Tannhäuser
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Tannhäuser, often stylized "The Tannhäuser", was a German Minnesinger and traveling poet. Historically, his biography, including the dates he lived, is obscure beyond the poetry, which suggests he liv
Tannhäuser, from the Codex Manesse (about 1300).
In the Venusberg by John Collier, 1901: a gilded setting that is distinctly Italian quattrocento.
Lords of Thannhausen
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The House of Thannhausen are a still existing uradel lineage with the rank of Freiherr. They achieved the status of Imperial Knights while a distinct Styrian branch of the lineage obtained the rank of
Tannhäuser
…His name becomes associated with a "fairy queen"–type folk ballad in German folklore of the 16th century. He is an ancestor of the von und zu Thannhausen Family. The illustrated Codex Manesse manuscript (about 1300–1340) depicts him clad in the Teutonic Order habit, suggesting he might have fought in the Sixth…
Tannhausen Castle, Ostalbkreis, Baden-Württemberg