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The Leonrodt (or Leonrod) family was a Franconian - Swabian noble family that died out in 1951.
The Leonrod (or Leonrodt) family was a Franconian - Swabian noble family that died out in 1951.


==History==
==History==
[[File:Dietenhofen 026.jpg|thumb|Outlying tower of the castle ruins of Leonrod]]
[[File:Dietenhofen 026.jpg|thumb|Outlying tower of the castle ruins of Leonrod]]
The family was based in [[Leonrod (Dietenhofen)|Leonrod near Dietenhofen]] and was later in possession of the Dietenhofen moated castle after the Dietenhofen went out.
The noble family's ancestral seat was the [[Leonrod Castle]], a moated 13th century castle located on the southwestern outskirts of [[Leonrod (Dietenhofen)|Leonrod near Dietenhofen]].


Burial places, along with epitaphs and coat of arms engravings of many Leonrod family members can still be found in the Dietenhofen church and Maria Kappel church in Schmiechen.
On the southwestern outskirts of Leonrod are the ruins of Leonrod , a Ganerbeburg and the ancestral seat of the noble family of the same name. The moated castle , built in the 13th century, survived the Thirty Years' War without being damaged, but burned down in 1651 when scrub in the moat was to be burned. The complex is owned by a community of heirs that goes back to the family that died out in 1951 .


Many generations of the Leonrod family served the [[Teutonic Order]]. Several family members became high spiritual dignitaries in the [[diocese]] of [[Eichstätt]].
In the church of Dietenhofen as well as in the pilgrimage church Maria Kappel in Schmiechen there are burial places of those of Leonrod. You can still see epitaphs and death shields .
The noble line were later elevated to imperial Franconian [[knight]]s.


The Leonrod family name can be found in several [[toponym]]s in modern [[Germany]]:

* Leonrodplatz, the central square in Eichstätt,
Burial place in the pilgrimage church Maria Kappel in Schmiechen
* [[Leonrodplatz]], a square in [[Munich]],
There is a central Leonrodplatz in Eichstätt . The family provided high spiritual dignitaries in the diocese of Eichstätt . In Eichstätter Dom there is a burial place and several epitaphs.
* Leonrodstraße, a street in Munich,

A square in Munich is also named after the family. A Leonrodstraße in Bayreuth existed until the 1970s.
* A Leonrodstraße in Bayreuth existed until the 1970s.


==Personalities==
==Personalities==
* Wolf von Leonrod (1513), a knight in [[Bad Mergentheim|Mergentheim]]
* Wolf von Leonrod (1513), a knight in [[Bad Mergentheim|Mergentheim]]
* Johann von Leonrod, knight of the [[Teutonic Order]]
* Johann von Leonrod, knight of the [[Teutonic Order]]
* Simon von Leonrod (1419-1420 Commander in [[Oettingen]], Mergtentheim in 1420-1422, 1423-1426 and 1451-1456 Commander in [[Heilbronn]], 1425-1456 Commander of [[Kapfenburg]], 1437 in [[Ulm]], 1447 in [[Franconia]], 1449 Commander in [[Nuremberg]])
* Simon von Leonrod (1419-1420 Commander in [[Oettingen]], Mergtentheim in 1420-1422, 1423-1426 and 1451-1456 Commander in [[Heilbronn]], 1425-1456 Commander of [[Kapfenburg]], [[Komtur]] in 1437 in [[Ulm]], Komtur in 1447 in [[Franconia]], 1449 Commander in [[Nuremberg]])
* Theodor von Leonrod, captured by the forces of [[Ivan IV of Russia]] during the [[Battle of Ergeme]]
* Theodor von Leonrod, captured by the forces of [[Ivan IV of Russia]] during the [[Battle of Ergeme]]
* Philipp von Leonrod († 1593)
* Philipp von Leonrod († 1593)<ref>Fief deed from 1571 in the "Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg"</ref>
* Clergy of the [[Prince-Bishopric of Eichstätt]]:
* Clergy of the [[Prince-Bishopric of Eichstätt]]:
** Wilhelm von Leonrod, cathedral canon and deacon
** Sigmund von Leonrod, cathedral [[Canon (priest)|canon]]
** Sigmund von Leonrod, cathedral canon
** Wilhelm von Leonrod, cathedral canon and [[deacon]]
** Franz Leopold Freiherr von Leonrod (1827–1905), Bishop
** Franz Leopold [[Freiherr]] von Leonrod (1827–1905), [[Bishops in the Catholic Church|Bishop]]
* Leopold Freiherr von Leonrod (1829–1905), lawyer and royal Bavarian [[Minister of Justice]]
* Leopold Freiherr von Leonrod (1829–1905), [[lawyer]] and royal Bavarian [[Minister of Justice]]
* [[Ludwig Freiherr von Leonrod]] (1906–1944), officer and resistance fighter, partaker in the [[20 July plot]] to kill [[Adolf Hitler]].
* [[Ludwig Freiherr von Leonrod]] (1906–1944), officer and [[German resistance to Nazism|Resistance]] fighter, partaker in the [[20 July plot]] to kill [[Adolf Hitler]].
* Sybilla Freifrau von Leonrod, née Meilhaus (1814–1881), governess to King Ludwig II of Bavaria
* Sybilla Freifrau von Leonrod, née Meilhaus (1814–1881), governess to King [[Ludwig II of Bavaria]]


