The House of Sickingen is an old southwest German
noble family. The lords of Sickingen belonged to the
Kraichgau nobility and from 1797 to the
Imperial
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nobility. Significant relatives emerged from the family, who achieved great influence in both spiritual and secular offices. Reinhard von Sickingen was
Prince-Bishop of
Worms Worms may refer to:
*Worm, an invertebrate animal with a tube-like body and no limbs
Places
*Worms, Germany, a city
**Worms (electoral district)
*Worms, Nebraska, U.S.
*Worms im Veltlintal, the German name for Bormio, Italy
Arts and entertainme ...
from 1445 to 1482 and Kasimir Anton von Sickingen was Prince-Bishop of
Constance
Constance may refer to:
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*Konstanz, Germany, sometimes written as Constance in English
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* Mount Constance, Washington State
People
* Consta ...
from 1743 to 1750. Imperial Knight
Franz von Sickingen
Franz von Sickingen (2 March 14817 May 1523) was an Imperial Knight who, with Ulrich von Hutten, led the so-called "Knights' Revolt," and was one of the most notable figures of the early period of the Protestant Reformation. Sickingen was nickn ...
(1481-1523) was leader of the Rhenish and Swabian knighthood.
The Sickingen-Sickingen line of the family died out in 1834, the Sickingen-Hohenburgs in 1932.
Lordship of Landstuhl
The Lordship of Landstuhl was a knightly territory of the
Holy Roman Empire
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of the German Nation in today's
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...
. Feuded by the Lords of Sickingen from the 16th to the 18th century, it fell to
France
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along with the left bank of the
Rhine
), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland
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in 1801 and became part of the
Kingdom of Bavaria
The Kingdom of Bavaria (german: Königreich Bayern; ; spelled ''Baiern'' until 1825) was a German state that succeeded the former Electorate of Bavaria in 1805 and continued to exist until 1918. With the unification of Germany into the German E ...
in 1816. The
lordship was divided into the "Great Jurisdiction" (''Großgericht'') and the "Little Jurisdiction" (''Kleingericht''). Within the ''Großgericht'' were the villages of
Bann, Harsberg,
Hermersberg
Hermersberg ( pfl, Hermerschberch) is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany and belongs to the municipal association Waldfischbach-Burgalben. It is situated on the western edge of the Palatinate Forest ...
, Horbach,
Kindsbach
Kindsbach is a municipality in the Kaiserslautern (district), district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
Notable people
*Paul Westrich (born 1947), insect specialist
*Peter Immesberger (born 1960), weight lifter
Refere ...
,
Krickenbach
Krickenbach is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country ...
, Linden,
Queidersbach
Queidersbach is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
Geography
The municipality is located 10 km southwest of Kaiserslautern in a natural meadow valley on the western edge of the Pa ...
,
Weselberg
Weselberg is a municipality in the Wallhalben municipality of the Südwestpfalz district of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. The sister portion of the town on the western outskirts is Zeselberg. The chief economic activity is agriculture.
The ...
and Zeselberg. The ''Kleingericht'' oversaw the villages of
Gerhardsbrunn
Gerhardsbrunn is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous countr ...
,
Hauptstuhl
Hauptstuhl is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country i ...
, Kirchenarnbach,
Knopp,
Langwieden
Langwieden is a municipality in the Kaiserslautern (district), district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
References
Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate
Kaiserslautern (district)
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,
Martinshöhe
Martinshöhe is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country ...
,
Mittelbrunn
Mittelbrunn is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
Verena Chapel
The Verena Chapel (german: Verenakapelle) in Mittelbrunn was first mentioned in 1496. The chapel was partially destroyed in ...
, Mühlbach,
Oberarnbach
Oberarnbach is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country ...
,
Obernheim,
Scharrhof and
Schauerberg
Schauerberg is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe ...
,
Members
*
Schwickart der Jüngere von Sickingen (died 1478), ''
Amtmann''
* Schweickhardt von Sickingen (died 1505), imperial knight, father of Franz von Sickingen
* Reinhard von Sickingen (born around 1417; died 1482), Prince-Bishop of Worms, held office from 1445 to 1482
*
Franz von Sickingen
Franz von Sickingen (2 March 14817 May 1523) was an Imperial Knight who, with Ulrich von Hutten, led the so-called "Knights' Revolt," and was one of the most notable figures of the early period of the Protestant Reformation. Sickingen was nickn ...
