Description
Information about the family history and the coat of arms
Family history
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Family history Graf von Falkenstein
The Counts of Neuburg-Falkenstein – A falcon over the Inn and Mangfall
The Bavarian counts of Neuburg-Falkenstein emerged at the beginning of the 12th century between the Chiemsee, the Mangfall and the Unterinntal. Their name linked Burg Falkenstein near Flintsbach with Neuburg an der Inn. From rocks and river paths they built a dominion that united scattered possessions, guard duties and followers. The falcon in the coat of arms made the name a visible image.
Count Siboto II shaped the spiritual landscape. In 1130 he secured the foundation of St. Peter am Madron and endowed the monastery with family-owned estates. In 1133 he donated Burg Weyarn along with the manor houses, mills, and vineyards to an Augustinian choir monastery. The widowed count later entered Weyarn as a monk himself. Both foundations remained closely linked to the house.
Siboto IV offers the most fascinating insight. Before setting off for the Italian campaign of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, he recorded in the Codex Falkensteinensis the possessions, fiefs, income, and family rights in 1166. The work contains his will, the oldest surviving income register of a secular lordship, and colorful images of the count family. It not only shows castles and estates, but also the everyday life behind the rule: taxes, farms, animals, and legal transactions.
The Falkensteiners were the lords of Herrenchiemsee, Tegernsee, and their own monasteries. Their possessions were located in the Chiemgau, Sundergau, and Unterinntal; Old Falkenstein dominated the Inn-Mangfall area. In the 13th century, the house became embroiled in conflicts between the Wittelsbachers and the Andechs-Meraners. To secure their possessions, they transferred parts in 1245 to the High Friuli Abbey.
With the death of Count Konrad in 1260, the immediate family line came to an end. Duke Otto II of Bavaria acquired large parts of the estate, while other rights over Freising and neighboring lands were acquired. However, the Codex Falkensteinensis, now in the Bavarian State Archives, preserves an exceptionally vivid voice of the family. The monastery of Weyarn, Petersberg, and the ruins of Old Falkenstein still make their way into the present day.
Sources: Bavarikon, House of Bavarian History, Bavarian State Main Archive, Bavarian State Library
Coat of arms & Heraldry
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Family coat of arms Graf von Falkenstein
The speaking coat of arms of the Bavarian counts of Neuburg-Falkenstein.
In red on black treeline, a striking silver falcon with gold armor. Above the shield, a dark tournament helmet with a golden crown of a count and red-gold-silver-colored panels.
The Bavarian counts of Neuburg-Falkenstein were a significant high medieval noble family. Their famous Codex Falkensteinensis was created in 1166 on the orders of Count Sibotos IV.
Sources: Bavarikon, BayHStA KL Weyarn 1, Bavarian State Library, Bavarian Academy of Sciences, Manuscript Database, Historical classification of the coat of arms of the Counts of Neuburg-Falkenstein and its preserved versions
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