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

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family in

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, descendants from the Lords of Lützelbach from

Höchst im Odenwald Höchst im Odenwald (officially ''Höchst i. Odw.'') is a municipality in the Odenwaldkreis (district) in Hesse, Germany. Geography Location Höchst lies 25 km east of Darmstadt, in the northern Odenwald at elevations between 175 and 400&n ...

, respectively their offsprings, the Dynasts of the Breuberg family.

Family legend

In 948 an Arbogast von Franckenstein confirmed to the abbot of

Lorsch Abbey Lorsch Abbey, otherwise the Imperial Abbey of Lorsch (german: Reichsabtei Lorsch; la, Laureshamense Monasterium or ''Laurissa''), is a former Imperial abbey in Lorsch, Germany, about east of Worms. It was one of the most renowned monasteries o ...

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

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of Cologne, thanks to an invitation of the Archbishop

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, 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

Wiknand of Luetzelbach was the first ancestor of the Frankenstein dynasty and is documented in the year 1160 for the first time. His grandson Konrad I. and his offspring built the homonymous

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Castle around 1200 and named themselves after it. In 1239, owing to his son's Eberhard I. Reiz von Breuberg marriage with Mechtild (Elisabeth?), one of the five heiresses of Gerlach II. von Büdingen, imperial

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of the

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, the power, possessions and interests were also relocated into the Wetterau region, where the Breubergians Arrois, Gerlach and Eberhard III. held the

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consecutively. They found their last resting-place in the monastery of Konradsdorf, where the family had made many

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. Before 1250, Lord Konrad II. Reiz von Breuberg erected

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near

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and since named himself "von und zu Frankenstein". He was the founder of the free imperial

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Frankenstein, which was subject only to the jurisdiction of the emperor, with possessions in Nieder-Beerbach, Darmstadt, Ockstadt,

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and

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. Additionally the Frankensteins held other possession and

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-rights as

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in Zwingenberg ( Auerbach (Bensheim), in

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and

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. In the year 1292 the Frankensteins opened the castle to the counts of Katzenelnbogen (

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) and leagued with them. Being both strong opponents of the

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and following territorial conflicts, connected disputes with the

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, as well as the adherence to the catholic faith and the associated "right of

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", the family head Lord Johannes I. decided to sell the lordship to the landgrave in 1662, after various lawsuits at the

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. 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

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es and 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

. In the 19th century they also bought the Lordship of

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. The family still consists of two existing branches in Germany, Austria and the US.

Prominent family members

*Konrad II Reiz von Breuberg, also Konrad I von Frankenstein, first bearer of the family name (1245–1292) *Apetzko (Apeczko - Arbogast) von Frankenstein, Bishop of

Lebus Lebus ( pl, Lubusz) is a historic town in the Märkisch-Oderland District of Brandenburg, Germany. It is the administrative seat of '' Amt'' ("collective municipality") Lebus. The town, located on the west bank of the Oder river at the border wi ...

(1345–1352) *Rudolf von und zu Frankenstein, Prince-Bishop of

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(1552–1560) * Johann Karl von und zu Franckenstein, Prince-Bishop of

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(1683–1691) *

Johann Philipp Anton von Franckenstein Johann Philipp Anton Freiherr von und zu Franckenstein, born in Forchheim on 27 March 1695, appointed in 1743 as Vicar-General of Mainz, was from 1746 to 1753 ruling Prince-bishop of Bamberg. Biography Early life Johann Philipp Anton von Fran ...

, Prince-Bishop of

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(1746–1753) *Johann Karl Friedrich Franz Xaver Freiherr von Frankenstein auf Ockstatt, Holstatt und Erpen was

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of the

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at the Royal Bavarian Court * Georg von und zu Franckenstein,

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K.u.K. The phrase Imperial and Royal (German: ''kaiserlich und königlich'', ), typically abbreviated as ''k. u. k.'', ''k. und k.'', ''k. & k.'' in German (the "und" is always spoken unabbreviated), ''cs. és k. (császári és királyi)'' in Hungari ...

