House of Franckenstein

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House of Franckenstein
Noble house
Ancestral arms of Frankenstein
Country Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of Bavaria
Austro Hungarian Empire
Place of originOdenwald, Duchy of Franconia
Founded1245
FounderConrad of Breuberg
Titles
  • Reichsvogt of the Wetterau
  • Prince-Bishop
    of Speyer
  • Prince-Bishop
    of Worms
  • Prince-Bishop
    of Bamberg
  • Imperial Baron
  • Peer of Bavaria
Mottoverus et fidelis ("true and faithful")
Armorials of Frankenstein ancient: An oblique red battle axe on Gold. These arms are still used by the Barons of Franckenstein
Arms of Franckensteinmodern: complemented in 1533 by Henry IV. of Frankenstein (d.1558) by the arms of Clover, being the heir of the Lords of Cleen. The Cleens were also heirs of Praunheim and Sachsenhausen, therefore also adding the silver helmet of the Praunheims combined with the swans of Sachsenhausen to the crest.Divided and split two times coated with a golden heartshield, therein an oblique red battle axe on Gold (Franckenstein). In fields 1 and 6 in gold a three-leaf red cloverleaf (von Cleen), in fields 2 and 5 in blue a right-sided silver helmet, on it a growing silver swan, whose raised red wings are each covered with a silver bar, 3 and 4 in gold a red bar, above 3 green twigs each with 3 leaves (von Praunheim-Sachsenhausen).

The House of Franckenstein (also Frankenstein) is the name of a feudal,

Dynasts of the Breuberg family; offsprings of the Lords of Lützelbach from Höchst im Odenwald
.

Family legend

In 948, an Arbogast von Franckenstein confirmed to the abbot of Lorsch Abbey in two contracts to "grant defense and shield the carriages travelling on the Bergstraße and passing through Frankenstein realm". In the same year, this knight Arbogast is supposed to have won the Tournament of Cologne, thanks to an invitation of the Archbishop Bruno the Great, who was said to have been the former abbot of Lorsch Abbey.

Arbogast von Franckenstein is mentioned in Georg Rüxners Turnierbuch, a tournament book, but is probably legendary as Rüxners's statements, especially when citing "earlier centuries", are often deemed. One has to add, that the contracts are not to be found in the Lorsch Abbey archives, but are appearing in secondary literature. As a matter of fact, it is certified that the Franckenstein clan is directly originating from Lord Konrad II. Reiz von Breuberg and therefore starting to exist in the 13th century.

History

Ludovic of Luetzelbach was the first ancestor of the Frankenstein dynasty and is documented in the year 1115 for the first time,[1] his descendant Wieknand again in 1160.[2]

His grandson Konrad I. and his offspring built the homonymous

donations
. Before 1250, Lord Konrad II. Reiz von Breuberg erected
Frankfurt am Main and Bensheim
.

In the year 1292 the Frankensteins opened the castle to the counts of Katzenelnbogen (County of Katzenelnbogen) and leagued with them. Being both strong opponents of the

Imperial Chamber Court
.

Because of many vacancies in relation with the reformation, some family members could fill a number of unengaged offices and posts in various Chapters, Abbeys and Dioceses as

Prince-Bishops
. After the sale of Frankenstein and being awarded the imperial baron dignity in 1670, the family retired to its possessions in Wetterau and acquired the lordship of Ullstadt in the beginning of the 17th century in Middle Franconia. In the 19th century they also bought the Lordship of Thalheim bei Wels in Austria. The family still consists of two existing branches in Germany, Austria and the US.

Prominent family members

Picture gallery

  • Lord Philipp Louis Franckenstein
    Lord Philipp Louis Franckenstein
  • Philipp Antony Franckenstein, Prince-Bishop of Bamberg
    Philipp Antony Franckenstein, Prince-Bishop of Bamberg
  • John Charles Franckenstein, Prince-Bishop of Worms (1746–1753)
    John Charles Franckenstein, Prince-Bishop of Worms (1746–1753)
  • Georg Arbogast Franckenstein, Member of the German Parliament, Chairman of the Bavarian House of Lords
    Georg Arbogast Franckenstein, Member of the German Parliament, Chairman of the Bavarian House of Lords
  • John Philipp Franckenstein, Canon of the cathedral chapter of Bamberg and Würzburg, Ambassador at the Imperial Court in Vienna
    John Philipp Franckenstein, Canon of the cathedral chapter of Bamberg and Würzburg, Ambassador at the Imperial Court in Vienna

