House of Seckendorff

Historical holdings

• From 13th century to now Obernzenn, Blaues and Rotes Schloss
• to now: Schloss Unternzenn
• ? - ? Schloss Unteraltenbernheim
• 1317–1782 Castle and village Langenfeld and Ullstadt
• 1347–1375 Oberndorf bei Möhrendorf
• Since 1361 Schnodsenbach
• 1361–1379 Monheim
• 1369–1518 Neuendettelsau, about 1403 division between the Seckendorf and the Vestenberg family
• 1395–1500 Rittergut Obersteinbach bei Neustadt/Aisch
• before 1417–1503 Burg Hiltpoltstein in the county of Forchheim
• 1422–1447 Rieterschloss in Kornburg
• 1444–1453 Burg Reicheneck by Happurg
• 1448–1452 Fürerschloss in Haimendorf
• beginning 1455 Rauschenberg, Bergtheim, Höchstadt, Taschendorf, Obertaschendorf.
• 1465–1722 the fief Buch by Weisendorf
• until 1479 Schloss Rezelsdorf by Weisendorf
• 1478–fifteen hundreds Festung Rothenberg by Schnaittach
• 1503–1528 Hüttenbach by Simmelsdorf
• beginning 1504 properties in Oberlindach by Weisendorf
• 1504–1570 Simmelsdorf
• 1527–1653 Obbach
• until 1531 Reichenschwand
• until 1558 Eismannsberg
• until 1600 Schloss Triesdorf
• ? - ? Altheim bei Dietersheim
• Mid 15th - Mid 17th Hallerndorf
• ? Gugenheim
• ? Krotendorf
• ? - ? Almoshof
• 1677–1945 Schloss Meuselwitz, Thüringen
• 1705 - today Schloss Ebneth
• ? - today Schloss Trautskirchen
• 1726 - today estate at Weingartsreuth
• 1720–1727 Schloss Harrlach by Allersberg
• 1720–1774 Seckendorff-Eggloffsteinsche Freihaus in Kornburg
• 1757–1952 Schloss Unterleinleiter, Fränkische Schweiz
• 1840 -1945 Schloss Broock, Vorpommern-Greifswald
• 1858 - today Schloss Strössendorf

  Coat of arms

Well known family members

• Burkard von Seckendorff-Jochsberg
• Hans von Seckendorff, Amtmann in Ansbach
• Kaspar von Seckendorff, Prince-Bishop of Eichstätt
• Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German Statesman
• Friedrich Heinrich von Seckendorff, Imperial field marshal
• Christoph Friedrich von Seckendorff-Aberdar, Diplomat and Brandenburg-Ansbach Minister
• Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, German poet
• Johann Karl Christoph von Seckendorff, Wurttemberg State Minister
• Theresius von Seckendorf-Aberdar, German biographer, novelist, Hispanist and lexicographer
• Christian Adolf von Seckendorff, German poet
• Friedrich Bernhard von Seckendorff, German politician
• Franz Karl Leopold von Seckendorf-Aberdar, German poet
• Gustav Anton von Seckendorff, German author, actor and declaimer
• Alfred von Seckendorff, German Administrative lawyer and writer
• Fanny Løvenskiold, born Francisca Veronika von Seckendorf-Aberdar, Norwegian court official and daughter of Johan Carl August Max von Seckendorf-Aberdar
• August Heinrich von Seckendorff, German statesman and lawyer
• Henriette von Seckendorff-Gutend, „Heilerin“, Mutter der Kranken und Schwermütigen, Gründerin der Villa Seckendorff in Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt
• Oskar von Seckendorff, Prussian Major General
• Siegmund Karl Ludwig Friedrich Hermann von Seckendorf-Gudent; died in 1844 as a forestry student at Forstakademie Tharandt in a duel with his fellow student Otto Carl Werther
• Rudolf von Seckendorff, lawyer and president of the Reichsgericht
• Arthur von Seckendorff-Gudent, Austrian forester, Swiss origin
• Gustav von Seckendorff, Prussian General of the Infantry
• Carl August Ludwig Wilhelm Freiherr von Seckendorff-Aberdar Co-founder of scouting movement in Germany/Austria
• Albert von Seckendorff, German Vice-Admiral, diplomat, Marshall of the court of Prince Heinrichs von Preußen
• Adolf von Seckendorff, German General of the Infantry, Governor of Estland
• Götz von Seckendorff, German painter and sculptor
• Erich Erwin Heinrich August Veit Freiherr von Seckendorff was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Germany.
• Christa von Seckendorff, German artist

  Literature

• Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels. Adelslexikon. Band XIII, Band 128 der Gesamtreihe. C. A. Starke Verlag, Limburg 2002,.