Origins |
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| The oldest records available relate to an Eisenhard during the reign of Charles the Great (Charlemagne) in the year 775 A.D.. The Bavarian Eisenhards were knights, this is supported by considerable evidence. Not the least of which is the name "Eisenhard", which in German means "hard as iron". During feudal times such a name could not be assumed without an army to back the boast. |
Ancient Eisenhards of Germany |
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Eisenhart - |
Authorized agent for Count Gerold of Nagold district, a brother-in-law of Charlemagne. He is listed as having made donations to the Lorsch in Waldach, Monastery, Nov. 775. | ||
Eisenhart-Castle - |
Near Alburis, administrative center of Wangen, is the ancestral seat of the Eisenhard community. The castle fell into ruins and the nobility became extinct in the fourteenth century. The title was revived in Prussia be restoring the nobility in the year 1596 A.D.. | ||
von Eisenhart - |
Secretary of State, known in War of Indepence | ||
| Benedick Eisenhart - | Abbot in Upper Bavaria, died 1669 | ||
| Jodokus Eisenhart - | Counselor in Rotenburg, died 1565 | ||
| Michael Eisenhart - | Lawyer in Speyer | ||
| Eisenhart-Roth - | Major General Friedrich von Eisenhart, died 1839. His consort, Helen von Roth, descendant of Thurigian noble family. | ||
| Ottobert von Eisenhart - | Landowner and knight residing in Ritterburg, Alberis, administrative center of Wangen, Allgau. | ||
| August von Eisenhart - | Chief of cabinet council under King Ludwig of Bavaria. | ||
Coat of Arms |
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| The wappen consists of a shield divided quarterly, and a crest. The upper right and lower left have azure (blue) conventionalized fleur-de-lis superimposed on or (gold) fields. The lower right and upper left quarters have one argents (silver) rampant lion superimposed on gules (red) fields. The crest rests upon the shield; it is composed of the head and neck piece (vizor etc.) of a medieval knight. The upper half of the body of a lion standing erect between the wings above the shield, rests upon the head piece; the lion's paws are extended toward the left, his right paw holding a fleur-de-lis. |
Eisenhards in America |
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| Records indicate that at least two members of the Eisenhard family arrived
in America during the latter half of the eighteenth century. The first Andreas
Eisenhart II left Deckenfromm Germany with his wife and 5 children aboard the ship
Phoenix. He arrived in Philadelphia via Rotterdam on Sept 25, 1751 and settled near
Allentown, Pa. The second member to arrive in America was Conrad Eisenhart. No records are available indicating where in Germany he departed from. He arrived in Philadelphia via Rotterdam on Oct 16, 1751, one month after Andreas's arrival. He settled in York county Pa and was a veteran in the Revolutionary War. |