Family tree

  • Karl Arbogast Viscount Franckenstein (1798-1845) ∞ Leopoldine Countess Apponyi de Nagy-Appony (1804-1870)
    • Georg Arbogast, Viscount Franckenstein ∞ Maria Theresia Princess Oettingen-Wallerstein
    • Karl Viscount Franckenstein (1831-1898) ∞ Elma Countess Schönborn-Wiesentheid
    • Heinrich Viscount Franckenstein (1826-1883) ∞ Helene Countess Arco-Zinneberg (1837-1897)
      • Konrad Viscount Franckenstein (1875-1938) ∞ Anna Maria Countess Esterházy-Galantha (1886-1968)
        • Heinrich Maria Viscount Franckenstein (1908-1982)
          Deroy
          (1905-1961)
        • Joseph Viscount Franckenstein (1910-1963) ∞ Kay Boyle (1902-1992)
        • Ludwig Maria von und zu Franckenstein (1914-1945) ∞ Dorothea von Kobbe (1921-1954)

Coat of arms

Divided and split two times coated with a golden heartshield, therein an oblique red battle axe on Gold.

  • First coat of arms Lords of Breuberg
    First coat of arms Lords of Breuberg
  • Breuberg Seal from 1291
    Breuberg Seal from 1291
  • Crest of the Breuberg lordship around 1330–1350
    Crest of the Breuberg lordship around 1330–1350
  • Franckenstein-crest Ullstadt Castle
    Franckenstein-crest Ullstadt Castle
  • Franckenstein- coat of armorial bearings from the Scheibler armorial
    Franckenstein- coat of armorial bearings from the Scheibler armorial
  • Franckenstein Emblem of Princebishop Philipp Anton of Bamberg
    Franckenstein Emblem of Princebishop Philipp Anton of Bamberg
  • Franckenstein coat of arms in the Ingeram Codex
    Franckenstein coat of arms in the Ingeram Codex
  • Franckenstein-coat of arms Seehof castle
    Franckenstein-coat of arms Seehof castle
  • Franckenstein-Coat of arms in the guildhall of Darmstadt-Eberstadt
    Franckenstein-Coat of arms in the guildhall of Darmstadt-Eberstadt
  • Coat of arms municipality of Mühltal
    Coat of arms municipality of Mühltal
  • Coat of arms municipality of Modautal
    Coat of arms municipality of Modautal
  • Coat of arms of Anna Frankenstein, Abbess of Neuburg
    Coat of arms of Anna Frankenstein, Abbess of Neuburg
  • Franckenstein church window at St. Catherine in Oppenheim, 1450
    Franckenstein church window at St. Catherine in Oppenheim, 1450
  • Bobstadt municipality crest
    Bobstadt municipality crest
  • Friedberg-Ockstadt municipality crest
    Friedberg-Ockstadt municipality crest

Building work by the Frankenstein family

  • Breuberg Castle, 12th century
    Breuberg Castle, 12th century
  • Ullstadt Castle, 17th century
    Ullstadt Castle, 17th century
  • Frankenstein Castle, 13th century
    Frankenstein Castle, 13th century
  • Traunegg Palace, 19th century
    Traunegg Palace, 19th century
  • Ockstadt Castle
    Ockstadt Castle
  • Eberstadt Church, 1260
    Eberstadt Church, 1260
  • Villa Franckenstein in Windischgarsten, 19th century
    Villa Franckenstein in Windischgarsten, 19th century
  • Frankenstein Residence in Dieburg
    Frankenstein Residence in Dieburg

Literature

See also

References

  1. ^ Neues allgemeines Deutsches Adels - Lexicon im Vereine mit mehreren Historikern herausgegeben von Prof. Dr. Ernst Heinrich Kpeschke. Dritter Band, Seite 321. Leipzig, Verlag von Friedrich Voigt. 1861.
  2. ^ M. Stimmlng, Mainzer Urk.- Buch I 1932 Nr. 586 und 6(5).
  3. ^ Anja Dötsch, Christian Ottersbach: Burg Breuberg im Odenwald: vom stauferzeitlichen Adelssitz zur Residenzburg und Festung. Schnell und Steiner, Regensburg 2008, S. 8
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