Bentheim (noble Family)
The House of Bentheim is one of the oldest extant German nobility, German noble families. They are a Mediatised houses, mediatized family, formerly being Imperial immediacy, rulers of their own territories directly under the Holy Roman Emperor. They belong to both the ancient nobility (''Uradel'') and the high nobility (''Hochadel''). Today, there are two main lines of the family: the princes of Bentheim-Steinfurt and the princes of Bentheim-Tecklenburg. There is also a third, non-princely line of the family, the counts of Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Rheda. History The earliest known member of the family is Everwin von Götterswick/Güterswyk, c. 1200, supposedly the descendent of a knight named Godert who had settled on the lower Rhine near Wesel. In 1421, Everwin's descendent Everwin (1397–1454) inherited the County of Bentheim from his mother's family. In 1451, the County of Steinfurt, Lordship of Steinfurt was also added to the family, through marriage. In 1486, Holy Roman Emperor ...
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