Tucher von Simmelsdorf[1] (German pronunciation: [ˈtuːχɐ]) is a noble patrician family from Nürnberg. Like the Fugger and Welser families from Augsburg, their company ran trading branches across Europe between the 15th and 17th centuries, although on a somewhat smaller scale. The Protestant family played an import part in the economical and cultural development as well as in local politics. They were admitted to the governing council of the free imperial city since 1340, a hereditary privilege, and listed in the Dance Statute.[2] After the acquisition of Simmelsdorf Castle in 1598, the family was named Tucher von Simmelsdorf and ennobled in 1697. In 1815, they became Bavarian barons.
- ^ Historisch-genealogisch-heraldisches Handbuch der lebenden raths- und gerichtsfähigen Familien der vormaligen Reichsstadt Nürnberg, Volume 6
- ^ "The Tucher Merchant Dynasty". Nuremberg Municipal Museums.