Reitzenstein
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Coat of arms in Siebmachers Wappenbuch
Reitzenstein was a German dynasty of Franconian knights.
The House of Reitzenstein took its name from Reitzenstein near Issigau. The family was directly related to the House of Sparneck.
Prominent members of the family:
- Franziska von Reitzenstein aka Franz von Nemmersdorf (1834–1896), German novelist
- Hans Albin Freiherr von Reitzenstein, German Obersturmbannführer
- Richard August Reitzenstein (1861–1931), German classical philologist and scholar of Ancient Greek religion, hermetism and Gnosticism
- Sigismund von Reitzenstein (1766-1847), minister and ambassador for Baden.
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