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From his own writings (Erasmus II), the reason the Schürstabs from Hermannstadt, Transylvania emigrated to Nürnberg was probably because of the war-targeted destruction of this settlement by the Mongols in 1241. The first mention of the family, took effect in Nuremberg from the electorate from the year 1299. Their successful long-distance trade was in the 14th Century, the basis of its wealth and highly significant rise. Between Lower and Upper Hungary, and Poland and Italy, they were trading in silver, tin, copper, tobacco, wax, spices, wine and cloth. In 1317 was a Hermann, canon at the Lorenz church, the founder of Leonard's chapel, which was situated south of the city, who started a very respectable tradition for this family. Among other things, the Schürstabs donated in 1379 glass painting for the Lorenz church, for the Johannis chapel choir windows, for St. Sebald, a stained glass window, around 1410 for the Martha Church a glass painting. Around 1370 for the Holy Ghost Hospital Church an ongoing donation, in 1439 the chapel in Behringersdorf, in 1493 a passion altar, for St. Sebald two stone sculptures, in1503 the construction of the chapel to Affalterbach and around 1504 for the Carmelite Monastery part of a window cycle stained glass windows in a circle. The flourishing of the Shürstabs started under-Seifried II (died 1357), who owned Schürstab house on Lammsgasse, the mighty house north of St. Sebald. His father had married into the patrician class and by the beginning of the 16th Century they most always intermarried with the patrician class of Nürnberg. The Schürstabs brothers were Konrad I (died 1387?) and Leupold III. (died 1379) in 1351 they were both of the patrician class. From 1419 to 1470 they had two members of the Council and also part of the smaller Council with respect to and participation in city government, this was their brilliant time. Leupold III acquired in 1375 the castle to Oberndorf north of Erlangen, which remained in the family till 1605. In the Second Margrave War the town was badly damaged; the late naming "of Oberndorf was never authorized, as the Schürstabs never obtained any feudal privilege. It was very surprising that the family was already the first generation of a Supreme Governor, and the second-generation Erhard I (died 1439) was in 1434 the Head of the City Council. The distance merchant was considered one of the ten richest people in the city and together with Sebald I Pfinzing counted in the area of the Reich to be the most influential men. The family property in Behringersdorf was significant, but this landowner four generations later, had significant assets in foreign hands, like many other important assets were in the period after 1500. That his eponymous son Erhard II (died 1461) in his last five years but also his grandson, Hieronymus I (died 1507) in his last three years of life rose as the Heads of the City Council was exceptional. In the 1500, several lines of Schürstab, which was expected in the register of 1521, of the old families, became extinct. A high point marked Leo (died 1559), whose father was beheaded in 1492 because of counterfeiting. At the year 1516 Leo was over forty years in the smaller Council, and similarly was that of his son, Hieronymus II (died 1573). Financial difficulties have prevented a consistent rise in the hierarchy. His son, Hieronymus III (Died 1584) was the last, insignificant councilor of the family. No later than the end of the 16th Century the Schürstabs had withdrawn from the merchant market, except with an emphasis in Lyon, and were now making their living as lawyers and officials in the service of the imperial city. They no longer were part of the City Council, which can also be seen as their marriages to commoners. In the imperial city the patrician Schürstab had been assumed extinct by Hans Meinhard (died 1668). But in the year1690 two brothers claimed the same name very strongly with regard to Schürstab and a seat and a vote in the Council. From Leupold IV (died 1395) they were deep declining downward through a deep social descent and had declined according to rank occupations. Regardless of their several complaints in Vienna 1701 by imperial order the acknowledgment of their claims, could not be enforced for a long time. Finally George Wolfgang (died 1743) the lawyer whom attained a doctorate succeeded in reaching after imperial intervention in the year 1729 the formal admission into the Patrician, however he died soon thereafter without any male descendants.
Larry
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