- Leyen
von der Leyen, is an ancient German noble family, the origin of which can be traced up to the middle of the
12th century , which had estates at the Mosel River. Originally the family is named by its castle in Gondorf (Cunthereve). Since the 14th century they call themselves von der Leyen. Its members have the hereditary office of sénéchal in the bishopric of Trier. They also haveAdendorf near Bonn, Leiningen on theHunsrück , the Lordship of Arenfels andSt. Ingbert .Since 1653 they are Imperial Barons (Reichsfreiherrn) and acquire until 1660 as an addition to their scattered territories the Lordships of Burresheim and Blieskastell, where they build their residence around 1760.
1697 they got the county of
Hohengeroldseck as afiefdom fromAustria . In 1711 they become imperial counts and in 1806 imperial princes with sovereignity over Hohengeroldseck. In 1819 the principality gets mediatized underBaden .The two members of the family become
Archbishopric of Trier :
* 1556-1567Johann V von der Leyen
* 1652-1676Karl Kaspar von der Leyen and one
Archbishopric of Mainz
* 1675–1678Damian Hartrad von der Leyen ee also
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Principality of Leyen ources
* German Wikipedia [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von_der_Leyen_(Adelsgeschlecht) Von der Leyen (Adelsgeschlecht)]
External links
* [http://www.hoeckmann.de/deutschland/saar-karte.htm Location of the von der Leyen possessions]
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