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Lützenburgers and Litzenbergers in Germany and anywhere else

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Welcome to the Lützenburger Name Study

My aim is to collect Lützenbergers, Litzenburgers, Luxemburgers etc. everywhere and to try to connect them into families.

I started this Name Study because I have Lützenburger ancestors and have found so many branches in my area alone that it is difficult to keep up! Also I hope that this will help researchers from other countries whose Lützenburger ancestors migrated from Germany.

I include spouses as this might show how families continued to marry into each other.

Most of my ancestors were millers in the Hunsrück area. But if you have Lützenbergers in your family tree, too, feel free to add profiles to the name study! Contact me if you want to cooperate further than that.

Also see the list of profiles associated with this name study at https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:L%C3%BCtzenburger_Name_Study.


Meaning of the last name Lützenburger and its variants

According to Wikipedia, a toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name. This can include specific locations, such as the individual's place of origin, residence, or of lands that they held, or can be more generic, derived from topographic features.

Middle High German "lützel", "lützelig" means small, little. "burg" means castle. This the word itself means "small castle".

The names Lützenberger, Litzenberger, Lützelberger etc. are such topograhic surnames. Names like this were given to people who had migrated to Germany from Luxembourg or similarly named places. Quite often you'll find a Lützenburger mentioned in a church book as "Luxemburger". Luxemburger in the dialect of the Hunsrück, Saarland and Mosel areas of Germany is often pronounced similar to "Litzeburjer", and the priest might have written down what he heard.

My possible ancestor Stephan de Lützelburg, though, came from Lützelbourg/Alsace and thus was named Lützelburger. He passed on this name to his descendants, and it was changed slightly over the centuries or depending on the priest who documented events in the church book.

Places called "Lützenburg" and similar

  • Lützelburg, remains of a hilltop enclosure near Mellnau, Marburg, Hessen
  • Lützelburg, a castle ruin near Marburg, Hessen
  • Lützelburg, a lost castle near Velburg, Bavaria, Germany
  • Lützelburg, now part of Gablingen near Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
  • Lützelburg, a lost castle in Kempten/Allgäu, Bavaria, Germany
  • Luxemburg, a European state bordering on Belgium, France and Germany. Also the name of its capital and of the castle that was the foundation of Luxembourg city
  • Lutzelbourg, a village in Lorraine, Eastern France, Département Moselle, with a castle named the same
  • Lützelburg, a castle ruin near Ottrott, Alsace, France

Litzenbergers in Germany

According to an article by Günter Weinsheimer, the ancestor of the Litzenberger families in the Hunsrück area of Germany was Stephan de Lützelburg, second son of a count from Lützelbourg/Alsace-Lorraine, who left his home around 1600 and migrated to Gemünden in Germany where he owned a mill. Many Litzenbergers in this area were millers indeed. This should be proved by more sources. Lützenberger families should be connected to see if there were more migrations, maybe from Luxembourg, too.

Litzenberger Notables in Germany

Heinrich von Lützelburg, bishop of Semgallen, Kurland and Chiemsee and member of the Franciscan order. Heinrich came from the noble family of the Lützelburger. He died on 8 Feb 1274. He was probably buried in abbey church Herrenchiemsee. Source: https://www.wikiwand.com/de/Heinrich_von_L%C3%BCtzelburg

Hans Lützelburger, also Hans Leuczellburger or Hans Franck, was a German form cutter known for his wood cuts executed for Hans Holbein. Hans was probably from Luxembourg. He was born around 1495 and died in June 1526 in Basel/Switzerland. Source: https://www.wikiwand.com/de/Hans_L%C3%BCtzelburger

Helmer von Lützelburg, born 1956, is a German director, screen writer and film producer. Source: https://www.wikiwand.com/de/Helmer_von_L%C3%BCtzelburg


The noble family of Lützelburg

There are three noble families named von Lützelburg. One of these died out in 1149. Another one is the dynastic house Haus Luxemburg which was often called Haus Lützelburg but does not seem to be related. The third noble family came from Lorraine originally, some of its members in Bavaria and Saxony also became well-known. Originally they seem to have been serving the afore-mentioned noble family which died out. The family took their name from the Lützelburg, a parish which nowadays belongs to France, in Arrondissement Sarrebourg in the East of Département Moselle. From early on members of this family also settled in neighbouring areas. In the 17th century branches of the family spread to Oberlausitz, now part of Saxony/Germany and Poland.