Special Envoy to the Osman Imperial Court, Austrian Ambassador in London from 1920–1938 **

Clement von Franckenstein Clement George Freiherr von und zu Franckenstein (28 May 1944 – 9 May 2019) was an English actor. He was best known for portraying President D'Astier in ''The American President'' (1995), the English Investor in '' Lionheart'' (1990), the Open ...

(1944–2019) son of Georg, English/American film actor *

Clemens von und zu Franckenstein Clemens Erwein Heinrich Karl Bonaventura Freiherr von und zu Franckenstein (14 July 1875 – 19 August 1942) was a German opera composer, studying in Vienna, Austria, and later in Munich, Germany, with Ludwig Thuille and at the Hoch Conservatory ...

(1875–1942), German composer and last general director of the Royal Bavarian Opera and Theatres * Georg Arbogast, Reichsfreiherr von und zu Franckenstein, German member of Parliament, Vice President of

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, President of the Bavarian House of Lords (1825–1890) * Joseph Freiherr von Franckenstein, Austro-German fighter against the Nazi regime, editor-in-chief of ''

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'' * Kay Baroness Franckenstein, née

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, US writer and political activist

Picture gallery

File:Mühltal - Burg Frankenstein - Kapelle 02 ies.jpg, Lord Philipp Louis Franckenstein File:Philipp-Anton II.JPG, Philipp Antony Franckenstein, Prince-Bishop of Bamberg File:Frankfurt Kaiserdom Grabmal Bischof Franckenstein 03 (fcm).jpg, John Charles Franckenstein, Prince-Bishop of Worms (1746–1753) File:Georg Arbogast Franckenstein.jpg, Georg Arbogast Franckenstein, Member of the German Parliament, Chairman of the Bavarian House of Lords File:JPLIvFrankensteim.jpg, 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) Arms of the house of Frankenstein (1)

∞ Leopoldine Countess Apponyi de Nagy-Appony (1804-1870) Coa Hungary Family Apponyi

** Georg Arbogast, Viscount Franckenstein Arms of the house of Frankenstein (1)

∞ Maria Theresia Princess Oettingen-Wallerstein CoA Oettingen

*** Johann Karl Viscount Franckenstein (1858-1913) *** Moritz Viscount Franckenstein (1869-1931) Arms of the house of Frankenstein (1)

∞ Maria Pia Countess Stolberg-Stolberg (1870–1913) CoA Stolberg

****Anna Maria (1896-1998) **** Georg Viscount Franckenstein (1898-1965) Arms of the house of Frankenstein (1)

∞ Karoline, Princess Schönburg-Hartenstein (* 23. Dezember 1898; † 27. April 1985) ****Marie Leopoldine (1901-1970) ****Heinrich (1902-1991) ∞ 1953 Theresa Maria Josefa Riccabona von Reichenfels (* 10. April 1909) ****Marie Elisabeth (1905-1919) **Karl Viscount Franckenstein (1831-1898) Arms of the house of Frankenstein (1)

∞ Elma Countess Schönborn-Wiesentheid ***Leopoldine Baroness Franckenstein (1874–1918). *** Clemens Baron Franckenstein (1875–1942) Arms of the house of Frankenstein (1)

∞ Maria Nezádal *** Georg Baron Franckenstein Arms of the house of Frankenstein (1)

(1878–1953) ∞ Editha King (1916-1953) **** Clement Baron Franckenstein (1944-2019) **Heinrich Viscount Franckenstein (1826-1883) Arms of the house of Frankenstein (1)

∞ Helene Countess Arco-Zinneberg (1837-1897) Wappen der Linien Arco-Zinneberg und Arco-Valley

***Konrad Viscount Franckenstein (1875-1938) Arms of the house of Frankenstein (1)

∞ Anna Maria Countess Esterházy-Galantha (1886-1968) Coa Hungary Family Esterházy

****Heinrich Maria Viscount Franckenstein (1908-1982) Arms of the house of Frankenstein (1)

∞ Maria Pia Baroness

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, Countess Deroy (1905-1961) **** Joseph Viscount Franckenstein Arms of the house of Frankenstein (1)

