605: 90.7
Messenbach		Messenbach		Siebmacher 1605: 91.3
Mistelbach		Mistelbach
Moller from Heytzenstein		Heytzenstein's Moller		Siebmacher 1605: 96.12
Monk at Rampaur		The monks at Ramspaur		Siebmacher 1605: 84.8
moss		From the moss		Siebmacher 1605: 91.15
Moosburg	1055-1281	Moosburg on the Isar	Berthold von Moosburg
Morolding to Hornbach		The Morolding to Hornbach		Siebmacher 1605: 85.3
Mörsbach		Morspach		Siebmacher 1605: 82.1
Müffling		Müffling called white
Muggenthal		Mugkenthal
Münchau		Münchau		Siebmacher 1605: 86.4
Murach		Murach
Murhaimer		The Murhaimer		Siebmacher 1605: 92.14

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N

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Canton Notes	Personalities	coat of arms
Neiching		Neiching		Siebmacher 1605: 82.11
Neuberg		New		Siebmacher 1605: 92.10
Neuhaus to Ruetting		Ruetting		Siebmacher 1701-1705 C064
Emergency		The emergency
Nussdorff		Nusdorf

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O

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Canton Notes	Personalities	coat of arms
Oedenberg		Oedenberg		Siebmacher 1605: 88.7
Offenheimer to Seibersdorf		The Offenheimers zu Seybersdorf, also relatives in the Offenhaimer spelling		Siebmacher 1605: 88.9
Ortenburg	1134 to 1805	Imperial Count of Ortenburg in today's Passau district	Etzel I. von Ortenburg , imperial count, chamberlain to King Charles VI. of France Wolfgang von Ortenburg , Reichsgraf Joachim von Ortenburg , Reichsgraf, reformer of Ortenburg
Ottenberger		Ottenperg		Siebmacher 1605: 88.8
Öttling Otelingen Ettling		Öttling	Eberhard II of Otelingen

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P

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Canton Notes	Personalities	coat of arms
Paehel		Paehel		Siebmacher 1605: 81.14
Panichner von Walkersdorf and Gartenau		The Panichner		Siebmacher 1605: 79.12
Parsberg		Parsberg	Friedrich II. Of Parsberg (Eichstätt) Friedrich II. Of Parsberg (Regensburg)
Paulsdorf		Paulsdorf
Paumgartner		The Paumgartner		Siebmacher 1605: 84.14
Payrstorf		Payrstorf		Siebmacher 1605: 93.1
Peffenhausen		Peefenhausen		Siebmacher 1605: 77.2
Peffenhausen		Peffenhausn		Siebmacher 1605: 94.6
Pelckhofen		Pelckhofen, Pelkhoven, Pelkoven, Pelkhofen	Johann Nepomuk von Pelkhoven Maximilian von Pelkhoven
Pelheim		Pelheim		Siebmacher 1605: 83.14
Penzkofer		Penzkofen
Perger		The Perger		Siebmacher 1605: 93.13
Perghauser zu Weichs		The Pergkheüser zu Weichs		Siebmacher 1605: 97.12
Perghofen		Perghofen		Siebmacher 1605: 80.12
Pötzlinger (also Petzlinger)		Pötzling (district of Leinburg )	Hans Pötzlinger , 16th century Regensburg sculptor in the Danube region	Siebmacher 1605: 98.2
Stake		The stakes		Siebmacher 1605: 81.13
Pfäffinger (also Pfaffinger)		The Pfäffinger family acquired numerous castles and estates, including the Salmanskirchen castles near Mühldorf am Inn , Steeg and Zangberg.	• Genitiflor Pfäffinger • Degenhart Pfäffinger • Casper I. Pfäffinger • Maria Pfäffinger • Peter I. Pfäffinger
Pienzenau		Pientzenau	Hans von Pienzenau
Pilgram	1778–?	Pilgram, closely related to the Austrian line
Piring		Piring		Siebmacher 1605: 85.7
Polling		Polling		Siebmacher 1605: 82.7
Portner of Augsburg		Wellenburg Castle
Portner to Teurn		Theuern hammer lock
Pötting from Persing		The Pötinger from Persing		Siebmacher 1605: 87.6
Poysel zu Hackenberg		The Poysel zu Hackenberg		Siebmacher 1605: 84.13
Prackbach		Prachbach		Siebmacher 1605: 93.15
Prandner		The Brandner		Siebmacher 1605: 94.12
Prenberg		Brennberg
Preu	March 28, 1538	Weissenburg
Preysing		Long price
Prockendorf		Breckendorf		Siebmacher 1605: 97.3
Pronner von Talhausen		The Pronner von Tahlhausen		Siebmacher 1605: 98.7
Proy from Findelstein		Findelstein's Proy		Siebmacher 1605: 88.14
Puchausen		Puechhausen		Siebmacher 1605: 82.2
Puchberg		Puchberg
Pudendorf		Pudensdorf		Siebmacher 1605: 92.8
Pulnhofen		Pülnhofen		Siebmacher 1605: 97.9
Cleaners to the cleaners		The cleaners to the plasters		Siebmacher 1605: 91.1

