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    Berlin February 1939: Maj. v. Schweinichen; Dr. Boor; Müller...
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    The future Frederick IV of Liegnitz (1552–1596), for whom Hans von Schweinichen [de] (1552–1616) was described in 1856 as the "Prügeljunge" by Gustav...
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    noted in the entourage of Bernard of Świdnica. The Śwink family (von Schweinichen) took ownership in the early 14th century, with Henricus de Swyn documented...
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    Siebmachers Wappenbuch (1605) shows a boar in the coat of arms of the Schweinichen noble family. Boars, in whole or in part, feature frequently in British...
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    surrounding estates. Indeed, the forebears of the local Lords of Świny (Schweinichen) may have established themselves in the area when Silesia came under...
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    other land). Castles Gaffron came to pass to the von Niebeischitz, von Schweinichen - who built the present castle. From 1780 to 1834 belonged to Count von...
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    castle's residents were ducal burgraves, such as: Logau, Schaffgotsch, Schweinichen, and Salza. In the years 1301-1368, during the reign of princes Bernard...
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    1622. Her ancestors were members of the families Zedlitz-Nimmersatt, Schweinichen, Nimptsch, and Stosch. Her distant relative was Charlotte Helene von...
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    Lebens-Erinnerungen des Bürgermeisters Bartholomäus Sastrow und des Ritters Hans von Schweinichen, Neuauflage nach den deutschen Erstausgaben. Essen: Magnus, 1984. (in...
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