Bibra family

This article is about the German aristocratic family. For other uses, see Bibra.

House of Bibra
Noble house
Ancestral arms of Bibra
Country Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of Bavaria
Austro Hungarian Empire
Place of origin Duchy of Franconia
Founded1119, 1151
Titles
Bibra coat of arms, gothic style
Representation of a Bibra knight in front of the castle Bibra
Siebmachers Wappenbuch of 1605, listing the Bibra family as the most important family of Franconia under the rank of Freiherr (Baron)
Detail of bronze coat of arms by Peter Vischer
Prince-Bishop Lorenz von Bibra,detail of tomb by Tilman Riemenschneider in Würzburg Dom (cathedral)
Prince-Bishop Conrad von Bibra
Prince-Bishop Heinrich von Bibra by his court painter, Johann Andreas Herrlein
Ernst von Bibra
Map of Grabfeld showing localities with strong Bibra family ties
Burg Bibra
Bibra
Irmelshausen
Brennhausen
Castle Adelsdorf
Castle at Schwebheim in 1870 engraving
Schloss Kleinbardorf

The House of Bibra (German: [ˈbiːbʁa]) was one of the leading Uradel (ancient noble) families in Franconia (northern part of Bavaria) and present day Thuringia from the mid-15th century to about 1600. Later on the family rose from Reichsritter (Imperial Knights) to Reichsfreiherr (Barons of the Holy Roman Empire). After the Holy Roman Empire dissolved, they were made ‘’Freiherr’‘ (Barons) of Bavaria and Bohemia.