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R.

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Canton Notes	Personalities	coat of arms
Radwitz		Radwitz		Siebmacher 1605: 88.11
Raitenbuch		Raitenbuch Castle	Konrad I. von Raitenbuch Konrad II of Raitenbuch
Ramb silk		The Rambseider		Siebmacher 1605: 96.5
Rammelsteiner	12th to 16th century	Castle Loch
Raming		Raming		Siebmacher 1605: 88.6
Ramming		Rammingen
Ratz		The rats		Siebmacher 1605: 88.10
Regau		Regau		Siebmacher 1605: 85.1
Regeldorf		Regeldorf		Siebmacher 1605: 86.5
Reichhart von Rechthal		The Reichharter from Pechthal		Siebmacher 1605: 96.4
Reigher von Haustein		The Reigher von Haustein		Siebmacher 1605: 97.10
Reinberg		Reinberg		Siebmacher 1605: 91.10
Reindörfer		The Reindorfer		Siebmacher 1605: 88.13
Reinoldt		The Reinoldt		Siebmacher 1605: 85.12
Riding Moor		The riding moors		Siebmacher 1605: 90.14
Riederer by couple		The Riederer from Paar
pipe		pipe
Rorbach		Rorbach
Rosenbusch in Notzing	15th to 18th century	The Rosenbusch in Notzing
Ruesdorf		Ruesdorf		Siebmacher 1605: 88.1
Hype	14th century til today	Nuremberg, Lichtenau	Franz Ferdinand von Rummel , Friedrich von Rummel (diplomat)

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S.

Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Canton Notes	Personalities	coat of arms
Sachsenhausen		Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen
Sachsenkam (noble family)	1020-1102	Sachsenkam Burg Grub	Adalpero of Sachsenkam
Salldorf		Salldorf		Siebmacher 1605: 87.11
Salrer	1095-1307	Sallern	Adelgoz de Allaris, Heinrich von Salrer, Otto von Sallern, Dietrich von Sallern
Sandicell		Sandicell
Saddle bow		The Satelböger
Satzenhofen		Satzenhofen
Saurzapf	13th to 19th century	The saur cones
Schaetzl to Hermansberg		The Schaetzel at Hermansperg		Siebmacher 1605: 90.6
Schaldorf		Schaldorf		Siebmacher 1605: 87.12
Mud village		Schlamersdorf
Scharffenberg		Scharffenberg		Siebmacher 1605: 87.4
Scheufel		The Scheufel		Siebmacher 1605: 95.13
Sign		The Schildl
Schirnding		Schirnding
Schirsdorf		Schürsdorf		Siebmacher 1605: 90.10
Schlaher von der Nimkau		The Schlaher from the Nimkau
Smack		Smack
Schölhammer		The Schölhamer		Siebmacher 1605: 84.12
Schönbühel		Schönbühel		Siebmacher 1605: 86.9
Schönburg		Schönburg	Schönburg  ?
Schondorf		Schondorf am Ammersee
Schönstein		Schönstein
Schönstetten		Schönstetten
Schrenck from Notzing		The Schrenken von Notzing
Schwartzdorf		Schwartzdorf		Siebmacher 1605: 87.2
Schwartzenstein		Schwartzenstein		Siebmacher 1605: 77.6
Schwarzenburger	Older line: 1048–1148 Younger Line: Around 1240-1391	Schwarzenburg Castle
Levitation		The levers		Siebmacher 1605: 92.15
Schweickhart		The Schweickhardt		Siebmacher 1605: 92.6
Schweinböck		The Schweinböck		Siebmacher 1605: 96.1
Schwendt		Schwendtner		Siebmacher 1605: 80.11
Sailor from Mangern		The sailors	Heinrich Seemann (Canon)
Mustard from Pilsach		The mustard from Bilsach
Seubersdorf		Seubersdorf		Siebmacher 1605: 82.14
Seiboldsdorf	approx. 740 to 1957	Seyboldsdorf	Hieronymus Graf von Seyboltstorff, Johann Georg Graf von Seiboldsdorf, Ludwig Graf von Freyen-Seyboldsdorf
Seyfridsdorf		Seyfriedstorf
Sigenheim		Sigenheim		Siebmacher 1605: 79.14
Sigenhofen		Sigenhofen		Siebmacher 1605: 86.12
Sigershofen		Sigershofen		Siebmacher 1605: 87.9
Sigmershausen		Sigmershausen		Siebmacher 1605: 90.2
Singenhofen		Sintzenhofen		Siebmacher 1605: 80.8
Sinzendorf	13th century until 1822	Sintzendorf	Georg Ludwig von Sinzendorf Philipp Ludwig Wenzel von Sinzendorf
Sinzinger (noble family)	11th to 13th century	Sinzing
Stainer from Rockendorf		The satiners from Rockendorf		Siebmacher 1605: 87.15
Staringer from Kalching		The Staringer from Kalching		Siebmacher 1605: 90.9
Starzhausen		Startzhausen
Staudinger		Staudinger		Siebmacher 1605: 86.15
Staufer of Thunau		The Staufer of Thunau		Siebmacher 1605: 91.2
Stauff von Ehrenfels	13th to 16th centuries	Stauf Castle Ehrenfels Castle	Argula of Grumbach
Steinlinger		The Steinlingers		Siebmacher 1605: 97.4
Steurer		The Steurer		Siebmacher 1605: 98.1
Stingelheim		Stingelheim		Siebmacher 1605: 84.5
Stör von Störnstein	12-17 Century	Störnstein Castle
Ray rock		Strahlfels Castle ?
Strassl		The Stresler
Star of Misbrun		The Stars of Misburn		Siebmacher 1605: 98.8
Sulzberger zu Krapfenberg		The Sultzberger zu Krapfenberg		Siebmacher 1605: 82.15
Steinfels headquarters (until the 20th century Barons Castle Stein- rock

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Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Canton Notes	Personalities	coat of arms
Taching		Taching		Siebmacher 1605: 85.10
Tamdorf		Tamdorf		Siebmacher 1605: 84.7
Tattenbach Reinstein-Tattenbach	1280-1821	The origin is an old Austrian aristocratic family with the nameättenpeck, who came to Bavaria and had their headquarters in the town of (Ober-Unter-) Tattenbach since 1972, the municipality of Bad Birnbach ( Rottal-Inn district ), for the time being.	Christian von Tattenbach , German diplomat Georg Ignaz von Tattenbach , sergeant-general of Elector Maximilian II. Emanuel in Braunau Hans Erasmus von Tattenbach , participant in the magnate conspiracy
Taufkirchen		Taufkirchen
Taufkircher		Taufkirchen (near Munich)
Devil of Bühel		Devil of Bühel
Teuffel von Birkensee		The devils of Pirckensee
Thaimer		The Thai people
Thannhausen		Tanhauen
Thonn (Tunau)		Thonn		Siebmacher 1605: 93.6
Thorer of Eyrasburg		The Torers of Eyraspurg
Thurn (Durner zu Thurn)		The Durner zum Thurn		Siebmacher 1605: 98.11
Tieffenbach		Tieffenbach		Siebmacher 1605: 85.2
Tobelheim		Tobelheim		Siebmacher 1605: 92.4
Toerring (barons)	at 1120 -?	Tittmoning
Trauner	12th mill. - 1788	The Trauners
Tren bach	1163-1637	The headquarters of the von Trennbach (also: Trenbach) is Obertrennbach in what is now the municipality of Gangkofen in the Rottal-Inn district . The Lords of Trennbach inherited the Schwendt coat of arms and the Intobler St. Martin im Innkreis ; St. Erasmus Waldkraiburg	Urban von Trennbach Prince-Bishop of Passau Ortholf von Trenbach mentioned in 1461
Trugenhofen		Trugenhofen
Türlinger from Türlingstein		The Türlingers from Türlingstein		Siebmacher 1605: 89.1
Door bolt from Riegelstein		The Rigelstein door lock
Tuschl	1259-1397	Söldenau near Ortenburg	Schweiker I. Tuschl von Söldenau († 1347), vicarage on the Rott Heinrich Tuschl von Söldenau († 1376), founder of the Vilshofen Collegiate Foundation