==Coat of arms==
==Coat of arms==
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Dietenhofen 080.JPG|Epitaph of Philipp von Leonrod in a [[Dietenhofen]] church
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==References==
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==Literature==
==Literature==
* Manfred Weitlauff: ''Leonrod'', in: ''[[Neue Deutsche Biographie]]'', Volume 14, 1985, Page 254, [https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/sfz124121.html Online version]
* Manfred Weitlauff: ''Leonrod'', in: ''[[Neue Deutsche Biographie]]'', Volume 14, 1985, Page 254, [https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/sfz124121.html Online version]
* Uwe Albrecht: ''German Castles and Palaces Hardcover'', 1999, {{ISBN|0865652074}}.

* [[Georg Dehio]], ''Handbook of German Art History'', 2nd edition, {{ISBN|9783422031166}}


==See also==
==See also==
[[German nobility]]
List of Frankish knight families
[[Schmiechen Castle]]

Revision as of 19:30, 9 April 2021

Leonrod
Noble house
House of Leonrod coat of arms
House of Leonrod coat of arms
CountryFranconia, Swabia
FounderPhilipp von Leonrod
Estate(s)Leonrod
Dissolution1952

The Leonrod (or Leonrodt) family was a Franconian - Swabian noble family that died out in 1951.

History

Outlying tower of the castle ruins of Leonrod

The noble family's ancestral seat was the Leonrod Castle, a moated 13th century castle located on the southwestern outskirts of Leonrod near Dietenhofen.

Burial places, along with epitaphs and coat of arms engravings of many Leonrod family members can still be found in the Dietenhofen church and Maria Kappel church in Schmiechen.

Many generations of the Leonrod family served the Teutonic Order. Several family members became high spiritual dignitaries in the diocese of Eichstätt. The noble line were later elevated to imperial Franconian knights.

The Leonrod family name can be found in several toponyms in modern Germany:

  • Leonrodplatz, the central square in Eichstätt,
  • Leonrodplatz, a square in Munich,
  • Leonrodstraße, a street in Munich,
  • A Leonrodstraße in Bayreuth existed until the 1970s.

Personalities

Coat of arms

The Leonrod coat of arms is a red bar on the silver field. On the helmet with red and silver covers, two buffalo horns marked like the shield.

References

  1. ^ Fief deed from 1571 in the "Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg"

Literature

  • Manfred Weitlauff: Leonrod, in: Neue Deutsche Biographie, Volume 14, 1985, Page 254, Online version
  • Uwe Albrecht: German Castles and Palaces Hardcover, 1999, ISBN 0865652074.
  • Georg Dehio, Handbook of German Art History, 2nd edition, ISBN 9783422031166

See also

German nobility

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