List of Thuringian knight families
The list of Thuringian knight families provides an overview of the small Thuringian noble families who had their ancestral seat in what is now the Free State of Thuringia or who owned castles and palaces and possessions. Smooth transitions from Thuringia to Franconia or Saxony (also via scattered holdings) are often to be found (see for example Vogtland ). Some families, as imperial-free ministerials or as members of the imperial knighthood , for example in the entourage of the bailiffs of Weida , contributed to the expansion of settlements, the establishment of small knightly seats and thus also new family lines in Franconia (see also list of Franconian knight families ). Many of the families are inextricably linked by kinship or property. While some families became extinct in the male line at different points in history, others still have numerous living names in Germany and beyond.
Delimitation criteria of the list
Even if there are usually always flowing or differently permeable boundaries to the following criteria, this delimitation was used when selecting the families in this list:
- Spatial delimitation: The family is represented in today's Free State of Thuringia with at least one knight's seat or larger estates / fiefs .
- Temporal delimitation: The family is in the region before the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806.
- Demarcation according to class: The focus of the list is on the lower nobility (no high nobility, see nobility ). As a landed gentry, they may also have emerged as a line from the bourgeoisie .
List of Thuringian knight families
The extinct Thuringian noble families of the Eisenacher Land: Altamann, v. Archfeld, Azze, v. Behringen, v. Bern, v. Besa or Bysa, v. Buttelstädt, v. Creuzburg, v. Dankmarshausen, v. Döhln, v. Dorndorf, v. Ebeleben, v.Ellende, v. Enzenberg, v. Farnrode, v. Flarchheim, v. Frymar, v. Gerstungen, v. Goldbach, v. Grotzbrechtrode, v. Greußen, v. Halunder, v. Hayn, v. Hellegreve, v. Heylingen, v. Hischingerode (then called Hofmeister), v. Hörschelgau, v. Kieselbach, v. Kobstädt, Koller, v. Laucha, v. Leimbach, v. Lengsfeld, v. Lina, v. Luptz, v. Lusse, v. Madelungen, v. Mila, v. Nettle roden, ..., v. Mülverstedt, ..., from the Sachsen, ..., v. Teutleben, ..., v. Uelleben, v. Wartberg ...
(see W. Rein; in: Zeitschrift des Verein für Thüringische Geschichte und Altertumskunde, fourth volume, first and second issue, Jena 1860, p. 188)
B.
- Bendelife
- Berga
- Berka
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Berlepsch
- Hans von Berlepsch (around 1480–1533), bailiff of the Wartburg , housed Martin Luther at the Wartburg for 300 days
- Erich Volkmar von Berlepsch (around 1525–1589), court judge, governor, envoy of three electors
- Kaspar von Berlepsch Chief Magistrate of the Archbishop and Elector of Mainz on the Eichsfeld (1567–1574)
- Otto Wilhelm von Berlepsch zu Rheinfels († 1620), Hessian chief magistrate of the Lower County of Katzenelnbogen (1602–1683)
- Hartmann von Berlepsch (1601–1671), Rittmeister, member of the fruit-bearing society "the used"
- Otto Wilhelm von Berlepsch (1618–1683), Saxon general, member of the fruitful society "the near one"
- Burkhardt von Berlepsch (1619–1691), member of the fruitful society "the short-lived"
- Friedrich Ludwig von Berlepsch (1749-1818), Hanoverian court judge, district and treasurer and publicist, lawyer
- Beulwitz
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Bibra
- Kilian von Bibra (* around 1425, † 1494), vicar general of the Würzburg prince-bishop
- Albrecht von Bibra († 1511), Würzburg (cathedral provost 1502) and Bamberg canon
- Wilhelm von Bibra (* 1442; † 1490), envoy of Pope Innocent VIII.
