Description
Information about the family history and the coat of arms
Family history
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Family history Count of Eberstein
The Counts of Eberstein
Between Oos and Murg, on the edge of the northern Black Forest, the history of the Counts of Eberstein began in the 11th century. They took their name after the high-lying castle that now guards Baden-Baden from Alt-Eberstein. From there, they formed a lordship in the Upper Swabian region whose traces are still visible in castles, cities, and monasteries to this day.
Her work as a patron family was particularly impressive. In the mid-12th century, the Eberstein family supported the monasteries of Herrenalb and Frauenalb. Such foundations were centers of faith, education, and management; at the same time, they strengthened the prestige of the house. In the 13th century, the family entered into closer ties with the Staufian policy. Count Otto served in 1237 for Emperor Frederick II as governor in Austria; later, his namesake nephew assumed this demanding task. Eberhard von Eberstein supported King Conrad IV, while his brother Konrad held the bishopric of Speyer from 1237 to 1245.
With the castle named Neu-Eberstein above Gernsbach mentioned in 1251, the family gained a new center of power. Their counts promoted places like Gernsbach and Gochsheim and owned several cities at one time. However, the relationship with the increasingly powerful Margrave of Baden required clever agreements: in 1283, Alt-Eberstein gave up extensive rights to Baden, and in 1387 half of Neu-Eberstein followed suit. Since 1505, the counts had kept the Baden portion as a fief and ruled around Gernsbach jointly with Baden.
During the Reformation, the house converted to the Evangelical confession. Count Casimir, married to Marie Eleonora of Nassau-Saarbrücken-Weilburg, decided in 1660 to follow the aristocratic line. Ownership and rights were regulated by successors; the name continues to live on in Schloss Eberstein, Ebersteinburg, and the foundations of the family.
Sources: Deutsche Biographie, LEO-BW, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg
Coat of arms & Heraldry
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Count of Eberstein family coat of arms
The old coat of arms of the southern German counts of Eberstein.
In silver, a five-petaled red rose with a blue bud and green petals. On the helmet, with red-silver covers, a growing, silver-clad and effulgent male torso.
The Counts of Eberstein belonged to the important medieval noble families in the northern Black Forest. Their red rose is already documented on a seal from 1207.
Sources: Residence Commission of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart, Cod. Don. 580b, German Digital Library, Seal and Monumental Representations, Burg Alt-Eberstein
Overview of your title package
What the title of nobility contains
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Your certificate
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Your own coat of arms
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The Companion Book
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Our accessories
Golden ID Card
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Gold coins
Fine gold and silver-plated medallions combine coats of arms, names and titles in a glossy, unique design.
Emblem stamp
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My own wine
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Wappen Gläser
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Precision pliers
The elegant embossing pliers embellishes letterheads or documents with a tactile, colourless relief embossing.
Honorary membership
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