Westernhagen

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Westernhagen von Hagen
a silver lion in blue, blue-silver helmet covers four, two posts and two bars, golden arrows.
Country	Germany
Place of origin	Lower Saxony
Founded	1258
Titles	Junker

The House of Westernhagen is the name of an old German noble family from Thuringia which originated in Lower Saxony.^[1] The first reference to the family was made in 1258. The original family name was von Hagen. The family acquired a fiefdom in 1283 and built Westernhagen Castle in Berlingerode, from which their name derives.^[2]