Stumpenhusen (noble family)

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Seal of "Henricus de Stumpenhausen", as Heinrich first Count von Hoya called himself since 1202, after he had bought goods, seals and coats of arms from Count Heinrich and Burchard von Stumpenhausen (1st house)
Seal of Heinrich von Stumpenhusen (2nd house), first Count of Hoya (+1235), son of "" Friesen "

Stumpenhusen is the name of an extinct Lower Saxon noble family .

history

Documents from 1091 onwards prove that the noblemen of Stumpenhusen were wealthy between Minden and Bremen , but have not yet been named as counts. Wedekind was the first to call himself Count von Stumpenhusen from 1181 onwards. A branch of the family became Counts Versfleth and Stotel in the 12th century . The brothers Heinrich and Burchard von Stumpenhusen sold their goods as well as seals and coats of arms to the up-and-coming Counts of Hoya in 1202 . It is often assumed that Heinrich von Stumpenhusen is identical with Heinrich I. von Hoya . However, this was the son of a noble from Friesland, and both were buried in different churches. With Burchard, the family died out in 1231.

Stumpenhusen Castle

The von Stumpenhusen built their castle around 1091 near Wietzen . In the middle of the 19th century remains of earth walls, ditches and a tower hill were still visible, but these were later leveled. In 1986 piles were found during excavations that were used as foundations in the lowland, as well as broken fragments from the 13th century. After Stumpenhusen was sold and the count family died out, the castle was given up.

coat of arms

The coat of arms of the von Stumpenhusen showed two bear claws that were taken over by the Counts of Hoya. It is a talking coat of arms that refers to the family name (stump = stump).

Tribe list

  1. Gerbert von Stumpenhusen († 1091), married to Merswind von Brehna
    1. Adolf von Stumpenhusen
      1. Gerbert I. von Versfleth
        1. Gerbert II of Versfleth
    2. Gero von Stumpenhusen († 1096)
      1. Wedekind von Stumpenhusen († 1185), married to Christiane von Oldenburg, daughter of Heinrich I. von Oldenburg
        1. Heinrich von Stumpenhusen († 1205)
        2. Burchard von Stumpenhusen († 1231), 1205–1231 Dompropst in Bremen , 1208–1210 Bishop of Bremen-Hamburg (only recognized in Hamburg, 1210 resignation from office)

See also

literature

  • Heinrich Gade : Historical-geographical-statistical description of the counties Hoya and Diepholz. Nienburg 1901.
  • Wilhelm von Hodenberg (Ed.): Hoyer Urkundenbuch, 8 vols. And Hanover register 1848–1856.
  • Bernd Ulrich Hucker : The Counts of Hoya - their story in life pictures. Hoya et al. Bielefeld 1993.
  • Museum Nienburg: The counties Bruchhausen, Diepholz, Hoya and Wölpe. Nienburg 2000.
  • Dieter Riemer : Counts and gentlemen in the ore monastery of Bremen as reflected in the history of Lehes. Hamburg 1995, pp. 120-137.