Manndorff Zu Pfannhofen Und Wissenau
The House von und zu Manndorff zu Pfannhofen und Wissenau is the name of an ancient Austrian nobility, Austrian noble family, more specifically the Uradel (old nobility). They are among the oldest Carinthian noble families still in existence today. Origin Besides the Metnitz family, the Manndorffs are the oldest non-extinct family belonging to Carinthian Austrian nobility, nobility.A. Weiß: ''Der Adel Kärntens bis zum Jahre 1300.'' Wien 1869 The spelling of the name changed between Manndorff, Manndorf, Mandorf, Mondorf, Monsdorf, Mansdorf, and Manstorff. The first bearer of the name, Harte Manus miles de Mondorf, appears mentioned in February 1214 before Acre, Israel, Acre in the Kingdom of Jerusalem as a witness to a deed of gift from the Wicard of Karlsperg, who transferred one of his Carinthian estates to the St. Johannis hospital in Jerusalem.Original document in the Archives of Knights Hospitaller in Prague, A 11:17; see Monumenta historica ducatus Carinthiae; I. Band; N ...
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