Neues allgemeines deutsches Adels-Lexicon
New general Deutsches Adels- Lexicon is the title of a historical reference work of Ernst Heinrich Kneschke about the German nobility. The work was published in nine volumes from 1859 to 1870 when Friedrich Voigt in Leipzig. The first subscriber was King John of Saxony.
Purpose of the publication was loud preface of the first volume, the " sighting, supplement and compilation " of the material on the families of the nobility, " by name, and initially the same for quickly and easily Gebrauche in the interests of the nobility and the story, like the story at all, the all-important statistics, genealogy and heraldry etc. "
Listed are the families according to the alphabet of the family name. Are mentioned mostly nobility, the family's origins, headquarters, sometimes Family Coat of Arms, Broad family history and prominent members. For today's use valuable are the bibliographic details with further works to almost all families.
The New General nobility Lexicon has been to 1942, continued by the Gotha Genealogical pocket books of the nobles houses.
The individual volumes
- Ernst Heinrich Kneschke (ed.): New general Deutsches Adels- Lexicon. Nine volumes. Voigt, Leipzig from 1859 to 1870. Volume 1: Aa - Boyve. Leipzig 1859 ( full text in the Google Book Search ).
- Volume 2: Bozepolski - Ebergassing. Leipzig 1860 ( full text in the Google Book Search ).
- Volume 3: Eberhard - Graffen. Leipzig 1861 ( full text in the Google Book Search ).
- Volume 4: Graffen - Kalau v. Kalheim. Leipzig 1863 ( full text in the Google Book Search ).
- Volume 7: Ossa - Ryssel. Leipzig 1867 ( full text in the Google Book Search ).
- Volume 8: Saackhen, Wailckhl v. Saackhen - Steinhauer to Bulgarn. Leipzig 1868 ( full text in the Google Book Search ).
- Volume 9: Stone House - Zwierlein. Leipzig 1870 ( full text in the Google Book Search ).