Lords of Thannhausen

von Thannhausen is an old and still existing German aristocratic family with the rank of Freiherr (Baron). Their residence is in the municipality of Tannhausen (note: not "Thannhausen").

The family dates back to the Carolingian dynasty. It is assumed that the medieval minnesinger and poet Tannhäuser was an offspring of this family. [cite web
url = http://www.tannhausen.de/data/heimatDesThanhuser.php
title = Heimat des Thanhuser
accessdate = 2008-05-19
publisher = Gemeinde Tannhausen (Municipality)] In 1112 and 1115, the von Thannhausens held offices for Frederick II, Duke of Swabia from the House of Hohenstaufen. In 1552, a von Thannhausen is documented as a Cavalry Hauptmann (Captain) in the service of the Margrave of Ansbach. Until 1849, later generations served mainly with the House of Oettingen-Wallerstein. After that, they served the King of Württemberg as officers or in forestry.

During the centuries, the family seat was exposed to wars and fires; it burned down in 1567, 1621, and 1649. Today's appearance of the castle was created in 1767.

References

*D.J. Haller and H. Dannenbauer: "Von den Karolingern zu den Staufern" (Karl Rudolph Schnith, ed.) — "Die altdeutsche Kaiserzeit (900–1250)", Styria, Graz 1990, ISBN 9783222119736
*Dieter Kudorfer: "Das Ries zur Karolingerzeit" in Zeitschrift für bayerische Landesgeschichte 1970
*Malte Bischoff: "Archiv der Freiherren von und zu Thannhausen" in "Inventare der nichtstaatlichen Archive in Baden-Württemberg", vol. 24, Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1998, ISBN 3-17-015371-4
*Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Freiherrliche Häuser vol. VIII 1971, Almanach de Gotha

External links

* [http://www.tannhausen.de/data/familieGutThannhausen.php Homepage]
* [https://www2.landesarchiv-bw.de/ofs21/olf/struktur.php?bestand=19492 State Archive Ludwigsburg] , Tannhausen estate