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Cirksena
Sign in to saveThe House of Cirksena was the ruling family of East Frisia (). They descended from a line of East Frisian chieftains from Greetsiel.
Key facts
- Noble house.surname
- House of Cirksena
- Noble house.type
- Noble family
- Noble house.coat of arms
- 180px|Coat of arms
- Noble house.caption
- Coat of Arms
- Noble house.country
- NetherlandsBelgiumGermanyFrance
- Noble house.estates
- Greetsiel CastleEmden CastleAurich CastleBerum CastleStickhausen CastleFortress Leerort
- Noble house.founded
- 15th century
- Noble house.founder
- Ulrich I of East Frisia (first count)
- Noble house.final ruler
- Charles Edzard (in East Frisia) Maria Ernestine Francisca (in Rietberg) Christine Luise (in Kriechingen)
- Noble house.dissolution
- 1744 (in East Frisia)1758 (in Rietberg)1726 (in Kriechingen)
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- East Frisia
- Rietberg
- Coat of arms
- Origin of the name
- Genealogy
- See also
- Sources
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The House of Cirksena was the ruling family of East Frisia (). They descended from a line of East Frisian chieftains from Greetsiel.
== East Frisia == In 1439, in the wake of clashes between different lines of chieftains, the town of Emden was first placed by Hamburg under direct rule and then, in 1453, given to the Cirksena. The family administered and ruled the town until 1595.