Truchseß von Henneberg

This article explains the noble family Truchseß von Henneberg, an overview of other families can be found under Truchseß (noble family) .

Coat of arms of the Truchseß von Henneberg family according to Siebmacher's book of arms

The Truchseß von Henneberg family is an old Thuringian - Franconian noble family that emerged from the von der Kere family .

origin

The name Truchseß von Henneberg is derived from the court office Truchseß , which the von der Kere family (also: von der Keer) exercised for the Counts of Henneberg . This line of the von der Kere family was named after this office. The Truchseß von Henneberg family was then in the service of the Würzburg monastery . She provided bailiffs and Würzburg canons and was matriculated in the knightly canton of Baunach .

distribution

Einhausen (Thuringia) , Frankenwinheim . A genealogy of the family can be found in the genealogical tables by Johann Gottfried Biedermann (Canton Baunach, from panel CCLXII).

Personalities

• Georg Truchseß von Henneberg: Abbot in the Banz monastery
• Sigmund Truchseß von Henneberg (* 1558): Canon and governor of the Würzburg prince-bishop Melchior Zobel von Giebelstadt
• Valentin Truchseß von Henneberg: Cantor in the Diocese of Würzburg 1552

coat of arms

At Siebmacher, the coat of arms is divided horizontally into silver and black. While the bird's claws can be seen in the lower part of the coat of arms, the upper part is followed by the black feathered leg approach, which ends in a bloody red stump. The crest contains a man's torso with black wings in place of arms and a red beak on the face.

See also

• List of Frankish knight families
• List of Thuringian knight families
• List of the families with the title as part of the family name

Web links

• Coat of arms of the Truchseß von Henneberg or the von der Kere family
• Epitaph of Jörg Truchseß von Henneberg in Steinheim

Individual evidence

1. ↑ History of Banz Monastery ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 140 kB) 
2. ↑ Heinz Jürgen N. Reuschling: The Government of the Bishopric of Würzburg 1495-1642. Central authorities and leading groups in a spiritual state. Echter, Würzburg 1984 (= research on the history of the Franconian church and theology. Volume 10), p. 246.
3. ↑ The Diocese of Würzburg