List of Westphalian noble families
The list is an alphabetical overview of the Westphalian noble families .
The list primarily includes families of the local knighthood nobility , but also dynasts , noble freemen and members of the late medieval patriciate (e.g. hereditary families ) as well as noble families who moved to Westphalia in the sense of the Lower Rhine-Westphalian Empire until the end of the monarchy .
A.
- Aldinchoven
- Altena
- Altenbockum
- Amelunxes
- Anrep
- Arenberg
- Arnsberg (not to be confused with the Counts of Arnsberg )
- Ashberg
- Ash rock
- Aspelkamp
- Asbeck
- from the Asseburg
B.
- bar
- Backum
- Beesten
- Bentheim-Steinfurt
- Bentheim-Tecklenburg
- Bentinck
- von der Becke
- Berchem
- Berenbruch
- mountain
- from the mountain
- Berghoven
- Bernefuer
- Beringhausen
- Berkule
- Berninghausen
- from the Berswordt
- Bevern
- Beverförde
- Bilstein
- Binkhof
- Bischopinck
- Bocholtz
- Bodelschwingh
- Böckenförde called Schüngel
- Bögge
- Boenen
- Boenninghausen
- Boeselager
- from the Borch
- Borries
- Bottlenberg , later also called Kessel by Bottlenberg
- Botzlar ; see also Botzlar Castle
- Brabeck
- von dem Braam (also: von dem Braeme )
- Brackel
- Brakel
- Burning bad
- Brempt
- from and to Brenken ; for the Baltic noble family with the spelling of the Brenken see von den Brincken
- from the Broel ; see plater
- Bruggenei
- Brünninghausen
- Buck
- Budberg
- Budde
- Buer
- Büren
- from the bush
- Bylandt
C.
- Calle
- Callenberg
- Canstein
- Cappenberg
- Castorp
- Clevorn
- Cleyhorst
- Cloet , also Clodt
- Cobbenrode († 1673)
- Cosijn from Ripperda
- Coten
- Croy
D.
- Danckelmann
- Blanket skirt ; see Droste zu Hülshoff
- Dellwig
- Detten
- Diepenbrock
- Dincklage
- Dinsing
- Dobbe
- Dönhoff
- Dorgelo
- von der Dorneburg called Aschebrock see Aschebrock
- Dorneburg called from the location
- Droste to Beck
- Droste to Erwitte
- Droste to Hülshoff
- Droste to Loburg
- To send Droste; see Droste to Vischering
- Droste to Schwenkhausen
- Droste to Vischering
- Druffle
- Dücker
- Dudinck
- Fertilizing
- Duthe
- oppen Dyke
- Dwingelo
E.
- Eickel
- Elmendorff
- Elverfeldt
- Elverfeldt called from Beverfoerde zu Werries
- Ense
- Eppenhausen
- Erwitte
- Eschweiler
- Eyl
- Eyll
F.
- Frescos
- Friesendorf
- Frydag , also Freytag or Freytag von Loringhoven
- Furstenberg
G
- Galen
- Gaugreben
- Geismar
- Gellinghausen called Krummer by Ole
- Gemen ; see Castle Gemen
- Gescher
- Geyr von Schweppenburg
- Gimped
- Graes
- county
- Grüter
- Gruwel
- Gylich
- Gysenberg ; see also Westerholt (noble family)
H
- Hackenberg (Westphalian noble family)
- Hook
- Hanx leather
- Hardenberg
- Haren
- Harp
- Hasenkamp , Weitmar near Bochum
- Hattingen
- Hausen
- Haver
- Havkenscheid
- Haxthausen
- Heereman von Zuydtwyck
- Heghe
- Hengstenberg
- Herbern
- Herding
- pagan
- Heiden , also from Heyden
- Herreke
- Hiddessen
- Hilbeck
- Hoerde
- Hoete
- Hövel ; see Count von Hövel
- Hohberg
- Fetched
- Holtey
- Holwede
- from the Horst ; see also von der Recke von der Horst
- Horstmar
- from hips; see Ketteler
- Hugenpoth
I.
- Innhausen and Knyphausen
- Isenberg
J
K
- Jug
- Karthausen
- Kaunitz
- Kerckerinck
- Kerkring
- Kerssenbrock
- Ketteler
- Keyserlingk
- Klasing
- Kleihorst
- Klepping
- Knipping
- Kobrinck
- Koning
- Korff
- from Kückelsheim
L.
