Falke family

This noble family thrived in the Middle Ages between 1300-1600 and had branches in Hessen, Saxony, Pommern and Westphalia (County Mark and Fbd.

The merging of these two Nobility names had to be approved by the Monarch in the 16th century in the Holy Roman Empire There is a small number of German noble families that do not carry “von”.

[5] This happens after Christoffel Falcken sells his castle in Triestewitz to the House of Saxony in order to leave the converted Lutheran Kingdom and move to West Germany to protect the Catholic Fbd.

After the Holy Roman Empire lost power in Germany, the Fal(c)ken/Falkenreck noble family were not allowed to hold a governing position as long as they remained Catholic.

The Falcken noble family (Uradlig) collaborated closely with: “Ritter” Heyso (and Konrad) founded the Falken in 29 Sept 1385.