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Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Canton Notes	Personalities	coat of arms
Ueberacker		The Überäcker
Uhrmühl		Uhrmühl		Siebmacher 1605: 98.14
Balance		Restlessness
Ursenbek		The Ursen Basin
Uttingen		Uttingen		Siebmacher 1605: 82.5

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Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Canton Notes	Personalities	coat of arms
Counts of Valley	1002-1268	Burg Valley Burg Grub	Otto I of Dachau Valley
Cousin of the Gilgen		The Gilgen cousins		Siebmacher 1605: 92.3
Vilsegger		The Vilsegger		Siebmacher 1605: 95.2
Visler	15th to 17th centuries	The Visler family was owned by Hofmark Malgersdorf from 1464 to 1634 , and was owned by Hofmark Zell in Lower Bavaria until 1533
Vogt of Fundingen		The Vögt of Fündingen		Siebmacher 1605: 94.10

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Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Canton Notes	Personalities	coat of arms
Waldkirchen		Waldkirchen		Siebmacher 1605: 86.7
Waldthurner	1217-1308	Waldthurn
Waldauer		Waldau Castle (Vohenstrauß) Schellenberg Castle (Upper Palatinate)
Warth		From the Warth		Siebmacher 1605: 77.3
Watzmannsdorf		Watzmannsdorf		Siebmacher 1605: 82.3
Soft		Von der Weichs an der Glan
Weichsner		The Weichsner		Siebmacher 1605: 86.11
hamlet		The hamlet
Weinsbrun		Weinsbrun		Siebmacher 1605: 83.4
Welsperg		Monguelfo
Wemding		Wembding		Siebmacher 1605: 78.14
Wenger		The Wenger		Siebmacher 1605: 83.3
Wensing to crane angle		The Wensing zu Kramwinckel		Siebmacher 1605: 87.14
Weveld	since 1644	Weveldhaus Sinning Castle Steinfels Castle
Gegenbach		Contradiction		Siebmacher 1605: 82.4
Wild		The wild		Siebmacher 1605: 89.14
Wildenstein from Wildenstein		The Wildensteiners from Wildenstein
Wilwart		Wilwart		Siebmacher 1605: 94.11
Wineck		Winegk		Siebmacher 1605: 97.5
Wispeck		The Wisbeck, also Wiespach, Wißbach or Wisbeck	Georg von Wispeck von Velburg
Wisenfeldt		Wisenfeldt		Siebmacher 1605: 96.10
wolf	11th to 15th century	Gögglbach, Wolfsegg Castle
Wolrab zu Hautzendorf		The Wolrab to Hautzendorf		Siebmacher 1605: 84.1

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Surname	Period	Headquarters / Origin Canton Notes	Personalities	coat of arms
Zandt		Zandt knight canton Kraichgau in the Swabian knight circle	Ferdinand Karl von Zandt (1783–1826), royal Westphalian general, Prussian major general, inspection officer of the Bavarian military stud farm Leopold Balduin von Zandt (1784–1851), Bavarian major general and adjutant general Therese von Zandt (1771–1858) German pianist and singer Walter von Zandt († 1629), member of the knightly canton of Kraichgau, local lord of Mönchzell (1598 to 1629) and chief bailiff of Pforzheim (1601 to 1609)	Siebmacher 1605: 86.13 Barons von Zandt
Tender		The Zärtl		Siebmacher 1605: 92.11
Zeilhofen		Zeilhofen		Siebmacher 1605: 84.10
Zeller	around 1140	The Zeller, de Celle from Zell in Lower Bavaria Regensburg , coat of arms on Haidplatz , Goldenes Kreuz Straubing	Councilor Hermann Zeller ( Straubing ) around 1450
Zenger	10th to 17th centuries	The Zenger	Castle Nabburg , Trausnitz Castle in the valley , Burg pliers stone , castle Schwarzeneck
Dwarfs	since 1295 (Chunrat the dwarfs)	Old Bavarian noble family from Walchensee

