The Aufseß family, sometimes spelt Aufsees and Aufsess, is a Franconian noble family of

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. The original family seat was at Unteraufseß castle in

Aufseß Aufseß, also sometimes spelled Aufsess, is a municipality in the district of Bayreuth in Bavaria, Germany. Located in Franconian Switzerland on the Castle Road and the Franconian ''Bierstraße'', or Beer Road, Aufseß is best known for its conn ...

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. Members of this family held important

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posts in Bamberg.

Notable members

*Jobst Bernhard von Aufsees German Wiki, Jobst Bernhard von Aufsees (28 March 1671 – 2 April 1738), also known as ''Jodocus'', canon of

Bamberg Bamberg (, , ; East Franconian: ''Bambärch'') is a town in Upper Franconia, Germany, on the river Regnitz close to its confluence with the river Main. The town dates back to the 9th century, when its name was derived from the nearby ' castle. C ...

and

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, was born in Mengersdorf. He was baptized as a

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but educated as a

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and was later the founder of the Aufseesianum in Bamberg. *Friedrich III von Aufseß was Prince-Bishop of Bamberg from 1421 to 1431. In 1852

Hans von und zu Aufseß Hans Philipp Werner, Freiherr von und zu Aufseß (1801–1872) was a German baron, antiquarian and lead founder of the Germanisches Museum in Nuremberg. Born at Castle Unteraufseß into the Aufseß noble family, he studied law at Erlange ...

was the principal founder of the ''

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'' (formerly the ''"Germanischen Museums"'') in

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Properties of the Aufseß family

File:Aufseesianum in Bamberg.JPG, Jobst Bernhard von und zu Aufsees was the founder of the Aufseesianum in Bamberg File:Mengersdorf.jpg, Manor house of the Aufseß family in Mengersdorf, near

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References

External links

Catholic Encyclopedia Article

www.aufseesianum.de
(Studienseminar Aufseesianum)

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