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The House of Hanxleden is a Westphalian noble family whose seat is the village of Hanxleden, today part of Schmallenberg
in the district of Hochsauerland
in Germany. In the 14th and 15th centuries the family provided several bailiffs (Amtmänner) of Fredeburg
.
(Ritter) in Hanxleden and took part in the Fifth Crusade
from 1217 to 1221. After his return he founded,together with his neighbour, the Lord (Herrn) of Sögtrop, a church and a rectorate on the common estate boundary, from which the village of Kirchrarbach
developed.
Albert von Hanxleden (b about 1200), was mentioned about 1216 and may have been his son.
Johann I von Hanxleden (b about 1260) was mentioned in 1326 and may have been a grandson of Albert von Hanxledens.
Goddert I von Hanxleden (b about 1290) was 1327-1358 mentioned. He was Lord (Burgmann) of Grevenstein, Fredeburg
and Schwarzenberg
as well as bailiff (Gograf) of Attendorn
. His wife was called Cunigunde.
Johann II von Hanxleden (b 1315, d n. 1374) was bailiff (Amtsmann) and Lord (Burgmann) of Fredeburg. He was married to Catharina von Plettenberg-Bamenohl
(b ca. 1315).
Goddert II von Hanxleden (b about 1340, d 1410) was Lord (Burgmann) of Grevenstein and Fredeburg, Drost
in Nyle in the Duchy of Jülich
. About 1390 he married Catharina von Hatzfeld zu Wildenburg
.
Hunold von Hanxleden (b ca. 1390, d 1438) was bailiff of Fredeburg and Lord (Herr) of Bödefeld. In 1410 he was granted permission by the Electorate of Cologne to build the castle of Bödefeld. Construction lasted from 1425 to 1428. His first marriage was to Beleke von Huckelheim and his second was to Gertrude von der Elpe. In 1452 he died and was buried in the Church of St Walburga in Meschede
.
Johann III von Hanxleden (b ca. 1410, d 1486), second son of Hunold and Beleke, was Lord (Herr) of Körtlinghausen and in Kallenhardt as well as the Drost
of Brilon
. In about 1448 he married Margarethe von Hatzfeld
.
Wigand von Hanxleden (about 1440-1501) was Lord (Herr) of Kallenhardt, Drost of Erwitte
and on the Electorate of Cologne in 1483. His wife was Elisabeth von Hörde.
Johann IV von Hanxleden (about 1477-about 1560), Lord (Herr) of Körtlinghausen was married to Elisabeth von Kettler, heiress of Kettelburg and Herdringen Manor
. He had the Hanxleden manor house (Gräftenhof) built there about 1501 on an artificial island south of the bailey of the now ruined Kettelburg castle. In 1536 the County of Waldeck pledged the Assinghauser Grund to Hanxleden. This pledge expired 15 years later.
Wigand II. von Hanxleden (b about 1504, d 1576), Lord (Herr) of Körtlinghausen and Herdringen, was married in 1543 to Gertrude von Schorlemmer. The pair had seven children.
Georg Rombert von Hanxleden (b about 1540, d 1609) their eldest son, was marshal
of the Teutonic Knights
in Marburg
in 1562, 'Komtur
in 1581 in Ottmarsheim
and Landkomtur of the Westphalian chapter of the Teutonic Knights in 1582.
Elisabeth von Hanxleden, daughter from Georg Rombert's marriage to Walburga auf der Ham
, married 1599 in Mülheim an der Möhne the Rentmeister of Bilstein, Ludwig von Stockhausen.
Their successor Johann von Hanxleden was the last knight of the castle. About 1540 he founded the village of "Lichtenscheid", today Altastenberg
, part of Winterberg
, where he settled charcoal burners and herdsmen. As a result he ended up in conflict with the townsfolk of Winterberg, who claimed the land. The region paid taxes to the Electorate of Cologne until it was dissolved.
Johann had a daughter Anna and an illegitimate son Jürgen. After his death in about 1550 the castle was enfeoffed to the family of his son-in-law, the Knight von Dersch.
took over the estate of Haus Ostwig, today part of the municipality of Bestwig
, in 1539. The family had their seat there and built the house in the 17th century into an impressive manor. In 1771 the Ostwig line of the Hanxledens died out and the estate went to the family of the barons von Lüninck.
(1681-1732) Jesuit, missionary
in India
, philologist and Sanskrit
researcher
b Reinhard von Hanxleden (b ca. 1957), computer scientist, lecturer at Kiel University
b Leopold Freiherr von Hanxleden, canon in Passau
in 1790, owner of the Haidenhof Nord hunting lodge
The House of Hanxleden is a Westphalian noble family whose seat is the village of Hanxleden, today part of Schmallenberg
Schmallenberg
Schmallenberg is a town in the district of Hochsauerland. Relating to its area of 188 square miles it is the largest town belonging to an administrative Kreis in the federal state of North Rhine/Westphalia, Germany....
in the district of Hochsauerland
Hochsauerland
Hochsauerlandkreis is a Kreis in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Soest, Paderborn, Höxter, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Olpe, Märkischer Kreis.- History :...
in Germany. In the 14th and 15th centuries the family provided several bailiffs (Amtmänner) of Fredeburg
Fredeburg
Fredeburg is a municipality in the district of Lauenburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
.
