Europäische Stammtafeln

The compilation European pedigrees is a complete guide to the genealogy, one of the auxiliary historical sciences. It was 1935/1936 first published in two volumes under the title genealogical tables on the history of European countries by Wilhelm Karl von Isenburg (1903-1956), and has not only witnessed a series of reissues, but - under Frank Baron Freytag von Isenburg followers Loringhoven (1910-1977) and Detlev Schwennicke (1930-2012) also experienced an expansion to 29 volumes ( which are present mainly in several volumes) with more than 4000 pedigrees.

Isenburg edition treated in Volume I "The German States " (1935 ), in Volume II, " The non-German countries" ( 1936) and this was limited to the ruling families of Europe. The second edition of 1953, which has already been published by Freytag von Loringhoven added this in 1955 and 1957 by two more volumes in which the nobility of Germany and Austria - Hungary were treated, and already the new title " European pedigrees. Genealogical tables on the history of European states " were wearing. The four volumes were reprinted and improved over the next 20 years, but not completed.

In a composition of Freytag Loringhovens then in 1977, not enough published material, to have it published a volume V around 1978: "European pedigrees. Genealogical tables on the history of the European states. Volume V. By Frank Baron Freytag von Loringhoven. Published posthumously by Detlev Schwennicke. "

Thereafter the work of his third supervisor was placed on a new footing. It was now called " European pedigrees. Genealogical tables on the history of the European states. Founded by Karl Wilhelm Prinz zu Isenburg, continued by Frank Baron Freytag von Loringhoven. New Series. Edited by Detlev Schwennicke ". The Volume I appeared in 1980, the band XVI in 1995.

The title cut - After Volume XVI was - while maintaining the count. The work is now called: " Detlev Schwennicke. European pedigrees. New Series ", available from the seventeen ( partial) volumes, (XVII band to XXIX ) also re- issue the continue the work as a whole to the part, but in part.

Assessment

In the more recent volumes you will find detailed information on the sources from which the family trees have been created, but no single evidence. If one wants to find out the source for a specific filiation, one must look at all the works contained in the source.

Especially with the partially highly controversial high medieval noble genealogy one is well advised not to rely solely on the European pedigrees, as often speculative conjecture from the literature have been included in it. This applies, for example, a research so controversial family as the Conradines.

So Heegewaldt (see below) writes in his review of the published in 2002 volumes XIX and XX as well: "Even the source material played an important role, since in the context of such a series of no -intensive basic research can be operated and must be resorted to previously published presentations. However, the panels are becoming then particularly in value, if already published knowledge beyond unprocessed printed and unpublished sources were used. "

Review

• Werner Heegewaldt ( Brandenburg State Archives ) to Volume XIX and XX ( 2002), in: Herold -Jahrbuch, New Series, Volume 10 (2005)