- Laar
- Laer
- Lambsdorff
- Long
- Landsberg
- Rag
- Laufenberg
- Ledebur
- Leden
- from the Leithe
- Lethmate called Kuling
- Lilies
- Limburg
- Linteloe
- from the lip
- Lipperheide
- Loë
- Ludinghausen
- Lüdinghausen called Wolff
- Luenen
- Lüninck
- Lürwald
- Lynden , Geldrian noble family
M.
- Mallinckrodt
- from the mark
- Martels; see Castle Dankern
- Mechlin
- sea
- Meinhövel
- Melschede ; see Melschede Castle
- Amount of money
- Mengersen
- Merveldt ; see also Schloss Westerwinkel # history
- Meschede
- Morrien
- Mills
- Muenster
- Müschede
- Mulert (also Mulart)
N
- nail
- Neheim
- Nesselrode
- Nettelhorst
- Neuhoff ; also von Neuhoff called von der Ley
- Nideggen
- Niehausen
- North courtyard
O
- Oer
- Oeynhausen
- Olfers
- Ossenbrock
- from the east
- Ostman von der Leye
- Ovelacker
- Overhaus (also Oberhausen)
- Oye
P
- Padberg
- Pallandt
- Papen
- Papen-Wilbring
- Pelster
- Pens from Caldenbach
- Pentlinck
- Plater , also called Plater by the Broel
- Plettenberg
Q
R.
- Raven von Pappenheim
- Rademacher
- Raesfeld
- Raitz from Frentz
- Ravensberg ; see Grafschaft Ravensberg
- from the bar
- Recke von der Horst
- Roadstead
- Riedemann
- Rintelen
- Ripperda
- Rittberg
- Rodenberg
- Romberg
- Rüdenberg
- Rutenberg
S.
- Salm-Horstmar
- Salm-Salm ; see also Principality of Salm
- Sandfort
- What a shame
- Scharffenberg (originally Scharpenberg )
- Schedelich
- Schele
- Schenckinck or Schencking
- a branch line of Hohenlohe as "dukes / princes of Ratibor and Corvey "
- Schledorn
- Sip
- Schnellenberg
- Schlippenbach
- Schonebeck
- Schoneburg
- Schorlemerl
- Schüngel
- Stir up
- Schwachenberg
- Schwalenberg
- Schwansbell ( Schwansbell Castle )
- Schwencken
- Sebeke, see Kerckerinck
- Send
- Sevinghausen
- Sobbe
- mirror
- Blast
- Staël of Holstein
- Stick
- Stone hollow
- Steding
- Steinfurt
- Steveninck
- Stockhausen
- Störmede
- Stryk
- Strünkede
- Sudermann
- Mourn
- Syberg
T
- Tecklenburg
- Tenspolde
- Thüle
- Thulen
- from the Tinnen
- Travel man
- Tolner
- Torck ; see house Nordherringen # von Torck family
- Twickel
V
- Vaersem , also Varssem
- Vaerst
- Valcke
- Valepage
- Varendorff
- Vechtrup
- Velen ; see Landsberg
- Velmede
- Verne
- Vietinghoff
- Vincke
- Vogt of Elspe
- Vogt of Soest
- Full spit
- Volmestein ; see also Volmarstein Castle and von der Recke von Volmerstein
- But rather
- Voss
W.
- Waldenheim called Potgießer
- Forest house by Heerse
- Walgarden
- Walrus
- Wandhofen
- Weddege
- Soft
- Wellede
- Wendt
- Wenge
- von der Wenne +; see Wenne house
- Werl
- Werminghausen
- Werne
- Westerholt
- Westhausen
- Westhoven
- Westphalen
- Westrem
- Westrup
- Wettberg
- Wickede
- Wietersheim
- Diapers
- Wintgen
- Witten
- Wolff-Metternich
- Wrede
- Wulff to Füchteln
- Wulff von Lüdinghausen
- from Wulfheim; see Droste to Vischering
- von der Wyck (today: van der Wyck)
- Wydenbruck (Count)
- Wylich
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Anton Fahne: The lords and barons of Hövel together with . Cologne 1860 ( google.de ).
- ^ Heinrich Laufenberg: Kinship Laufenberg . Bonn 1987, p. 377 .
- ↑ Johann Siebmacher: (J. Siebmacher's large and general Wappenbuch, in a new, increased edition, edited by OT von Hefner). Basic set of coat of arms art, by OT von Hefner. J. Siebmacher's large and general book of arms, in connection with several new ed. and with notes accompanied by OT von Hefner . 1871 ( google.de [accessed on February 13, 2017]).
- ↑ Siebmacher's large and general book of arms 3.3: The nobility of the free cities of Hamburg, Bremen and Lübeck .