Groschlag
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Groschlag was a family of German nobility
of the County of Mark, extinct in 1799.
The knights of Groschlag were vogt
s (reeves) at Eppertshausen
in the Carolingian Empire
.
In the 14th century, they were employed as castle officials in Dieburg
in the Archbishopric of Mainz
.
They entered into a long-lasting territorial feud with the counts of Hanau
.
In the 1355 Weistum of Babenhausen
, the counts of Hanau are represented as the highest-ranking nobility of the Mark, with the knights of Groschlag following in second place.
In the 17th century, the Groschlag family married into the powerful Schönborn aristocracy, rising to higher status in the principality of Mainz. The male line of the Groschlags was extinct in 1799, with a surviving daughter, the Duchess of Lerchenfeld-Köfering inheriting Eppertshausen.
German nobility
The German nobility was the elite hereditary ruling class or aristocratic class from ca. 500 B.C. to the Holy Roman Empire and what is now Germany.-Principles of German nobility:...
of the County of Mark, extinct in 1799.
The knights of Groschlag were vogt
Vogt
A Vogt ; plural Vögte; Dutch voogd; Danish foged; ; ultimately from Latin [ad]vocatus) in the Holy Roman Empire was the German title of a reeve or advocate, an overlord exerting guardianship or military protection as well as secular justice...
s (reeves) at Eppertshausen
Eppertshausen
Eppertshausen is a municipality in southern Hesse in the district Darmstadt-Dieburg. The municipality has a total population of 5,805 inhabitants. Currently, the mayor is Carsten Helfmann.-External links:*...
in the Carolingian Empire
Carolingian Empire
Carolingian Empire is a historiographical term which has been used to refer to the realm of the Franks under the Carolingian dynasty in the Early Middle Ages. This dynasty is seen as the founders of France and Germany, and its beginning date is based on the crowning of Charlemagne, or Charles the...
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In the 14th century, they were employed as castle officials in Dieburg
Dieburg
Dieburg is a town in southern Hessen, Germany. It was formerly the seat of the district of Dieburg, but is now part of the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg.-History:...
in the Archbishopric of Mainz
Archbishopric of Mainz
The Archbishopric of Mainz or Electorate of Mainz was an influential ecclesiastic and secular prince-bishopric in the Holy Roman Empire between 780–82 and 1802. In the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy, the Archbishop of Mainz was the primas Germaniae, the substitute of the Pope north of the Alps...
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They entered into a long-lasting territorial feud with the counts of Hanau
Hanau
Hanau is a town in the Main-Kinzig-Kreis, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 25 km east of Frankfurt am Main. Its station is a major railway junction.- Geography :...
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In the 1355 Weistum of Babenhausen
Babenhausen
Babenhausen is a town in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district, in Hesse, Germany.-Geography:It is situated on the river Gersprenz, 25 km southeast of Frankfurt, and 14 km west of Aschaffenburg. South of its general borders, the mountain range of the Odenwald is situated about 15 km away...
, the counts of Hanau are represented as the highest-ranking nobility of the Mark, with the knights of Groschlag following in second place.
In the 17th century, the Groschlag family married into the powerful Schönborn aristocracy, rising to higher status in the principality of Mainz. The male line of the Groschlags was extinct in 1799, with a surviving daughter, the Duchess of Lerchenfeld-Köfering inheriting Eppertshausen.