Truchseß von Höfingen

Coat of arms of the Truchseß von Höfingen family

The Truchsessen from Höfingen came from the town of Höfingen near Leonberg and were initially employed as Truchsesse by the Counts or Dukes of Württemberg, and later also by the Margraves of Baden.

The family died out in 1711. A tomb of one of Höfingen, Heinrich Truchseß von Höfingen, is preserved in the castle church of St. Michael in Pforzheim ; he was a forest master from Baden at Rohrburg near Durmersheim .

Personalities

• Hans Truchsess von Höfingen († 1576), Württemberg councilor and senior bailiff of Tübingen
• Ludwig Truchsess von Höfingen († 1518), German lawyer and dean

literature

• Gabriel Bucelinus : Germania Topo-Chrono-Stemmato-Graphica Sacra Et Profana… . Augsburg 1655 (for the family tree, see vol. 4, p. 58).
• Johann Siebmacher : Johann Siebmacher's coat of arms from 1605 . Edition Orbis, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-572-10050-X (see dead Swabian noble families, plate 4).

Web links

Commons : Truchseß von Höfingen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Susanne Schmidt: The traditional food from Höfingen on Zeitreise-bb