Welzl from Wellenheim

The coat of arms of the Welzl v. Wellenheim in the nobility diploma from February 1, 1808.

Welzl von Wellenheim is the name of an Austrian aristocratic family whose direct lineage begins with the inspector and accountant of Count Leopold Kolowrat-Krakowsky , Ferdinand Welzl (* 1743 in Hroby , Bohemia ; † 1808 in Vienna ).

Nobility rise

Elevation on February 1, 1808 in Vienna to the hereditary hereditary nobility with the name "Welzl von Wellenheim" for Leopold Welzl, Austrian k.k. Councilor

coat of arms

Upright black shield with a silver crossbar drawn in waves, in whose head three golden bees can be seen, in whose foot a natural night owl, accompanied by two golden stars, can be seen on a green background. On the shield rests a crowned tournament helmet turned right , from whose crown three ostrich feathers, one black between gold and silver, billow up. The cover is black on both sides, on the right with gold, on the left with silver.

Name bearer

• Leopold Welzl von Wellenheim (1773–1848), Austrian k.k. Councilor and coin and medal collector ( numismatist ) in Vienna.
• Wilhelm Johann Michael Welzl von Wellenheim (1799–1858), farm taxator
• Cajus Augustus Welzl von Wellenheim (born April 22, 1806 in Vienna , † March 31, 1888 in Krems an der Donau ), imperial councilor, Imperial Finance Councilor and lottery director in Milan

Individual evidence

1. ^ Karl F. v. Frank: Status surveys a. Acts of Grace for the German Empire and the Austrian Hereditary Lands , Volume 5, Senftenberg 1974, page 202
2. ^ Report on the Museum Francisco-Carolinum , Volume 9, Linz 1847, page 88 ( digitized version )
3. ^ Court and State Manual of the Austrian Empire , Vienna 1848, page 264 ( digitized version )
4. ↑ Data from the picture archive of the Austrian National Library [1] [2]
5. ^ Ordinance sheet for the service area of ​​the Austrian Ministry of Finance , Vienna 1854, page 323 ( digitized version )

literature

• Karl F. v. Frank: Status surveys a. Acts of Grace for the German Empire and the Austrian Hereditary Lands , Volume 5, Senftenberg 1974, page 202.
• Genealogical pocket book of the aristocratic houses of Austria , Volume 3, Verlag O. Maas' Söhne, 1908/09, page 574 ff.
• Genealogical handbook of the nobility , noble houses B Volume XXII, Volume 115 of the complete series, CA Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 1998, ISBN 3-7980-0815-9 .

Web links

Commons : Welzl von Wellenheim family  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Welzl from Wellenheim . In Constantin von Wurzbach : Biographical Lexicon of the Kaiserthums Oesterreich . Volume 54, pp. 261 ff, Vienna 1886.