Schimmelpenninck family

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Schimmelpenninck
noble family
Schimmelpenninck van der Oije - Schimmelpenninck wapen.svg
Country Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Founded15th century
Titles count, baron, jonkheer

The Schimmelpenninck family is an aristocratic family belonging to the Dutch and German nobility, whose members played important political and military roles in the history of the Netherlands, Prussia and later in the German Empire.

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History

The first recorded members of the family lived in the 15th century Zutphen and belonged to the political elite of that city.

Two branches exist nowadays:

Prussian line

In 1602 one branch of the Schimmelpenninck van der Oye family came to Prussia as a result of religious disputes. They bought extensive land in Archdiocese of Warmia and changed their spelling to German Schimmelpfennig von der Oye. They were awarded with the title of Baron in the Kingdom of Prussia. [1] [2]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the family is two crossed, black keys on a silver surface.

Notable members

Literature

References

  1. "Adelskartei.de - Grundbesitzende preußische Adelsfamilien vom 14. bis 19.Jahrhundert". www.adelskartei.de. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
  2. "Staatliches Museum Schwerin/ Ludwigslust/ Güstrow" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-01-21.
  3. Thomas, David (2016). Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History Volume 8. Northern and Eastern Europe (1600-1700). Brill. pp. 622–623. ISBN   9789004309173.