Family tree
Siegfried von Hanxleden (b about 1180, d after 1279) lived as knightKnight
A knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
(Ritter) in Hanxleden and took part in the Fifth Crusade
Fifth Crusade
The Fifth Crusade was an attempt to reacquire Jerusalem and the rest of the Holy Land by first conquering the powerful Ayyubid state in Egypt....
from 1217 to 1221. After his return he founded,together with his neighbour, the Lord (Herrn) of Sögtrop, a church and a rectorate on the common estate boundary, from which the village of Kirchrarbach
Kirchrarbach
Kirchrarbach is a locality in the municipality Schmallenberg in the district Hochsauerlandkreis in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany....
developed.
Albert von Hanxleden (b about 1200), was mentioned about 1216 and may have been his son.
Johann I von Hanxleden (b about 1260) was mentioned in 1326 and may have been a grandson of Albert von Hanxledens.
Goddert I von Hanxleden (b about 1290) was 1327-1358 mentioned. He was Lord (Burgmann) of Grevenstein, Fredeburg
Fredeburg
Fredeburg is a municipality in the district of Lauenburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
and Schwarzenberg
Schwarzenberg
- People :* House of Schwarzenberg, Frankish and Bohemian aristocratic family which was first mentioned in 1172** Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg , Field Marshal in Austrian service during the Napoleonic Wars...
as well as bailiff (Gograf) of Attendorn
Attendorn
Attendorn is a German town in the Olpe district in North Rhine-Westphalia.As of 2008 it had a population of 24, 801.- History :The town’s location was favoured by the good climate in the Attendorn-Elsper Limestone Double Basin , the fruitful soil and favourable transport potential, and was already...
. His wife was called Cunigunde.
Johann II von Hanxleden (b 1315, d n. 1374) was bailiff (Amtsmann) and Lord (Burgmann) of Fredeburg. He was married to Catharina von Plettenberg-Bamenohl
House of Plettenberg
The House of Plettenberg is a Westphalian noble family of the Uradel. It dates back at least to 1187, when Heidolphus de Plettenbrath was mentioned in a document by Philip I...
(b ca. 1315).
Goddert II von Hanxleden (b about 1340, d 1410) was Lord (Burgmann) of Grevenstein and Fredeburg, Drost
Drost
Seneschal of the Realm, Riksdrots , Rigsdrost , or Valtakunnandrotsi is a Danish and Swedish name of a supreme state official, with at least a connotation to administration of judiciary, who in medieval Scandinavia was often a leader in the government.The word drots/drost...
in Nyle in the Duchy of Jülich
Jülich
Jülich is a town in the district of Düren, in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Jülich is well known as location of a world-famous research centre, the Forschungszentrum Jülich and as shortwave transmission site of Deutsche Welle...
. About 1390 he married Catharina von Hatzfeld zu Wildenburg
House of Hatzfeld
The House of Hatzfeld, also spelled Hatzfeldt, is a prominent German family of high nobility originally from Hesse. The family is first mentioned in 1138 and has its ancestral seat in Hatzfeld.- Members :...
.
Hunold von Hanxleden (b ca. 1390, d 1438) was bailiff of Fredeburg and Lord (Herr) of Bödefeld. In 1410 he was granted permission by the Electorate of Cologne to build the castle of Bödefeld. Construction lasted from 1425 to 1428. His first marriage was to Beleke von Huckelheim and his second was to Gertrude von der Elpe. In 1452 he died and was buried in the Church of St Walburga in Meschede
Meschede
Meschede is a town in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the district Hochsauerlandkreis.-Geography:Meschede is situated in the Ruhr valley, near to the Hennesee, south of the nature-park Arnsberger Wald...
.
Johann III von Hanxleden (b ca. 1410, d 1486), second son of Hunold and Beleke, was Lord (Herr) of Körtlinghausen and in Kallenhardt as well as the Drost
Drost
Seneschal of the Realm, Riksdrots , Rigsdrost , or Valtakunnandrotsi is a Danish and Swedish name of a supreme state official, with at least a connotation to administration of judiciary, who in medieval Scandinavia was often a leader in the government.The word drots/drost...
of Brilon
Brilon
Brilon is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, that belongs to the Hochsauerlandkreis.- Geography :Brilon is situated on the Brilon Heights at an altitude of about 450 m on the upper reaches of the river Möhne...
. In about 1448 he married Margarethe von Hatzfeld
House of Hatzfeld
The House of Hatzfeld, also spelled Hatzfeldt, is a prominent German family of high nobility originally from Hesse. The family is first mentioned in 1138 and has its ancestral seat in Hatzfeld.- Members :...
.
Wigand von Hanxleden (about 1440-1501) was Lord (Herr) of Kallenhardt, Drost of Erwitte
Erwitte
Erwitte is a town in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.-Geography:Erwitte is situated approx. 8 km south of Lippstadt and 15 km east of Soest.- Neighbouring municipalities:* Lippstadt* Geseke* Rüthen* Anröchte...
and on the Electorate of Cologne in 1483. His wife was Elisabeth von Hörde.
