Waldburg History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Waldburg family

The surname Waldburg was first found in Baden, where the name was anciently associated with the tribal conflicts of the area.

Walburge or Walpurga (d. 779?), was an ancient saint, abbess of Heidenheim, the sister of Willibald and Wynnebald. Their legend calls them the children of a certain Richard, but the name is an impossible one. Boniface (680-755) wrote from Germany, asking that the two nuns Lioba and Walburga might be sent to him. "It is therefore supposed that Walburga was with Lioba at Wimborne, and that she went with her to Germany in 752. Legend, no doubt wrongly, makes Walburga accompany her brothers to Italy in 721. She was present at the death of her brother Wynnebald in 761 at Heidenheim. She was living in or after 778, when an anonymous nun wrote lives of her brothers. " 1

Early History of the Waldburg family

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Waldburg Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Waldburg, Walburg and others.

Early Notables of the Waldburg family

the Waldburg family of Wuertemburg and Baden

Waldburg migration to the United States +

Waldburg Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

G. M. Waldburg, who settled in New York, NY in 1822

Sources +

Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print