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House Of Egloffstein
The House of Egloffstein is an ancient Franconian aristocratic family (''Uradel'') with an eponymous family home in the hill region of Franconian Switzerland in the Bavarian province of Upper Franconia. The family first appears in the records in 1187 with a ''Heinrich genannt Stuchs'' ("Henry, named Stuchs") who is also the progenitor. The house belongs to the brotherhood of Franconian Imperial Knights. Egloffstein Castle and Kunreuth Castle are to this day owned by the family. History Franconia The Egloffsteins were a mighty, influential Franconian family of Imperial Knights with many branches. They belonged to the Knights' Cantons of Gebürg (''Ritterkanton Gebürg'') and Steigerwald (''Ritterkanton Steigerwald''), Gebürg being part of the old name for Franconian Switzerland. In the 14th century, they not only had their own castles in Egloffstein, but also in Stolzenrode, Leienfels Castle, Leienfels, Burggaillenreuth, Veldenstein Castle, Neuhaus an der Pegnitz, Lauterbac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfsberg Castle (Obertrubach)
The ruins of Wolfsberg Castle (german: Burgruine Wolfsberg) are the remains of a former high mediaeval, aristocratic, castle which stands high above the Trubach valley over the eponymous village of Wolfsberg. The village is part of the municipality of Obertrubach in the Upper Franconian county of Forchheim in the German state of Bavaria. The upper bailey is permanently open to the public and serves as a viewing point; the lower bailey is partly in private ownership and is not accessible. Location The ruins of this spur castle lie within the Franconian Switzerland-Veldenstein Forest Nature Park on an eastwards-pointing hill spur at a height of 436 metres. The spur is separated by a natural saddle from the plateau to the west. The spur sits between the Trubach valley to the south and a dry valley on the northern side of the spur that opens into the Trubach valley. The ruins may be reached from the village of Wolfsberg. Egloffstein Castle can be seen below in the Trubach val ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winterstein Castle
Winterstein may refer to: People with surname * Antonio Winterstein (born 1988), professional rugby league footballer for the North Queensland Cowboys of the NRL * Claudia Winterstein (born 1950), German politician * Eduard von Winterstein (1871–1961), Austrian film actor * Frank Winterstein (born 1986) Australian-Samoan professional rugby union footballer * Taylor Winterstein (born 1989), Australian-Samoan online influencer * Willy Winterstein (1895–1965), Austrian cinematographer * Hedwig Pauly-Winterstein Hedwig Pauly-Winterstein (1866–1965) was a German stage and film actress. Selected filmography * '' The Clan'' (1920) * ''Anna Boleyn'' (1920) * ''President Barrada'' (1920) * ''Lady Godiva'' (1921) * '' The Inheritance'' (1922) * ''Tragedy of ... (1866–1965), German stage and film actress * Baroness Elisabeth of Wangenheim-Winterstein (1912–2010), wife of Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Geography * Winterstein (Saxon Switzerla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunreuth Castle
Kunreuth is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany. The town is the location of Schloss Kunreuth. Since the 14th century the castle has belonged to the family of the Counts and Barons von Egloffstein who have also owned Egloffstein Castle Egloffstein Castle (german: Burg Egloffstein) is a former high mediaeval, aristocratic castle, that stands immediately west of the eponymous village of Egloffstein in the Upper Franconian county of Forchheim in the German state of Bavaria. The ... since the 12th century. References Forchheim (district) {{Forchheimdistrict-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erlangen Egloffsteinsches Palais 004
Erlangen (; East Franconian: ''Erlang'', Bavarian: ''Erlanga'') is a Middle Franconian city in Bavaria, Germany. It is the seat of the administrative district Erlangen-Höchstadt (former administrative district Erlangen), and with 116,062 inhabitants (as of 30 March 2022), it is the smallest of the eight major cities (''Großstadt'') in Bavaria. The number of inhabitants exceeded the threshold of 100,000 in 1974, making Erlangen a major city according to the statistical definition officially used in Germany. Together with Nuremberg, Fürth, and Schwabach, Erlangen forms one of the three metropolises in Bavaria. With the surrounding area, these cities form the European Metropolitan Region of Nuremberg, one of 11 metropolitan areas in Germany. The cities of Nuremberg, Fürth, and Erlangen also form a triangle on a map, which represents the heartland of the Nuremberg conurbation. An element of the city that goes back a long way in history, but is still noticeable, is the settlemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperial City Of Nuremberg
The Imperial City of Nuremberg (german: Reichsstadt Nürnberg) was a free imperial city — independent city-state — within the Holy Roman Empire. After Nuremberg gained piecemeal independence from the Burgraviate of Nuremberg in the High Middle Ages and considerable territory from Duchy of Bavaria, Bavaria in the War of the Succession of Landshut, Landshut War of Succession, it grew to become one of the largest and most important Imperial cities, the 'unofficial capital city, capital' of the Empire, particularly because numerous Imperial Diet (Holy Roman Empire), Imperial Diets () and courts met at Nuremberg Castle between 1211 and 1543. Because of the many Diet of Nuremberg, Diets of Nuremberg, Nuremberg became an important routine place of the administration of the Empire during this time. The Golden Bull of 1356, issued by Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor Charles IV (reigned 1346–78), named Nuremberg as the city where newly elected kings of Germany must hold their f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allod
In the law of the Middle Ages and early Modern Period and especially within the Holy Roman Empire, an allod (Old Low Franconian ''allōd'' ‘fully owned estate’, from ''all'' ‘full, entire’ and ''ōd'' ‘estate’, Medieval Latin ''allodium''), also allodial land or allodium, is an estate in land over which the allodial landowner (allodiary) had full ownership and right of alienation. Description Historically holders of allods are a type of sovereign. Allodial land is described as territory or a state where the holder asserted right to the land by the grace of god and the sun. For this reason they were historically equal to other princes regardless of what the size of their territory was or what title they used. This definition is confirmed by the acclaimed Jurist Hugo Grotius, the father of international law and the concept of sovereignty. "holders of allodial land are sovereign" because allodial land is by nature free, hereditary, inherited from their forefathers, sov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Castle
A water castle is a castle whose site is largely defended by water. It can be entirely surrounded by water-filled moats (moated castle) or natural waterbodies such as island castles in a river or offshore. The term comes from European castle studies, mainly German ''Burgenkunde'', but is sometimes used in English-language popular science books and websites, and is mentioned in other more academic works. When stately homes were built in such a location, or a Wasserburg was later rebuilt as a residential manor, the German term becomes Wasserschloss, lit. "water palace/manor". Description Forde-Johnston describes such a site as "a castle in which water plays a prominent part in the defences." Apart from hindering attackers, an abundant supply of water was also an advantage during a siege. Topographically, such structures are a type of lowland castle, low-lying castle. Such a castle usually had only one entrance, which was via a drawbridge and that could be raised for protection in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henfenfeld
Henfenfeld is a municipality near Nuremberg in the Frankenalb (Frankish Alb) directly south of Hersbruck Hersbruck () is a small town in Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, belonging to the district Nürnberger Land. It is best known for the late-gothic artwork of the Hersbruck altar, the "Hirtenmuseum" and the landscape of Hersbruck Switzerland. Hi .... The town was first mentioned in a letter dating from 13 April 1059. The town is best known for its castle. References External links * - official website for the town * - official website for the Henfenfeld castle. {{Authority control Nürnberger Land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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