(born 1481; died 1523), imperial knight and leader of the Rhenish and Swabian knights
* Johann Damian von Sickingen (18th century), ''
Inhaber'' of an imperial infantry regiment
* Ferdinand Damian von Sickingen,
Commander
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...
of the German Order of St. Aegidius, (1734-1736)
* Karl Heinrich Joseph von Sickingen (born 1737; died 1791), diplomat and chemist
* Karl Schweikard von Sickingen (died 1711), Knight of the Teutonic Order
* Kasimir Anton von Sickingen (born 1684; died 1750), Prince-Bishop of Constance, held office from 1743 to 1750
* Karl Ludwig von Sickingen-Ebernburg, Abbot of
Kornelimünster Abbey
Kornelimünster Abbey (german: Benediktinerabtei Kornelimünster), also known as Abbey of the Abbot Saint Benedict of Aniane and Pope Cornelius, is a Benedictine monastery that has been integrated since 1972. The abbey is located in Aachen (in t ...
1745–1764
* Franz von Sickingen (died 1834 in
Sauerthal), imperial count and castle lord of the Sauerburg. Last member of the noble family
Sauerthal
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Variant arms
Colours and elements from the Sickingen coat of arms still appear today in many county, town and village coats of arms in the former territory of the Sickingens.
File:DEU Landkreis Kaiserslautern COA.svg, District of Kaiserslautern
File:Landstuhl wappen.jpg, Town of Landstuhl
Landstuhl () is a town in the Kaiserslautern district of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. It is the seat of ''Verbandsgemeinde Landstuhl'', a kind of "collective municipality." Landstuhl is situated on the north-west edge of the Palatinate F ...
, district of Kaiserslautern
File:DEU Verbandsgemeinde Landstuhl COA.svg, Municipal Association of Landstuhl, district of Kaiserslautern
File:Wappen otterberg verb.jpg, Municipal Association of Otterberg, district of Kaiserslautern
File:Wappen Bad Muenster am Stein-Ebernburg.png, Town of Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg
Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg is a spa town of about 4,000 inhabitants (as of 2004) in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Since 1 July 2014, it is part of the town Bad Kreuznach. It was the seat of the former like-na ...
, district of Bad Kreuznach
File:Wappen verb wallhalben.jpg, Municipal Association of Wallhalben, district of Südwestpfalz
Südwestpfalz is a district (''Kreis'' or more precise ''Landkreis'') in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Saarpfalz, the district-free city Zweibrücken, the districts Kaiserslautern and Ba ...
File:DEU Verbandsgemeinde Waldfischbach-Burgalben COA.svg, Municipal Association of Waldfischbach-Burgalben, district of Südwestpfalz
File:Wappen Sauerthal.png, Municipality of Sauerthal, district of Rhein-Lahn-Kreis
Rhein-Lahn-Kreis is a district (''Kreis'') in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Westerwaldkreis, Limburg-Weilburg, Rheingau-Taunus, Mainz-Bingen, Rhein-Hunsrück, Mayen-Koblenz, and the dis ...
File:Wappen von Bann.png, Municipality of Bann, district of Kaiserslautern
File:Wappen von Hauptstuhl.png, Municipality of Hauptstuhl
Hauptstuhl is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country i ...
, district of Kaiserslautern
File:Wappen von Kindsbach.png, Municipality of Kindsbach
Kindsbach is a municipality in the Kaiserslautern (district), district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
Notable people
*Paul Westrich (born 1947), insect specialist
*Peter Immesberger (born 1960), weight lifter
Refere ...
, district of Kaiserslautern
References
Further reading
* Hans-Joachim Bechtoldt: ''Wappensiegel der Sickinger''. In: ''Jahrbuch für westdeutsche Landesgeschichte'', 34th Yearbook, 2008, pp. 129–167 ot evaluated* Michael Benz: ''Sickingen – Bildnisse.'' G. Peschke GmbH Druckerei, Munich, 1985 ot evaluated* Joachim P. Heinz: ''Der Reichsdeputationshauptschluss (1803) und die Auflösung der pfälzischen Grafschaften Wartenberg, Sickingen und von der Leyen''. In: ''Mitteilungen of the Historischen Vereins der Pfalz'', 111. Vol., 2013, pp. 185–265 ot evaluated* Otto Hupp: ''Münchener Kalender 1903.'' Buch u. Kunstdruckerei AG, Munich / Regensburg, 1903.
* Ernst Heinrich Kneschke: '' Neues allgemeines deutsches Adels-Lexicon''. Vol. 8, Friedrich Voigt's Buchhandlung, Leipzig, 1868, pages 485–486.
digitalised
* Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, ''Adelslexikon'' Vol. XIII, Vol. 128 of the complete series, C. A. Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn), 2002,
External links
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1280s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire
1932 disestablishments in Austria
Christian families
Extinct baronies
Palatinate noble families