- Lorenz von Bibra (* 1459; † 1519), Würzburg Prince-Bishop and Duke in Franconia
- Conrad III. von Bibra (* 1490; † 1544), Würzburg Prince-Bishop and Duke in Franconia
- Christoph Erhard von Bibra (* 1656; † 1706) October 12, 1704 Imperial Field Sergeant, May 2, 1705 Lieutenant General Field Marshal Mainz
- Johann Ernst von Bibra (* 1662; † 1705) April 12, 1701 Lieutenant Field Marshal , May 11, 1704 Lieutenant General Field Marshal , May 20, 1704 Lieutenant General, Imperial Feldzeugmeister
- Heinrich Karl von Bibra (Karl Siegmund) (* 1666; † 1734), head of the Franconian district (March 10, 1713) and Bamberg (June 28, 1730), Lieutenant General Field Marshal, father Heinrich Prince-Bishop and Abbot of Fulda, first owner of the Bibra Palais (also Bibra House) in Bamberg, expansion under Johann Dientzenhofer
- Heinrich von Bibra (* 1711; † 1788), Prince-Bishop and Abbot of Fulda
- Siegmund von Bibra (Philipp Anton von Bibra; since his profession in 1768 Siegmund von Bibra; * 1750; † 1803), German senior civil servant and writer
- Christian Ernst Heinrich von Bibra (* 1772, † 1844), real privy councilor, land hunter master , bearer of the Grand Cross from the Hessian order of Philip the Magnanimous
- Ernst von Bibra (* 1806; † 1878), natural scientist and writer
- August von Bibra (* 1808; † 1894), treasurer and manager of the Mainz aristocracy
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Biela , Bila, Byla
- Wilhelm von Biela (* 1782; † 1856), astronomer and officer
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Bischoffwerder
- Johann Rudolf von Bischoffwerder (* 1741; † 1803), advisor to Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia
- Blanckenberg
- Bodewitz
- Bomsdorf
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Brandt (fire)
- Jobst von Brandt (1517–1570): composer
- Brandenstein
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Breitenbuch
- Wolf von Breitenbauch († 1564), Canon of Naumburg
- Heinrich August von Breitenbauch (1696–1747), court marshal under Augustus the Strong , lord of St. Ulrich, Bucha, Skortleben, Öchlitz
- Georg August von Breitenbauch (1731–1817), writer and scholar
- Bremer
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Bünau
- Heinrich von Bünau (1697–1762), statesman and historian
- Burkersroda
- Byla
C.
D.
E.
- Life
- boar
- Eberbach
- Ebersberg
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Ebra
- Ludwig Wilhelm August von Ebra (1759–1818), royal Prussian lieutenant general
- Eckersberg
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Einsiedel
- Heinrich Haubold von Einsiedel (1622–1675), Electoral Saxon Privy Councilor, President of the Court of Appeal, Director of the Landscape of the Principality of Altenburg
- Hans Haubold von Einsiedel (1654–1700), Privy Councilor and Chief Steward in Dresden
- Johann George von Einsiedel (1692–1760), first court marshal in Dresden
- Johann Georg Friedrich von Einsiedel (1730–1811), Cabinet Minister in the Electorate of Saxony (1763–1766)
- Detlev Carl von Einsiedel (1737–1810), founder of the Lauchhammer art and bell foundry
- Friedrich von Einsiedel (1750–1828), chamberlain and writer
- August von Einsiedel (1754–1837), philosopher and natural scientist
- Detlev Graf von Einsiedel (1773–1861), Cabinet Minister in the Kingdom of Saxony (1813–1830)
- Eisenberg
- Elk life
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Erffa
- Hartung v. Erffa , temporarily guardian of St. Elisabeth
- Heideke von Erffa († 1327), Archbishop of Magdeburg
- Georg Hartmann von Erffa (1649–1720), General Feldzeugmeister of the Franconian District
- Georg Hartmann von Erffa (1727–1770), Prime Minister of the Margraviate of Ansbach-Bayreuth (Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth and Brandenburg-Ansbach )
- Carl Leberecht Hartmann von Erffa (1760–1825), Privy Councilor of the Duchy of Saxony-Weimar
- Gottlieb Friedrich Hartmann von Erffa (1761–1823), envoy and official representative of the Duchy of Saxony-Meiningen at the Congress of Vienna
- Hermann von Erffa (1845–1912), President of the Prussian House of Representatives , representative of agricultural interests and conservative politician.
- Recognize
F.
