House of Helfenstein

Helfenstein
CountryCounty of Helfenstein
FoundedAround 1100
FounderEberhard of Helfenstein
Final rulerGeorg I (Helfenstein-Blaubeuren)/Rudolph II (Helfenstein-Wiesensteig)
TitlesCount, Freiherr, Herr
DissolutionHelfenstein-Blaubeuren in 1517, Helfenstein-Wiesensteig on 20 September 1627
Cadet branchesHelfenstein-Blaubeuren, Helfenstein-Wiesensteig

The House of Helfenstein was a German noble family during the High and Late Middle Ages. The family was named after the family castle, Castle Helfenstein, located above Geislingen an der Steige in the Swabian Alb region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The family held the rank of Graf or Count and was very significant in the 13th and 14th Centuries, but fell into financial difficulties and the family lost its estate in 1627.

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