List of Gdańsk aristocratic families explained
This is a list of aristocratic families of the Royal City of Gdańsk (German: Danzig).
It encompasses minority Polish and majority Prussian (German) nobility.
A
| Family / Clan | Alternative form(s) | Coat of arms |
|---|
| von Abtshagen | Abzegen | |
| Ackermann | | |
| Aders-Auerbach | | |
| Adler | | |
| von Allen | | |
| von Almonde | | |
| Amende | am Ende | |
| von Amstern | | |
| Angermund | | |
| von Arlen | Arlet-lot | |
| Armack | | |
| Atzinger | | |
| Austin | | |
| Auschwitz | | |
| Aycke | | | |
B
| Family / Clan | Alternative form(s) | Coat of arms |
|---|
| Bachmann | | |
| Backe | | |
| von Bagge | | |
| Bahr | | |
| Balfour | | |
| Ball | | |
| von Banck | | |
| Baran | | |
| Baraw | Barau | |
| de Barbier | | |
| Barclay | | |
| Barkhusen | Barkhause | |
| Bar | Ber, Börner | |
| Barthold | | |
| Bartholomäus | | |
| Bastian | | |
| von dem Becke | | |
| Behm | | |
| Benning | | |
| Bentzen | Benson | |
| von Bergen | | |
| von Bernighausen | | |
| Bernstein | | |
| Beyer | | |
| von den Block | | |
| Blom | Blumberg | |
| Blowenow | Blowenau | |
| von Bobart | | |
| von Bodeck | | |
| von Bömeln | | |
| Boltz | | |
| Boye | | |
| von Brandis | | |
| von Braunschweig | | |
| Breyne | | |
| Brayne | | |
| von Broen | Brun | |
| von den Brucken | | | |
C
| Family / Clan | Alternative form(s) | Coat of arms |
|---|
| Calmus | Kulmens | |
| von Campier | Cambier | |
| Chodowiecki | | |
| Clemens | | |
| de Clerk | | |
| Cölmer | | |
| Coletus | | |
| von Conradi | Conrad | |
| Cosack | | |
| Cramer | | |
| Curicke | | | |
D
| Family / Clan | Alternative form(s) | Coat of arms |
|---|
| Dackau | | |
| Dalmer | | |
| Dalwin | | |
| von Damm | | |
| Dammann | Dannemann | |
| Daniel | | |
| David | | |
| |
| von Danzig | Dantzler | |
| Davisson | | |
| von Delden | Delen | |
| von Diesseldorff | | |
| Dietz | | |
| Dilger | | |
| Dodenhoff | | |
| Döring | | |
| von Domsdorff | | |
| von Dorne | | | |
E
F
| Family / Clan | Alternative form(s) | Coat of arms |
|---|
| Fadenrecht | | |
| Falck | Falkner | |
| Farenhold | | |
| Feldhusen | | |
| Feldstedt | | |
| Fenrich | | |
| Ferber | | |
| Fichtel | | |
| Fiedler | | |
| Figk | | |
| Finck | | |
| Finkenberg | | |
| Flander | | |
| Forret | | |
| Forste | Fürste | |
| Franckenberg | | |
| von Frechten | | |
| von Freden | | |
| Freder | | |
| Fremaut | | |
| Friedwald | | |
| Friedrichs | | |
| Friese | | | |
G
| Family / Clan | Alternative form(s) | Coat of arms |
|---|
| Gabriel | | |
| von Geldern | | |
| Gellentin | | |
| von Gent | | |
| Gerneth | Gereth | |
| Giesebrecht | | |
| Gilles | | |
| von Glasow | | |
| von Glaubitz | | |
| Göbel | | |
| Goetz | | |
| von Gorn | Goren | |
| Gottwald | | |
| Gourlay | | |
| Gradop | Gradorff | |
| Greverath | | | |
H
I
| Family / Clan | Alternative form(s) | Coat of arms |
|---|
| Ibischer | | |
| Iding | | |
| Ilhorn | | |
| Isenhudt | | |
| Ising | | | |
J
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N
| Family / Clan | Alternative form(s) | Coat of arms |
|---|
| Negendanck | | |
| de Neri | | |
| Niederhoff | | |
| Nimsgar | | |
| Nixdorf | | |
| Nothwanger | | | |
O
| Family / Clan | Alternative form(s) | Coat of arms |
|---|
| von Obbergen | | |
| Ochsdorf | | |
| Oloff | Olhoff | |
| Omund | | |
| von Oringen | | |
| Ordun | | |
| Ouseel | | |
| Overam | | | |
P
| Family / Clan | Alternative form(s) | Coat of arms |
|---|
| Paleske | | |
| Pambius | | |
| Papst | Pawest | |
| Passawant | | |
| Pauli | | |
| Pegelau | | |
| von Peschwitz | | |
| Peters | | |
| Pesarovius | | |
| Placatomus | | |
| Pree | | |
| Presting | | |
| Preute | | |
| von Proen | | | |
R
| Family / Clan | Alternative form(s) | Coat of arms |
|---|
| von Raeck | | |
| Rammelmann | | |
| Raufeisen | | |
| Rautenberg | | |
| Ravensberg | Ravensburg | |
| Rechenberg | | |
| von Rehden | | |
| von Rehsen | | |
| Remus | | |
| von der Renne | | |
| Rethe | | |
| Reye | Reyger | |
| von Roggendorf | | |
| Roland | | |
| von Rosenberg | | |
| von Rosenort | | |
| von Rosten | | |
| Rossau | Rossen | |
| Rubau | | |
| von Ruden | | |
| von Rüdiger | | |
| Rühle | | | |
S
T
W
| Family / Clan | Alternative form(s) | Coat of arms |
|---|
| Walrabe | | |
| Wartzmann | | |
| von dem Wege | | |
| Weichbrodt | Wekebrodt | |
| Weimer | | |
| von Werden | | |
| Wiebers | | |
| Wieder | Wider | |
| Witkop | | | |
Z
| Family / Clan | Alternative form(s) | Coat of arms |
|---|
| Zernecke | Zerneke, Zernicovius | |
| Zierenberg | | |
| Zimmermann | | | |
See also
Sources
- Gdańsk aristocratic families (http://www.gdansk.pl)
- Bojaruniec, Ewa: Social Advancement among Patrician Families in Gdańsk in the Late Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period, Acta Historica Universitatis Klaipedensis, XXIX, 2014, 150–170. ISSN 1392-4095. (PDF)
