Pernštejn family

Pernštejn (German: Pernstein) is one of the seven Moravian dynasty families and the most important (uradel) family originating from Moravian nobility. The family was extinct 1631 with Johan Vratislav von Pernstein. The coat of arms is featuring in gold a black aurochs head with a golden ring through the nose.[1]

Coat of arms of House of Pernštejn

Their main seat was the Pernštejn Castle.

References
  1. Siebmachers: Der Mährische Adel 1899, p. 98.
  • Edlen von Kadich, Heinrich (1899). Der Mährische Adel (PDF). Nürnberg: Bauer und Raspe.


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