G
H
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Hagen
- Ludwig Philipp vom Hagen (* 1724; † 1771), Prussian budget, war and conducting state council, minister of state
- Hane
- Hanstein
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Harras
- Hans von Harras
- Albrecht von Harras
- Hermann von Harras
- George I of Harras
- Wolfgang von Harras
- Dietrich I of Harras
- Ulrich von Harras
- Otto von Harras
- Hermann II of Harras
- George II of Harras
- Wilhelm of Harras
- Quirin I. of Harras
- Eustachius of Harras
- Valentin I of Harras
- Dietrich II of Harras
- Eustachius II of Harras
- Friedrich Wilhelm von Harras
- Hugo von Harras
- Gero from Harras
- Robert of Harras
- Curt of Harras
- Haren
- Heilingen
- Helldorf (f)
- Brighter
- Hessler
- Heyne
- Hirschberg (names of different families?)
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Hörselgau also Hirschligau
- Ludwig von Hörselgau († after 1235), Marshal of the Teutonic Order in Acre
- Isentrud von Hörselgau (named 1215), lady-in-waiting of Elisabeth of Thuringia and witness in her canonization process
- Hertwig von Hörselgau (called 1289 - † June 9, 1327), dean of the collegiate chapter of St. Marien, Erfurt
- Eckard von Hörselgau (called 1326–1347), canon in the Erfurt Marienstift
- Bernhard Friedrich Gottlieb von Hirschligau (1674–1728), Hochfürstl. Saxony Gotha captain
- Johann Heinrich von Hirschligau (1670–1723), major general and commander of the Wülzdorf fortress near Weißenburg
- Holleben
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Hoym
- Adolph Magnus von Hoym (1668–1723), royal Polish and electoral Saxon real secret council and cabinet minister
- Carl Heinrich von Hoym (1694–1736), royal Polish and electoral Saxon diplomat and cabinet minister
- Gotthelf Adolph von Hoym (1731–1783), electoral Saxon politician
- Ludwig Gebhard von Hoym (President of the Chamber) (1631–1711), royal Polish and electoral Saxon real secret councilor and chamber president
- Ludwig Gebhard von Hoym (head captain) (1678–1738), royal Polish and electoral Saxon secret council and head captain in Thuringia
- Hündesberg
J
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Jena
- Johann von Jena (15th century) knight in Prussia, town clerk in Arnstadt since 1410
- Gottfried von Jena (1624–1703) Chancellor of the Duchy of Magdeburg in Halle
- Karl-Friedrich von Jena (1770–1838), landowner and Prussian major; Father of Wilhelm von Jena
- Wilhelm von Jena (1797–1879), landowner and Prussian politician
K
- Chapel
- Ladle
- Kere (Ker, Kehr, Keher) - see also Truchseß von Henneberg
- Kiselleben
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Gag
- Karl Ludwig von Knebel (1744–1834), German poet and translator
- Knutons
- Rage
- Kolmach
- Kobstädt
- Kings
- Koenitz
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Kospoth
- Friedrich von Kospoth (born June 24, 1630 in Jena, † October 14, 1701 in Leipzig), Electoral Saxon Privy Council, supervisor of the County of Mansfeld
- Carl von Kospoth auf Schilbach (born August 15, 1736 in Schilbach near Schleiz; † March 1, 1799 in Halbau ). Received the Prussian count on July 27, 1776 in Berlin. ⚭ October 10, 1776 half-building with Karoline Burggräfin and Countess zu Dohna-Lauck . (* December 5, 1758 Landsberg, † July 30, 1842 Halbau)
- Siegfried von Kospoth , (1740–1809), officer in the Imperial and Royal Army
- Otto Carl Erdmann von Kospoth , (1753–1817), composer
- Throw up
- Krechmar
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Kromsdorf
- Oswald von Kromsdorf († 1553)
- Albrecht Christian von Kromsdorf (1626–1684)
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Krosigk
- Dedo of Krosigk (1040 (?) / 1116)
- Bernhard von Krosigk (1582–1620)
- Bernhard Friedrich von Krosigk (1837–1912), major general
- Christoph von Krosigk (1576–1638)
- Eberhard von Krosigk (1855–1932), General
- Friedrich von Krosigk (1784–1871), politician
- Küllstedt
- Kutzleben
- Can throw
- Krahwinkel
L.
