Zweyer von Evenbach (noble family)

Coat of arms of the Barons Zweyer von Evenbach

The Zweyer von Evenbach (also: Zwyer von Evibach) were a family from Uri in central Switzerland , who were raised to the baron status in 1688 and can be traced back to the 14th century until 1836.

history

The family comes from the hamlet of Öfibach in the municipality of Silenen in the Swiss canton of Uri. There are numerous forms of writing the name (Efibach, Evibach, Evenbach). Family members are certainly mentioned in a document at the beginning of the 14th century. In the 16th century the family belonged to the rural upper class of Altdorf in the canton of Uri.

Andreas Zwyer von Evibach (1552–1622) was Vogt of the Constance Monastery in Kaiserstuhl on the Upper Rhine and in Klingnau . His son, Sebastian Peregrin Zwyer , was an imperial field marshal lieutenant and is considered one of the most influential statesmen in the Confederation in the 17th century. His son Franz Ernst (1621–1697) took over Hilfikon Castle and the rule of Hilfikon , which his father and uncle had acquired in 1644. With Sebastian Peregrin's grandson, Franz Sebastian, the Swiss branch of the Zwyer family died out in the male line in 1724.

Sebastian Peregrin's brother, Johann Franz, held high offices in the Prince Diocese of Constance and was elevated to the status of baron by Emperor Leopold I in 1688 . His descendants continued to serve the Prince Diocese of Constance. Members of this branch of the family also belonged to the Augsburg Cathedral Chapter and were active in the Teutonic Order as commander . Through the enfeoffment with the village of Unteralpfen , the von Zweyer became members of the Breisgau knighthood and were represented in the Breisgau estates . The German line of Zweyer died out in 1836 with the royal Bavarian Lieutenant General Franz Sigmund von Zweyer in the male line.

coat of arms

In blue on three golden branches, three golden linden leaves (2nd 1st) standing upright.

literature

• Friedrich Cast: Historical and genealogical book of the nobility of the Grand Duchy of Baden. JF Cast'sche Buchhandlung, Stuttgart 1843, pp. 222-223 in the Internet Archive .
• Arnold Imholz: Drifted traces of Urner greats: Contribution to the family history of the Zwyer von Evibach. In: Historisches Neujahrsblatt. Historischer Verein Uri, Volume 40–41 (1949–1950), pp. 151–172. doi : 10.5169 / seals-405685
• Carl August von Grass (editor), Johann Siebmacher (founder): J. Siebmacher's large and general book of arms in a new, fully ordered and richly increased edition with heraldic and historical-genealogical explanations. Volumes 2, 6: The nobility in Baden and its appendix, containing the status surveys of the Princely House of Fürstenberg. Bauer and Raspe, Nuremberg, 1878, p. 28 and plate 18 ( digitized ).

Web links

Commons : Zweyer von Evenbach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Hans Stadler: Zwyer von Evibach. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
• Zweyer from Evenbach Joseph Leopold. Saarland biographies.
• Coat of arms of the von Zweyer. Franconian coat of arms roll.
• Enfeoffment of the Zweyer von Evenbach family with the Unteralpfen area including accessories, a quarter of the tithe in Hochsal and the chief custodian of the Constance monastery. Baden-Württemberg State Archive .
• Constantia Zweyer from Evebach. Geneanet.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ s. Stadler in the HLS
2. ↑ Franz Freiherr von Zweyer. In: Government sheet for the Kingdom of Bavaria. No. 1 January 7, 1837, column 36 ( limited preview in Google book search)
3. ↑ s. Grass p. 28