Sundhausen (noble family)
The von Sundhausen were probably two of the same name and little known, but widespread Thuringian noble families. One had its headquarters in Sundhausen northeast of Langensalza near Gotha , the other in the village of Sundhausen , which is now part of Nordhausen . The latter originally belonged to the Hohnstein ministerials .
history
The gender name was first mentioned in a document in 1109, but it was not until 1233 that it was assigned to certain people with the knight Heinrich von Sundhausen and in 1242 with Rudolf von Sundhausen. In 1296 Reinhard was Komtur of the Teutonic Order in Nägelstedt . In 1348 Reinhard von Sunthusen was on Martinroda , and in 1375 the brothers Apil and Rudolf von Sunthusen were at Gräfentonna . In 1545, Balthasar von Sundhausen was city governor of Nordhausen during the Peasants' War . In the 15th and 16th centuries, the family belonged to the Stolberg family of servants. Their main estates were in Sundhausen, Uthleben in 1330, Groß Werther in 1508, Groß Wechsungen and in Wernigerode . In the first quarter of the 17th century, the two sexes became extinct.
They were related to those of Holbach, von der Werna, von Wangenheim and von Wulferodt in the Hohnsteinische Lande in their tribal and coat of arms. Other related sexes are those of Töpffer (Töpfer, Döpfer); of room (s) ; von Scheiding (en) ; of deer (s); from Rosbach; from Gösnitz ; from Meldingen / Mellingen ; from Heilingen ; from Wittem and Ochlitz / Oechlitz .
Personalities
- Valentin von Sundhausen (* 1476 † July 6, 1551) was a leading official of the Counts of Stolberg and owner of the office of Langenstein am Harz.
coat of arms
Blazon : “The shield is split, in front on gold a dog / wolf running vertically on the dividing line, behind on black three / four white bars. The helmet is crowned, on it an open flight. Another coat of arms shows an uncrowned helmet with an open flight, in between a man's torso with fluttering headbands. ”Another coat of arms or seal is unknown.
literature
- Friedrich Christian Lesser: Historical news of the old, extinct noble family of the Lords of Sundhausen , Nordhausen 1752, 4th in: Der deutsche Herold, 1875 and 1876