(1910-1963) ∞

(1902-1992) ****Ludwig Maria von und zu Franckenstein (1914-1945) Arms of the house of Frankenstein (1)

∞ Dorothea von Kobbe (1921-1954)

Coat of arms

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File:Franckenstein Wappen IV.jpg, Franckenstein-coat of arms Seehof castle File:Franckenstein Wappen III.jpg, Franckenstein-Coat of arms in the guildhall of Darmstadt-Eberstadt File:Wappen_Mühltal_(Hessen).png, Coat of arms municipality of

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File:Wappen Modautal.svg, Coat of arms municipality of

Modautal Modautal is a municipality in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district, in Hesse, Germany. Approximately 5,050 inhabitants live in 11 districts on an area of 31 km2 with about 38.7% wood. The first historical chronicles date back to the 13th century. H ...

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Building work by the Frankenstein family

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Literature

* Karl O. von Aretin: ''Franckenstein Eine politische Karriere zwischen Bismarck und Ludwig II.''. Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 2003, . * J. Friedrich Battenberg: ''Roßdorf in vormoderner Zeit. Alltag und Konfliktkultur einer hessischen Landgemeinde im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert.'' In: Archiv für hessische Geschichte und Altertumskunde, Bd. N.F. 60 (2002), , S. 29–60 * Roman Fischer: ''Findbuch zum Bestand Frankensteinische Lehenurkunden 1251–1812''. Kramer, Frankfurt am Main 1992, * Georg von Franckenstein: ''Zwischen Wien und London Erinnerungen eines österreichischen Diplomaten.''

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, Graz 2005, . * Sir George Franckenstein, Facts and features of my life, . *

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Band 27; Freiherrliche Häuser A IV, CA Starke Verlag. *

, Band 61, 1975, Adelslexikon. Starke, Limburg/Lahn * Walter Scheele: ''Sagenhafter Franckenstein''. Societäts-Verlag, Ulm 2004, * Otto von Waldenfels (Hrsg.): ''Genealogisches Handbuch des in Bayern immatrikulierten Adels.'' Verlag Degener, Neustadt an der Aisch. * Hellmuth Gensicke: ''Untersuchungen zur Genealogie und Besitzgeschichte der Herren von Eschollbrücken, Weiterstadt, Lützelbach, Breuberg und Frankenstein.'' In: Hessische historische Forschungen (1963), S.99–115 * Walter Scheele: ''Burg Franckenstein''. Societäts-Verlag, Frankfurt/Main 2001, * Historischer Verein für Hessen, Archiv für hessische Geschichte und Altertumskunde. *

Otto Hupp Hermann Joseph Otto Hubert August Constantin Hupp (May 21, 1859 – January 31, 1949) was a German graphical artist. His main working area was heraldry, yet he also worked as a typeface designer, creating commercial symbols and metal works. Life a ...

: ''Münchener Kalender 1912.'' Verlagsanstalt München / Regensburg 1912. * Rudolf Kunz: ''Dorfordnungen der Herrschaft Franckenstein aus der 2. Hälfte des 16. Jahrhunderts.'' Sonderdruck aus: Archiv für hessische Geschichte und Altertumskunde. Band 26, Heft 1, 1958 * Wolfgang Weißgerber: ''Die Herren von Frankenstein und ihre Frauen: Landschaften, Personen, Geschichten''. Schlapp, Darmstadt-Eberstadt 2002, . * * Norbert Hierl-Deronco: ''"Es ist eine Lust zu Bauen". Von Bauherren, Bauleuten und vom Bauen im Barock in Kurbayern, Franken, Rheinland''. Krailling 2001, , S. 133–142

References

External links

Frankenstein Crest in the Ortenburger Wappenbuch from 1466
* Frankenstein Armorial Bearings in Johann Siebmachers Wappenbuch
Frankenstein coat of arms in www.geocities.com
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in Ingeram-Codex
Geschichte der Familie Frankenstein in www.muehltal-odenwald.de

www.eberstadt-frankenstein.de

EBIDAT - Burgendatenbank des Europäischen Burgeninstitutes

Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte, Burgen in Bayern
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