Quernheim (noble family)

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Coat of arms of those of Quernheim

Quernheim , also Quernheimb or Querheim , is the name of an old Westphalian noble family with the parent company Quernheim near Herford . Branches of the family still exist today.

history

The family first appeared in a document in 1217 with Florens von Quernheim and later appeared with the title of baron . The family is related to the coat of arms and probably also tribal to those of Manteuffel .

coat of arms

The coat of arms shows a red bar in silver . On the helmet with red and silver blankets an open flight , like the shield covered .

Coat of arms related to the coat of arms of the Quernheim

Name bearer

See also

Coat of arms in Siebmacher's coat of arms book from 1605

literature

Individual evidence

  1. Westfälisches Urkundenbuch 4, No. 73
  2. Otto Gruber: The coats of arms of the South Oldenburg nobility . In: Yearbook for the Oldenburger Münsterland 1971 . Vechta 1970, p. 26

Web links

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