Members of this last noble family should be listed as profiles on Wikitree if there is enough data to start a profile. If not, they can be listed here. If you are interested in nobility and can help, I'd be glad about that as I have not much knowledge about or interest in noble families. Also I do not have clearance to create pre-1500 profiles.


Litzenberger millers in the Hunsrück area

Stephan de Lützelburg migrated from Lützelbourg in Alsace-Lorraine around 1600 and settled on a mill in Gemünden. He might be the father of Johann Philipp and Hans Adam. But in Philipp's marriage record in Lauterecken church book, his parents are mentioned as Hans Lützelburger and his wife Christina. Hans seems to have died early, as Christina remarried in 1639. Maybe there were two Philipps in the area during that time who have been connected by mistake into one person.

Anyway, there are many Litzenbergers on IGI but there seem to be so many mistakes in this early phase - it would be necessary to check all the original church book entries.

Of Stephan's or Hans' possible descendants, Michel Lützenberger moved to Neubrücke near Hoppstädten-Weiersbach.

Another branch, probably connected to Stephan or Hans, starts with Johann Nikolaus Litzenberger and his wife Anna Margaretha Rockenbach in Tiefenbach near Simmern. Johann Nikolaus was calvinist.

Another branch is located in Offenbach am Glan and surrounding villages. It starts with Johann Adam Litzenberger, born before 1690.

Johann Wilhelm Lützenburger and Goswin Lützenburger brought the family name from the area around Morbach to Thalfang and surrounding villages.

To be connected in this area:


See also the Moselle Litzenbergers.

Other Litzenbergers in the Hunsrück area

For a change, Christian Ludwig Lützeberger was a forester, not a miller. He was born before 1733 to unknown parents. He did live on a mill, though, for a while, and married into miller family Horbach.

Litzenbergers in the Moselle area

There is a branch in Mülheim/Moselle which starts with Johann Emrich Lützenburger, born around 1680, tailor in Mülheim/Moselle.

Litzenbergers in the Saarland area

Litzenbergers in other areas of Germany

Litzenberger Migrants to Germany

Litzenberger in Other European Countries

Litzenbergers in the USA

One of maybe many Litzenbergers migrating to America was Simon Litzenberg. His profile should be completed and connected. Other migrants should be identified.

Litzenberger Migrants to the USA


Litzenbergers in the USA - starting points of branches

Litzenbergers in Canada


Litzenbergers in Eastern Europe/Russia

Possible Sources

The Litzenberger families are actually quite well researched. There is for example a book by Homer Laurence Litzenberg, "Litzenberger and Litzenberg : origins of the names and the families", published in 1995. I will try to collect more sources here in the course of time but feel free to add some in the comments of this page.

About the Project

The Lützenburger Name Study project serves as a collaborative platform to collect information on the Lützenburger name. The hope is that other researchers like you will join the study to help make it a valuable reference point for other genealogists who are researching or have an interest in the Lützenburger name.

As a One Name Study, this project is not limited to persons who are related biologically. Individual studies can be used to branch out the research into specific methods and areas of interest, such as geographically (England Lützenburger's), by time period (18th Century Lützenburger's), or by topic (Lützenburger DNA, Lützenburger Occupations, Lützenburger Statistics). These studies may also include a number of family branches which have no immediate link with each other. Some researchers may even be motivated to go beyond the profile identification and research stage to compile fully sourced, single-family histories of some of the families they discover through this name study project.

Also see the related surnames and surname variants.

How to Join

To join the Lützenburger Name Study, first start out by browsing our current research pages to see if there is a specific study ongoing that fits your interests. If so, feel free to add your name to the Membership list below, post an introduction comment on the specific team page, and then dive right in!

If a research page does not yet exist for your particular area of interest, please contact the Name Study Coordinator: Anne Unfried for assistance.

... ... ... is a member of the Lützenburger Name Study Project.

Once you are ready to go, you can also show your project affiliation with the ONS Member Sticker:

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Research Pages

Here are some of the current research pages included in the study. I'll be working on them, and could use your help!

Membership

Related Surnames and Surname Variants





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