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 con ...

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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

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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

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from 1421 to 1431. * Hans von und zu Aufseß was a baron and 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 Mistelgau in

References

External links

Catholic Encyclopedia Article

www.aufseesianum.de
(Studienseminar Aufseesianum)

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