Creuzburg (surname)

The of Creuzburg (also: Creutzburg, Kreutzburg, in early mentions also: Cruce-/Cruciberg, berch, burch, - borg ) was a altritterliches, Thuringian nobility.

Origin and Meaning of the Name

Creuzburg is a settlement or place name. It contains the first name element the Old High German Old Saxon Kruci or crucifix, both borrowed from the Latin crux ( cross). In the second name element, the name refers to a castle name, Creuzburg on the Werra in Eisenach. Name terms with Freiburg derived from the Proto-Germanic - burg from, meaning " hill " or "protected amount ".

History

As a castle knights at the castle Creuzburg they took their beginning. Country Count castles such as the Creuzburg were given to guard and fief Burgmannen, which often assumed the name of the castle.

In 1196 Burchart and Nortmann Castle men were the castle Creuzburg, took the name of this castle, and renamed themselves Cruczeburg and Cruceburg. They were basic and lords in Berka vor dem Hainich and Bischofroda. For several centuries they determined here much the development of the country.

After Gleichenstein 's genealogy, the brothers appeared in 1242 Eckard of Creuzburg as Burgmann of Grimm stone castle at Gotha, on the 1262 My Fried and Bruno of Creuzburg followed. Furthermore appeared Berthold ( 1260/66 ) and his sons and Hermann Berthold called Jure Belle. Bruno and Mefried of Creuzburg are 1263 primary and lords in Sallmannshausen, today a district of Gerstungen.

As a basic and lords they served in Western Thuringia Thuringian landgrave, which developed the Bischofrodaer line as the most important line of the Lords of Creuzburg.

So Berthold of Creutzburg is around 1300 liege in Dankmarshausen, John of Creuzburg 1369 in Stedtfeld. In 1351 Landgrave Friedrich presented again a Lehnsbrief for Hans and Hermann von Creuzburg for Berka and Bischofroda. In 1416 Hans and Wetzel of Creuzburg bailiffs at Castle Haineck at Nazza. Henry of Creuzburg 1525 Squire on Merxleben, now a part of Bad Langensalza. In 1563 Georg von Creuzburg is invested with the goods Schnellmannshausen, Scherbda and Frankenroda.

More possessions of the lords of Creuzburg were in Ifta, Madelungen, Spichra and Lengröden.

Coat of arms

In silver field, a red eagle. On the helmet holding two red clad with silver surcharge arms a silver bullet. The helmet covers are silver and red.