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The Falke family [1] is an ancient German noble family ( Uradel). The name is originally spelled Falcken, Falken, Falkenreck, also Falken-Reck. [2]
Originally from Hesse, they are direct male-line descendants of the Reginarids and therefore one of the oldest still existing noble families in Europe. They carried the titles Knight, Lord, Count and Freiherr of different dominium plenum and dominium directum. This noble family thrived in the Middle Ages between 1300-1600 and had branches in Hessen, Saxony, Pommern and Westphalia (County Mark and Fbd. Münster) Falken. [3] The coat of arms this family used in Hessen and Thüringen and Saxony
is different from the branch who was ruling parts of Pommern and Westphalia. The latter used a Griffin which was derived from the coat of arms of the "Greifenhaus" in Pommern. The griffin coat of arms still refers to the coat of arms used in Hessen and Thuringia and Saxony by using the same horns and red and white colours in the horns. This Falcken family, whose patriarch is “Knight” Heyso Falcken, (mentioned in 1359) is a bastard son. [4] of the House of Hesse (they are descendants from the House of Reginar). The territory of the Falke/Falcken/Falken expanded between 1359 and 1557 from the Middle of Germany to the East.
From the East to the North-East and eventually to the West of Germany in County Mark and Fbd. Münster. This is where one branch of the Falken family merges with the noble family von Reck Recke (Adelsgeschlecht) . The merging
of these two Nobility names had to be approved by the Monarch in the 16th century in the Holy Roman Empire
There is a small number of German noble families that do not carry “von”. These are the " Uradel" (e.g. Haus Reuß ).
The branch in Saxony/Pommern merges in Westphalia with the Catholic branch of the powerful von Reck family. [5] This happens after Christoffel Falcken sells his castle in Triestewitz to the House of Saxony in order to leave the converted Lutheran Kingdom and move to West Germany to protect the Catholic Fbd. Münster on behalf of Charles V, who he advised together with the ancient noble family von Carlowitz, Christoph von Carlowitz . The Fal(c)ken "uradliger" family protects Fbd.Münster together with the Catholic branch of the von Reck (also von der Recke) family and together with the family von Raesfeld at the time when Bernhard von Raesfeld becomes the Regent of Münster (Fürstbischof of Münster in 1557). One of the Falkenreck estates (originally 250-300 acres), next to one of the Raesfeld estates in Gütersloh (Sundern), was sold in 2015 to the municipality of Gütersloh.
The Falkenreck estate is called Falkenrecks Heide.
This estate has been in the family since 1557. After the Holy Roman Empire lost power in Germany, the Fal(c)ken/Falkenreck noble family were not allowed to hold a governing position as long as they remained Catholic.
The Falcken noble family (Uradlig) collaborated closely with:
“Ritter” Heyso (and Konrad) founded the Falken in 29 Sept 1385.
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The Falke family [1] is an ancient German noble family ( Uradel). The name is originally spelled Falcken, Falken, Falkenreck, also Falken-Reck. [2]
Originally from Hesse, they are direct male-line descendants of the Reginarids and therefore one of the oldest still existing noble families in Europe. They carried the titles Knight, Lord, Count and Freiherr of different dominium plenum and dominium directum. This noble family thrived in the Middle Ages between 1300-1600 and had branches in Hessen, Saxony, Pommern and Westphalia (County Mark and Fbd. Münster) Falken. [3] The coat of arms this family used in Hessen and Thüringen and Saxony
is different from the branch who was ruling parts of Pommern and Westphalia. The latter used a Griffin which was derived from the coat of arms of the "Greifenhaus" in Pommern. The griffin coat of arms still refers to the coat of arms used in Hessen and Thuringia and Saxony by using the same horns and red and white colours in the horns. This Falcken family, whose patriarch is “Knight” Heyso Falcken, (mentioned in 1359) is a bastard son. [4] of the House of Hesse (they are descendants from the House of Reginar). The territory of the Falke/Falcken/Falken expanded between 1359 and 1557 from the Middle of Germany to the East.
From the East to the North-East and eventually to the West of Germany in County Mark and Fbd. Münster. This is where one branch of the Falken family merges with the noble family von Reck Recke (Adelsgeschlecht) . The merging
of these two Nobility names had to be approved by the Monarch in the 16th century in the Holy Roman Empire
There is a small number of German noble families that do not carry “von”. These are the " Uradel" (e.g. Haus Reuß ).
The branch in Saxony/Pommern merges in Westphalia with the Catholic branch of the powerful von Reck family. [5] This happens after Christoffel Falcken sells his castle in Triestewitz to the House of Saxony in order to leave the converted Lutheran Kingdom and move to West Germany to protect the Catholic Fbd. Münster on behalf of Charles V, who he advised together with the ancient noble family von Carlowitz, Christoph von Carlowitz . The Fal(c)ken "uradliger" family protects Fbd.Münster together with the Catholic branch of the von Reck (also von der Recke) family and together with the family von Raesfeld at the time when Bernhard von Raesfeld becomes the Regent of Münster (Fürstbischof of Münster in 1557). One of the Falkenreck estates (originally 250-300 acres), next to one of the Raesfeld estates in Gütersloh (Sundern), was sold in 2015 to the municipality of Gütersloh.
The Falkenreck estate is called Falkenrecks Heide.
This estate has been in the family since 1557. After the Holy Roman Empire lost power in Germany, the Fal(c)ken/Falkenreck noble family were not allowed to hold a governing position as long as they remained Catholic.
The Falcken noble family (Uradlig) collaborated closely with:
“Ritter” Heyso (and Konrad) founded the Falken in 29 Sept 1385.