Wehingen (noble family)

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The Lords of Wehingen were a noble Swabian knight family. In the Middle Ages, as vassals of the Hohenbergers , they ruled Wehingen. This included property in the valley of the lower Bära in today's communities of Gosheim , Wehingen , Egesheim and Reichenbach . Their ancestral seat was Wehingen Castle above today's Wehingen district of Harras, of which only remains have been preserved.

Personalities

Some family members made it to prestigious offices.

coat of arms

The Wehingers used a blue shield divided by a white or silver zigzag bar as their family coat of arms .

Historical coats of arms

Coat of arms related to the Wehingen family

The coats of arms of several places still remind of the gender today.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ History of the community of Wehingen ( Memento from March 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive )