Steinhilben (noble family)

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Family coat of arms of those von Steinhilben: In a silver shield on a green three-mountain a growing fire-breathing red armed black dragon On the helmet a black-silver helmet cover. A dragon as a crest as in a shield.

The von Steinhilben (also called Hilber or Steinhilber) are a south-west German nobility . They are a branch of Märheld of Wurmlingen who on the castle Steinhilben in Trochtelfingen had its headquarters. Branches of the family still exist today. Historical spellings: St (e) (a) inhülwe (n) , Huelwer , Hülber , Hilwer

history

The lords of Steinhilben are first mentioned in 1247 and belonged to a branch of Märheld of Wurmlingen as Ministeriale the environment of the Counts of Zollern , Hohenberg , Württemberg and Fürstenberg , the Count Palatine of Tübingen and the Dukes of Austria .

The Steinhilben were wealthy in many places from Brackenheim to Horb.

Branches

The Hülwer von Schenkenzell

After the family of the taverns of Zell died out, the lords of Hohengeroldseck put the nobles of Huelwer as bailiffs at Schenkenzell Castle. Heinrich Hülwer was a servant of Count Georg, Herr zu Veldenz and Geroldseck. From this he received a number of goods in the upper Kinzig valley in 1327 as a right man fief. When Walter von Geroldseck pledged the fishing water in the Reinerzau valley to the Alpirsbach monastery in 1344, Heinrich Hülwer was among the witnesses. In 1346 he called himself Hülwer von Schenkenzell. His daughter Hailwig was married to Johann der Bürgentaler. The Hülwer (Hüllwer, Hulwer, Huelwer) had many of their own goods in Schenkenzell. In 1407 "Haintz Hüllwer von Schenkenzell", his wife Adelheid von Trochtelfingen and their son Konrad sold properties to Äberly (Auberli) Friedrich von Wolfach for 117 Italian guilders (Florin, Florentine). In 1400 a Berthold Hüllwer owned the farm in Wezenowe (Wetzenau) near Wolfach, which was named after him Hüllwershof, today it is called the Strasbourg court.

The Hülwer von Dießen

The castle ruins of Dießen have been the former seat of the local nobility of Dießen from the middle of the 13th century. Later the Hülwer, the lords of Ow and the lords of Ehingen, they expanded the castle. Then the lords of Wernau and the taverns of Stauffenberg, the lords of the castle.

Patricians and Honorable Kinds

As patricians, the Hülwers often had public functions in the cities on the Neckar and in Switzerland, Lower Austria and Tyrol.

coat of arms

Coat of arms of Steinhilben

The coat of arms of the municipality of Steinhilben shows the same dragon: In a silver shield on a green three-mountain a growing fire-breathing red armored black dragon On the helmet a black and silver helmet cover. A dragon as a crest as in a shield.

Individual evidence

  1. www.leo-bw.de: Ortlexikon Steinhilben
  2. Hans Hülber: Hans Steinülber, judges and Mautner to Linz, 1378 to 1382. In: Historical yearbook of Linz 1976. Linz 1977, p 221-228, online (PDF; 1.3 MB) Forum OoeGeschichte.at.
  3. Huelwer: Julius von Knobloch Kindler; Baden Historical Commission
  4. quoted from: / 0248 / ocr? Sid = 9959984406c34fcd88a0a3f26001cbdf Die Ortenau: Journal of the Historical Association for Mittelbaden 50th Annual Volume. 1970 Page: 246  ( Page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / dl.ub.uni-freiburg.de