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She has documented the medieval families of four villages in Baden-W眉rttemberg, namely Schechingen, B枚bingen, Adelmannsfelden and Westerstetten. Also, in western Bavaria, she has documented the Woellwarth family from the area known as the "Ries", north-west of the river Danube.</p> <p>Following an introductory text, family tree charts provide links to the specific data sheets for individuals in the families, including source citations from the relevant German archives.</p> <table border="1" cellpadding="5"> <tbody> <tr> <td><em><span style="color: #808000;">The study is currently in abeyance and the results are maintained for the present as a static online resource.  Anyone interested in pursuing the research is welcome to get in touch with FMG.</span></em></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>The study is currently in abeyance and the results are maintained for the present as a static online resource.  Anyone interested in pursuing the research is welcome to get in touch with FMG.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_nobility" rel="noopener">Link here</a> for a Wikipedia article on German nobility and the related naming conventions.</p> <p><a href="https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@48.8811857,9.9270796,12z" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Link to Google maps</a> showing the Baden-W眉rttemberg villages, <strong>Schechingen</strong> in centre, <strong>B枚bingen</strong> to the south, and <strong>Adelmannsfelden</strong> to the north-east. <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Westerstetten,+Germany/@48.515314,9.8059939,11z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x47996e6b604e08a9:0x41f6bb7a5df80b0!8m2!3d48.5203141!4d9.9570935" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Westerstetten</strong></a> is further south.</p> <p><a href="https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@48.8818551,10.5483528,11z" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Link to Google maps</a> for the <strong>N枚rdlinger Ries</strong> district of Bavaria, to the east of the Baden-W眉rttemberg villages. River Danube (Donau) at bottom right.</p> <ul> <li class="cat-list-row1"><span class="list-title"> <a href="/projects/lgsg-new/39-schechingen"> The families of Schechingen (Herren von Schechingen) </a> </span></li> <li class="cat-list-row0"><span class="list-title"> <a href="/projects/lgsg-new/296-boebingen"> The families of B枚bingen (Herren von B枚bingen) </a> </span></li> <li class="cat-list-row1"><span class="list-title"> <a href="/projects/lgsg-new/48-the-adelmann-family-of-adelmannsfelden"> The Adelmann family of Adelmannsfelden </a> </span></li> <li><a href="/projects/landed-gentry/westerstetten">The family of Westerstetten</a></li> <li><span class="list-title"><a href="/projects/lgsg-new/295-woellwarth">Woellwarth family </a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div aria-label="Breadcrumbs" role="navigation"> <ul itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BreadcrumbList" class="breadcrumb"> <li class="active"> <span class="divider icon-location"></span> </li> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ListItem"> <a itemprop="item" href="/" class="pathway"><span itemprop="name">Home</span></a> <span class="divider"> <img src="/media/system/images/arrow.png" alt="" /> </span> <meta itemprop="position" content="1"> </li> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ListItem"> <a itemprop="item" href="/projects" class="pathway"><span itemprop="name">Projects</span></a> <span class="divider"> <img src="/media/system/images/arrow.png" alt="" /> </span> <meta itemprop="position" content="2"> </li> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ListItem" class="active"> <span itemprop="name"> Landed Gentry of Southern Germany </span> <meta itemprop="position" content="3"> </li> </ul> </div>  </div> </div> </div> <p class="pull-right"><a href="#top" id="back-top">Back to Top</a></p> </div>  <div class="footer"> <div class="container"> <hr /> <p>© Foundation for Medieval Genealogy 2025</p> </div> </div>  <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-L9GHHQK962"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-L9GHHQK962'); </script> </body> </html>