Rüxleben (noble family)
Rüxleben is a noble family from Thuringia with the parent company of the same name Rüxleben near Kleinfurra in the former county of Hohenstein .
history
The place is first mentioned in 1143 as Rugersleyben . In the following century, Heinricus de Rockersleve, a representative of the noble family, became tangible for the first time in 1235 . Friedrich von Rüxleben was mayor of Nordhausen in 1396 ; his descendants lived near Weißensee near Erfurt.
The princes of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen confirmed Hans Otto von Rüxleben's elevation to the baron status on September 1, 1896 .
Possessions
In addition to Rüxleben, the family's possessions also included Bösenrode and Abgunst (Auleben) , as well as the rear Pomeranian Schwirsen .
coat of arms
Blazon : divided by silver and black, two split buffalo horns on the helmet, silver on top, black below. The helmet covers are black and silver. The coat of arms of the Hessian line has black and silver quartered on the helmet , each with four silver spikes with gold rods.
Coat of arms of those of Rüxleben
Coat of arms of the von Rüxleben in Hesse
Personalities
- Cornelius von Rüxleben (around 1525–1590), Saxon forest and land hunter master
- Gerda von Rüxleben (* 1921 as Gerda Katharina Wilhelmina Arnold), German actress, dialogue writer and dubbing director
- Leonie von Rüxleben (1920–2005), German art collector
literature
- Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Freiherrliche Häuser. Part A, year 90, 1940, p. 511.
- Leopold von Zedlitz-Neukirch , New Preussisches Adels-Lexicon or genealogical and diplomatic news, Leipzig 1837, p. 139
- Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of noble houses, 1910, p.662ff
Web links
- Entry in www.schlossarchiv.de
Individual evidence
- ^ Document book of the Historical Association for Lower Saxony, Book II
- ↑ L. v. Zedlitz-Neukirch, New Preussisches Adels-Lexicon or genealogical and diplomatic news ..., Leipzig 1837 books.google