Pfinzing von Henfenfeld

The Pfinzing von Henfenfeld were one of the oldest patrician families in the imperial city of Nuremberg .

Throughout its history the family boasted five Reichsschultheiß (mayors) of NurembergThe Pfinzing (also: Pfintzing) came from the Reichsministerialität around Nuremberg and were first mentioned in 1233 with Sifridus de Nurinberc, called Pfincinch, in a document from the Heilsbronn monastery.

The Pfinzing had occupied the office of Reichsschultheissen several times as early as 1274 and were a power factor in the wide-ranging Nuremberg trade policy in the 14th century.

Together with Peter Volckamer, he was the most important Nuremberg liaison to King Sigismund in 1411/31 and then one of the richest citizens of the city.

In the 16th century the Pfinzing owned a wide-ranging trading network with bases in Venice, Salzburg, Augsburg, Regensburg, Leipzig and Breslau, among others.

The original coat of arms of the Pfinzing family, however, is said to have been divided by gold and red, with a black eagle above and a silver ring below.