- Leichwitz
- Leubingen
- Lüschwitz (Löschwitz)
- Lichtenhayn
- From Laucha
- Laucha
M.
- Malleben
- Marshal von Gottmannshausen
- Mayer
- Seafood
- Meusebach
- spleen
- Mörner
- Morungen
- Heinrich von Morungen (around 1200), minstrel
- Mulwitz
- Münich
- Munch
N
- Nesselröden (also: Nesselrodt)
- Neuendorf
- Nißmitz
- Naso
- Nordhausen
O
- Oechlitz (Ochlitz)
- Obernitz
- Osterhausen
P
Q
- Questenberg (Rode)
R.
- Rap
- Reckerrodt
- deer
- Deer
- Reibwitz
- Rich
- Reitzenstein
-
Rockhausen
- Moritz Ferdinand Gustav von Rockhausen , commandant of the Königstein Fortress
- Christian Gottfried von Rockhausen , Kgl. Polish Kurfstl. Saxon lieutenant on foot, high ducal Saxon-Weissenfels official governor of the Freyburg district ( Amt Freyburg ), heir, feudal lord and court lord of Niederndorf, Hogersdorf, Leimbach, Kirchscheidungen and Krawinkel
- Röder
- Rode
- Rosbach
- Roth
- Back life
- Sootworm
S.
- Saalfeld
- Saxony
-
bag
- Konrad von Sack , Landmeister of the Teutonic Order in Prussia from 1302 to 1306
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Salza
- Hermann von Salza (1170 / 1180–1239)
- Jakob von Salza (1481–1539)
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Harm
- Asmus Schad († 1563) m. with Agnes Brun
- Hans Schad Herr on Schaderode and Döllstädt
- Hans Schad († 1602) Councilor (Obervierherr) in the city council of Erfurt in 1592, 1595, 1598, 1601
- Alexander von Schade (1781-1854)
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Schaumberg
- Hans von Schaumberg (1380-1410)
- Heinrich von Schaumberg (1216–1243)
- Heinz von Schaumberg († 1334)
- Karl von Schaumberg (1381–1411)
- Gabriel von Schaumberg († January 15, 1525), canon in Eichstätt
- Martin von Schaumberg (1523–1590): Bishop of Eichstätt from 1560 to 1590
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Peter von Schaumberg (1388–1469): Bishop of Augsburg from 1424 to 1469, cardinal,
see also Osteraufkirche , memorial stone in Augsburg Cathedral -
Sylvester von Schaumberg with wife Cecilia geb. von Sparneck,
Sylvester is considered a friend of Martin Luther - Wilwolt von Schaumberg (1446–1510)
- Scheidingen
- Schernberg
- Gifting from Vargula
- Schnellroda
-
Schlotheim
- Carl von Schlotheim (1796–1869), government official and member of parliament, son-in-law of Jerome I, King of Westphalia
- Ernst Friedrich von Schlotheim (1764–1832), geologist and paleontologist , ducal saxony-coburg-gotha court marshal , member of the order of the Illuminati
- Karoline von Schlotheim (1766–1847), later Countess Hessenstein, the Landgrave and later Elector Wilhelm IX./I. wedded by Hessen-Kassel on the left hand
- Ludolf von Schlotheim-Mila: Bishop of Naumburg (1280–1285)
- Ludwig Freiherr von Schlotheim. royal Prussian general of the cavalry
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Schönburg
- Friedrich von Schönburg , nobleman of the 13th century in Bohemia
- Schönfeld
- Contactor
- Schütz to Wandersleben
- Seckendorff
- Seebach
- Sondershausen
- Spar
- mirror
- Pointed nose
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pole
- Georg zu Drebach
- Christoff and Ursula on Venusberg, Hilmersodr, Streckewalde etc.
- Hans Nickel d. Ä.
