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The von Barner Family


The Barners were an old family with the rank of knight, resident primarily in western Mecklenburg, as indicated by many still-extant place names (Barnekow, Barnin, Barner Stück). ... more


The von Bassewitz Family


According to legend a knight named Bernd von Bassewitz saved the life of his feudal lord, the ruler of Mecklenburg, bringing him to safety while battle raged by following the tracks of a wild boar. ... more


The von Bülow Family


The von Bülow family is one of the oldest and most well-known lineages of the ancient nobility of Mecklenburg. ... more


The von der Lühe Family


According to legend the history of the von der Lühe family and the origin of the compound in Kölzow are connected to a love story that occurred over 800 years ago. ... more


The von Flotow Family


The von Flotow family belongs to the ancient nobility of Mecklenburg. First of the family to be mentioned in writing, in a document dating from 1241, is Godefridus de Vlotowe. ... more


The von Gadow Family


The Gadows belong to the native nobility of the county of Ruppin, with an ancestral seat of the same name near Wittstock, Prignitz. ... more


The von Hahn Family


The von Hahn family is an old noble family of Mecklenburg. First mentioned in recorded history is an Egkehardus Hane in 1230. ... more


The von Horn Family


“One of the oldest noble lines in Pomerania, the von Horns are mentioned in the regional history of 1198, moving into Mecklenburg early on and from there to Sweden. ... more


Familie von Knuth


The von Knuth family belongs to the ancient nobility of Mecklenburg.  The first documentary evidence of the Mecklenburg Knuths is of Heinricius Knuth in 1230, and the genealogy begins with Henning Knuth. ... more


The von Levetzow Family


On the occasion of a family reunion in 1903 the von Levetzows settled upon this coat of arms. Older versions depict five rather than seven vertical beams. ... more


The von Maltzahn Family


The Maltzahn arms depict the heads of two hares and a grapevine with three leaves; its colors are blue, gold, and red. The oldest historical source for the existence of the Maltzahn family is a document dated 1194. ... more


The von Oertzen Family


The history of the von Oertzen family reaches back to the year 1192 and the nobleman Uritz in the retinue of Prince Borwin I. ... more


The von Plessen Family


The origins of the well-known von Plessen family of Mecklenburg probably lie in the 12th or at least the 13th centuries. ... more


The von Pressentin Family


In the middle of the 17th century the family was on the point of dying out, but husband and wife Bernd von Pressentin and Anna-Dorothea, also born von Pressentin, had several sons and the family flourished anew in four branches. ... more


The von Randow Family


The von Randow family belongs to the ancient nobility of the temporal government of the Archbishop of Magdeburg. It first appears in recorded history in the year 1236. ... more


The von Schwerin Family


The Schwerins are an old noble family of Pomerania and Mecklenburg.  The line of descent begins at the end of the 12th century with Bernardus, a counsellor in Zverin. ... more


The von Storch Family


The von Storch family owned land mainly in the area of the current district of Rostock. ... more


The von Vogelsang Family


The Vogelsangs of Alt- and Neu-Gut(h)endorf ... more