Reitzenstein

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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