House of Franckenstein

House of Franckenstein
Noble house
Ancestral arms of Frankenstein
Country Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of Bavaria
Austro Hungarian Empire
Place of originOdenwald, Duchy of Franconia
Founded1245
FounderConrad of Breuberg
Titles
Mottoverus et fidelis ("true and faithful")
Armorials of Frankenstein ancient: An oblique red battle axe on Gold. These arms are still used by the Barons of Franckenstein
Arms of Franckensteinmodern: complemented in 1533 by Henry IV. of Frankenstein (d.1558) by the arms of Clover, being the heir of the Lords of Cleen. The Cleens were also heirs of Praunheim and Sachsenhausen, therefore also adding the silver helmet of the Praunheims combined with the swans of Sachsenhausen to the crest.Divided and split two times coated with a golden heartshield, therein an oblique red battle axe on Gold (Franckenstein). In fields 1 and 6 in gold a three-leaf red cloverleaf (von Cleen), in fields 2 and 5 in blue a right-sided silver helmet, on it a growing silver swan, whose raised red wings are each covered with a silver bar, 3 and 4 in gold a red bar, above 3 green twigs each with 3 leaves (von Praunheim-Sachsenhausen).

The House of Franckenstein (also Frankenstein) is the name of a feudal, Franconian noble family in Germany, descendants from the Dynasts of the Breuberg family; offsprings of the Lords of Lützelbach from Höchst im Odenwald.