The Medieval Ancestry of Eckehard von Petershain

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Eckehard von Petershain was born about 1472 in Grünberg, Gießen, Hesse, Germany to Hartmann von Petershain. His ancestry follows below.


Note on Sources

A major source for the information below is (with other sources as noted below):

Dörsam, Ralf, "Vorfahren Wirwatz/von Biedenfeld," 25 Apr-2 May 1999, sourced PDFs linked in eine Ahnenreihe über 40 Generationen, http://www.doersam.name/andorama/kdgtabelle.htm, last accessed 28 Dec 2020.


Ancestral Families of Eckehard von Petershain

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  1. Hartmann von Petershain, born about 1430, a Bürger (citizen) in Grünberg, Gießen, Hesse, Germany, died before 1 June 1483 in Grünberg.
    Son: Eckehard von Petershain
     
  2. Johann von Petershain, called Henne for short, born about 1385, a Bürger (citizen) and Schöffe (judge) in Grünberg.
     
  3. (Gerwin?) von Petershain, born about 1335, probably in Grünberg, a Bürger (citizen) in Grünberg.
     
  4. Johann von Petershain, born 1312, probably in Grünberg, a Bürger (citizen) of Grünberg, married Alheyd -- (born about 1312).
     
  5. Conrad von Petershain, born about 1290, a Bürger (citizen) and Schöffe (judge) in Grünberg.
     
  6. Hermann von Petershain, born about 1268, a Bürger (citizen) and Schöffe (judge) in Grünberg.
     
  7. -- von Petershain, born about 1245, married -- von Felda (died about 1250).


  1. -- von Felda, born about 1220, married -- von Queckborn und Windhausen (born about 1230).
    Children: -- von Felda (see von Petershain) and Giso von Felda.
     
  2. Conrad von Felda, born about 1200, a Burgmann (castellan) and Schöffe (judge) in Grünberg, Gießen, Hesse, Germany.
 
  1. Mengoß von Queckborn gen. Knibo, also called Meingotus Cnibo dictus de Quickborn, born about 1210, a Ritter (knight), Schultheiß (head of a municipality, Vogt, or executive official of the ruler), and Burgmann (castellan) in Grünberg, Gießen, Hesse, Germany, married Sophia -- (born about 1210), died before 13 January 1289.
    Children: -- von Queckborn und Windhausen (see von Felda) and Giso von Queckborn und Windhausen (Ritter (knight))
     
  2. Friedrich von Queckborn, born about 1190, a Burgmann (castellan), died after 1223. Friedrich also appears in the Orth ancestry.
    Possible children: Bertha von Queckborn gen. Knibo (appears as an ancestor in the Orth ancestry) and Meingotus Cnibo de Queckborn (a Ritter (knight), noted as Bertha's brother)
     
  3. Albert von Queckborn, born about 1165, a Burgmann in Grünberg, Gießen, Hesse, Germany. Albert also appears in the Orth ancestry.
     


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