Johann IV von Hanxleden (about 1477-about 1560), Lord (Herr) of Körtlinghausen was married to Elisabeth von Kettler, heiress of Kettelburg and Herdringen Manor
Herdringen Castle
Herdringen Castle is a castle in the Herdringen district of the German town of Arnsberg. It is the seat of the Fürstenberg family and the present building is one of the most notable Neo-Gothic secular buildings in Westphalia.- Bibliography : Michael Jolk: Der Bau der barocken Vorburg des...
. He had the Hanxleden manor house (Gräftenhof) built there about 1501 on an artificial island south of the bailey of the now ruined Kettelburg castle. In 1536 the County of Waldeck pledged the Assinghauser Grund to Hanxleden. This pledge expired 15 years later.
Wigand II. von Hanxleden (b about 1504, d 1576), Lord (Herr) of Körtlinghausen and Herdringen, was married in 1543 to Gertrude von Schorlemmer. The pair had seven children.
Georg Rombert von Hanxleden (b about 1540, d 1609) their eldest son, was marshal
Marshal
Marshal , is a word used in several official titles of various branches of society. The word is an ancient loan word from Old French, cf...
of the Teutonic Knights
Teutonic Knights
The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem , commonly the Teutonic Order , is a German medieval military order, in modern times a purely religious Catholic order...
in Marburg
Marburg
Marburg is a city in the state of Hesse, Germany, on the River Lahn. It is the main town of the Marburg-Biedenkopf district and its population, as of March 2010, was 79,911.- Founding and early history :...
in 1562, 'Komtur
Komtur
Komtur was a rank within military orders, especially the Teutonic Knights. In the State of the Teutonic Order, the Komtur was the commander of a basic administrative division called Kommende . A Komtur was responsible for the alimentation of the Knights by the yield from the local estates, he...
in 1581 in Ottmarsheim
Ottmarsheim
Ottmarsheim is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...
and Landkomtur of the Westphalian chapter of the Teutonic Knights in 1582.
Elisabeth von Hanxleden, daughter from Georg Rombert's marriage to Walburga auf der Ham
Ham
Ham is a cut of meat from the thigh of the hind leg of certain animals, especiallypigs. Nearly all hams sold today are fully cooked or cured.-Etymology:...
, married 1599 in Mülheim an der Möhne the Rentmeister of Bilstein, Ludwig von Stockhausen.
Hanxleden of Bödefeld (line extinct)
Dietrich von Hanxleden (b about 1431), son of Hunold von Hanxleden's second marriage to Gertrude von der Elpe, inherited Bödefeld Castle and married Anna von Bruch about 1470.Their successor Johann von Hanxleden was the last knight of the castle. About 1540 he founded the village of "Lichtenscheid", today Altastenberg
Altastenberg
Altastenberg is a village in the borough of Winterberg in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a state-recognised spa, is classed as one of the mountain villages in the borough and, at just under 800 m...
, part of Winterberg
Winterberg
Winterberg is a town in the Hochsauerland district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and a major winter sport resort of the Wintersport Arena Sauerland.-Geography:...
, where he settled charcoal burners and herdsmen. As a result he ended up in conflict with the townsfolk of Winterberg, who claimed the land. The region paid taxes to the Electorate of Cologne until it was dissolved.
Johann had a daughter Anna and an illegitimate son Jürgen. After his death in about 1550 the castle was enfeoffed to the family of his son-in-law, the Knight von Dersch.
Hanxleden of Anröchte (line extinct)
Johann von Hanxleden of AnröchteAnröchte
Anröchte is a municipality in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.-Geography:It is situated approx. 13 km south of Lippstadt and 15 km east of Soest.-Division of the town:...
took over the estate of Haus Ostwig, today part of the municipality of Bestwig
Bestwig
Bestwig is a municipality in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.-Geography:Bestwig is situated on the river Ruhr, approx...
, in 1539. The family had their seat there and built the house in the 17th century into an impressive manor. In 1771 the Ostwig line of the Hanxledens died out and the estate went to the family of the barons von Lüninck.
Other bearers of the name
b Johann Ernst von HanxledenJohann Ernst Hanxleden
Johann Ernst Hanxleden , known as Arnos Paathiri was a German Jesuit priest, missionary in India and a Malayalam/Sanskrit poet, grammarian, lexicographer, and philologist.-Journey to India:After doing philosophical studies in his...
(1681-1732) Jesuit, missionary
Missionary
A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, philologist and Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
researcher
b Reinhard von Hanxleden (b ca. 1957), computer scientist, lecturer at Kiel University
b Leopold Freiherr von Hanxleden, canon in Passau
Passau
Passau is a town in Lower Bavaria, Germany. It is also known as the Dreiflüssestadt or "City of Three Rivers," because the Danube is joined at Passau by the Inn from the south and the Ilz from the north....
in 1790, owner of the Haidenhof Nord hunting lodge