BUREN, Frederick Herman de

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• Name	BUREN, Frederick Herman de
  Birth	Abt 989	Alsatian, France
  Gender	Male
  _TAG	Temple
  Person ID	I47702	Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	FRIEDRICH, Burchard ,   b. Graf, Ostschwaben, Germany Graf, Ostschwaben, Germanyd. 11 Nov 973
  Mother	BAVARIA, Hedwig ,   b. 949, Bavaria, Germany Bavaria, Germanyd. 28 Aug 994 (Age 45 years)
  Family ID	F24657	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	TURIN, Adelaid ,   b. 991, France France
  Children	+ 1. HOHENSTAUFFEN, Frederick Von Buren ,   b. 1015, Rothenburg, Saxony, Prussia, Germany Rothenburg, Saxony, Prussia, Germanyd. 1094, Hohenstaufen, Württemberg, Germany (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F23489	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

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  Ref: D. K. Cassel's History of the Mennonites The Stauffer Family - According to tradition the Stauffers owe their origin to a generation of knights called Stauffacher, at Hohenstaufen. It is presumed that all of the Stauffer pioneers that emigrated to America at different times have the same common origin, and are more or less remotely connected, and in all probability the pioneers of this work have also their origin in the ancient House of Hohenstaufen in Suabia. A description of the House of Hohenstaufen is given in a translation from the German history by Fred Raumer, from which we glean the following: In the middle of the eleventh century Frederic of Buren removed from the confined valley of Buren to the plain of Hohenstaufen, built the castle and founded the town of Hohenstaufen, and from him descended the Hohenstaufen dynasty. The House of Hohenstaufen exalted itself over all tribes and principalities until after a period of splendor and glory it was suddenly seized by a dreadful calamity and hurled into the darkest night of oblivion, leaving hardly any trades behind. At the time of the prosperity of the House of Hohenstaufen their ancestry was traced back to the ancient Emperor of France, as far back as the reign of Charlemagne. A close inquiry, however, throws some doubt on the legend. Frederic of Buren, founder of the House of Hohenstaufen, was, however, beyond any doubt of Franco-Alsatian ancestry. He was equaled by none of the noblest dukes of Suabia, and was Emperor Henry IV's, of Germany, most steadfast defender and protector. He knew well under his peculiar circumstances the value of a friend like Frederic of Hohenstaufen. Therefore in the year 1079 he called him to Regensburg and said: 'Brave and vigilant man, whom I always found the truest and bravest among all, you are well aware how in the Roman Empire crime and misdeed prevailed, how through the devil's influence revolt and conspiracy are held sacred, while God's command is despised and the laws of the land tramped under foot. As you have battled in the past against all these evil sods, and as a proof how highly I appreciate your former services, and how sincerely I trust your future, I will give you my only daughter Agnes to wife and the Duchy of Suabia as a dowry.' Frederic died in 1105 leaving two sons, Frederic and Conard, who their uncle, Henry V, adopted. After the death of Henry V, in 1125, the Imperial Crown was now again contested between Frederic and Lothaire, Duke of Saxony. Lothaire was elected by fraud. He died in 1137, childless. Frederic having died, the Crown was now again contested between Conrad of Hohenstaufen, and Henry the Proud, Duke of Saxony and heir to Lothaire. Conrad was elected 7 Mar 1137 and crowned March 15. He was born at Ampulia in 1093. His mother was Agnes, daughter of Henry IV. He married Gertrude, Duchess of Sulzbach, in Bavaria. His title was disputed by Henry the Proud of Saxony. A civil war ensued. Conrad gained a victory and the war was ended. In 1147 he conducted a large army of Crusaders into Palestine. He besieged Damascus but failed to take it, and returned in 1149. He died without issue in 1152, and was succeeded by his nephew, Frederick I., surnamed Barbarossa, son of Frederic (RIN 18572), Duke of Suabia and brother to Conrad III. His mother was Judith, daughter of Henry the Black (RIN 18601). ------- History of the Staufer Family from German Life by Johannes Scherr- The history of the Staufer family is the most illustrious in all Germany and one can compare with them, excepting the Zollerns (or Hohenzollerns) as they are called today, and they are as of but yesterday compared with the first named ancient family. The Staufers swung themselves from being mere freeholders in a little village in Suabia to the throne of the Holy Roman Empire which at that time not only comprised all of Germany, but also the whole of Italy with the exception of Rome. The history of the family is clad in uncertainty, and all we know of them, is that they were owners or freeholders of a small farm near the Suabian village of Waschbeuren, and becoming prominent in affairs named themselves after the village, in which they had a house. The owners of Beuren or Buren have no connection whatever with the house of Charlemagne, but there is no doubt, that they always belonged to the lesser nobles of Suabia as the house grew in importance and wealth, they reached out for a new home and purchased an isolated mountain or berg as the Germans called it near Goeppingen in Suabia, called the Staufen, and Frederic von Buren built for himself a burg or castle and called it "The Staufenburg." He also provided for himself and descendants a burial place in the church in the village of Lorch at the foot of the mountain, and the little church is all that is left today of the empire and kingdoms of the family. Ephraim Blood Line.