Further lists of persons

• List of Frankish knight families
• List of Thuringian knight families
• Old Hessen knighthood
• Patrician families in Nuremberg
• List of Swabian noble families
• List of knights of the Teutonic Order
• Patrician families in Lindau

literature

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The persons and families listed in the Bavarian nobility register established in 1808 can be found here
2. ↑ Adelshausen  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 5.1 MB)  
3. ↑ Unterweikertshofen Castle
4. ^ The Abensberg shelter
5. ^ Shield split by red and silver and above it a black dwarf street or wall with four battlements
6. ↑ The Behem of Adelzhausen
7. ↑ The Beheim at Schloss Adelshausen ( Memento of the original from January 1, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
8. ↑ Extinction of the Breitenstein ( memento of the original from July 19, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
9. ↑ Siebmacher: Siebmacher's great and general Wappenbuch, vol. 6 (dead, extinct generations), 1st department, T. 1: Dead Bavarian Adel, 1st part, Nuremberg 1884, 144. Retrieved on January 2, 2019 (German) . 
10. ^ Hohenfels Castle
11. ↑ see Emil Wulzinger: Historical-topographical-statistical description of the district office Eggenfelden and the surrounding area, or the location, nature and previous condition of the Ysengau, Rotach and Quinzingau, together with the historical description of all the churches, palaces, castles and localities located in them an overview of the still flourishing and extinct families of the ancient Rottgau . Regensburg: Coppenrath, 1878. - XIX, 320 p. Former Jahenstorf Castle (p. 141) and Index (p. 279)
12. ^ Maximilian J. Kraus The family of Ulrich Jung, medicus and duo friend of the German emperors
13. ↑ Hans Nikol: Die Kastner von Amberg - History of a Montangeschlechts . In: Negotiations of the historical association for Upper Palatinate and Regensburg . tape 121 , 1981, pp. 85-181 ( bib-bvb.de ).
14. ^ Georg Landgraf: History of the market Schnaittenbach (Amberg) with special consideration of the other parish places . Kaufbeuren 1908.
15. ↑ Baiern's old counties and areas as a continuation of Baiern's Gauen
16. ↑ Parsberg -pdf ( Memento of the original from April 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
17. ↑ Die Raitenbucher ( Memento of the original from October 28, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
18. ↑ with Siebmacher already increased coat of arms under barons 25.2

About knighthood in Bavaria in general

• Johann Siebmacher (greeting), Horst Appuhn (ed.): Johann Siebmacher's coat of arms from 1605 . Orbis, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-572-10050-X

To determine the local distribution of each family

• August Gebeßler : City and District of Bayreuth . Munich 1959.
• August Gebeßler: City and District of Hof . Munich 1960.
• Bernhard Hermann Röttger : The art monuments of Bavaria. District of Wunsiedel and urban district of Marktredwitz . Munich 1954.

Genealogical works

• Johann Gottfried Biedermann : Gender = register of the Reichs Frey immediate knight creates land to Francken praiseworthy place Ottenwald… Kulmbach 1751.
• Harald Stark : The Notthracht family - looking for traces in Egerland, Bavaria and Swabia . Weißenstadt 2006, ISBN 3-926621-46-X .

Web links

Commons : Siebmachers Wappenbuch - Bayern  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Scheibler's Wappenbuch : Scheibler's Wappenbuch with Bavarian coats of arms in the Commons
• Bertschi, Nikolaus: Book of coat of arms especially of German sexes - BSB Cod.icon. 308, Augsburg 1515-1650
• Book of arms of the Churbayrian nobility (copy of an original from 1560), Volume 1 - BSB Cgm 1508, Sl 1700