Seckendorff | |
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![]() Coat of Arms of the Seckendorff family | |
![]() Blaues und Rotes Schloss (Blue and Red Castles) Obernzenn | |
Current region | Franconia |
Earlier spellings | Seckendorf |
Connected families | Guttenberg and Bibra |
Estate(s) | Obernzenn, Blaues and Rotes Schloss |
The House of Seckendorff (also: Seckendorf) is the name of an old and prolific Franconian noble family, part of the German nobility.
The progenitor of the family was Heinrich von Seckendorff, first mentioned in a written document on 1 May 1254. [1] According to historian Werner Wagenhöfer, the Seckendorff family is the most researched family of the lower nobility in Franconia along with the House of Guttenberg and the House of Bibra.
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