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Stein zu Liebenstein and Stein-Liebenstein zu Barchfeld
- Alexis von Stein-Liebenstein zu Barchfeld (1864–1928) - major general
- Ferdinand von Stein-Liebenstein zu Barchfeld (1832–1912) - Lieutenant General
- Ferdinand-Wilhelm von Stein-Liebenstein zu Barchfeld (1895–1953) - major general, pilot officer
- Stotterheim / Stutterheim
- Sundhausen
T
- Tangle
- Tech joke
- Tettenborn
- Teutleben
- Potter
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Trebra on Bretleben and Reinsdorf
- Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich von Trebra (1740–1819), chief miner and friend of Goethe
- Truchsess von Schlotheim (see Schlotheim)
- Deceptive life
-
Trotha
- Thilo von Trotha , Bishop of Merseburg (1443–1514)
- Hans von Trotha , knight (around 1450–1503)
U
V
- Vahrode
- Vippach
-
Vitzthum
- Apel Vitzthum the Elder of Tannroda († 1425)
- Apel Vitzthum the Younger to Tannroda († 1475)
- Apel Vitzthum the Elder in Roßla († 1474)
- Vollstedt
- Völkershausen (1214–1706)
W.
- Wangelin
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Wangenheim
- Friedrich Adam Julius von Wangenheim (1749–1800), German dendrologist
- Georg August von Wangenheim (1706–1780), electoral general of Brunswick-Lüneburg
- Karl August von Wangenheim (1773–1850), from 1816 Württemberg Minister of Education and from 1817 Minister of the Bundestag
- Georg Christian von Wangenheim (1780–1851), Hanoverian Oberhofmarschall
- Way life
- Weidenbach
- Dog from Wenkheim , see Altenstein Castle
- Werningshofen
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Werthern
- Anthonius von Werthern († 1513)
- Dietrich von Werthern (* around 1400; † 1470)
- Dietrich von Werthern (Chancellor) (* around 1410; † 1482)
- Hans von Werthern (1443–1533)
- Westernhagen
- Wetzendorf
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Wintzingerode
- Berthold VI. from Wintzingerode
- Berthold XI. von Wintzingerode (1505–1575), colonel, was beheaded because of the alleged violation of the Constitutio Criminalis Carolina in the Counter Reformation
- Ludwig Philipp von Wintzingerode (1665–1720), Electoral Mainz general and commander in chief
- Wasmuth Levin von Wintzingerode (1671–1752), Dutch general
- Ernst August von Wintzingerode (1747–1806), Prussian lieutenant general , commander of the Garde du Corps
- Georg Ernst Levin von Wintzingerode (1752–1834), Württemberg head of government and foreign minister 1801–1807 and 1814–1816
- Ferdinand von Wintzingerode (1770–1818), Russian cavalry general and adjutant general of Alexander I , Austrian field marshal lieutenant
- Heinrich Karl Friedrich Levin von Wintzingerode (1778–1856), Württemberg diplomat and statesman, Foreign Minister 1819–1823
- Friedrich von Wintzingerode (1799–1870), Prime Minister of Nassau 1849–1851, since 1866 Prussian District President in Potsdam
- Adolph von Wintzingerode (1801–1874), Prussian lieutenant general
- Heinrich Philipp Rudolph Levin von Wintzingerode (1806–1864), President of the Nassau government chamber 1851–1864
- Ferdinand von Wintzingerode the Younger (1809–1886), Russian lieutenant general
- Philipp von Wintzingerode (1812–1871), Minister of State for the Electorate of Hesse
- Levin von Wintzingeroda-Knorr (1830–1902), historian, land army director of the province of Saxony
- Wilko Levin von Wintzingerode (1833–1907), MdR , 1876–1900 State Director (later Governor ) of the Prussian Province of Saxony and President of the Evangelical Federation
- Smell
- Joke life
- Wolff von Todenwarth
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Wurmb
- Friedrich von Wurmb (* 1742; † 1781), botanist
Z
See also
History of Thuringia
Noble families from other regions
- List of Frankish knight families
- List of Bavarian noble families
- Old Hessen knighthood
- Patrician families in Nuremberg
- List of Swabian noble families
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- ↑ cf. List of regiments of the Frankish Reichskreis
- ↑ Chronicle Arnstadt (PDF; 7.1 MB)
- ^ Walter Bosch: Der Marienberger Bergbau, Böhlau Cologne Graz 1966, p. 58
- ↑ The story of Völkershausen
- Johann Siebmacher (greeting), Horst Appuhn (ed.): Johann Siebmacher's coat of arms from 1605 . Orbis, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-572-10050-X