The eventful history of the Inn and Knyphausen family goes back to the 14th century: the chieftain Grote Onneken on Sengwarden in Jeverland is regarded as the oldest verifiable ancestor of the family, his son Ico acquired Inhusen Castle, and his grandson Folef Alksen (d.1531) added Knyphausen Castle to this regiment.
Folef Alksen married the heir's daughter Hyma Beninga and thus brought the family to East Frisia. His son Tido zu Inn-und Knyphausen (1500-1565) built the Klunderburg as a noble house in Emden and was both chieftain zu Inn-und Knyphausen and district administrator.
In 1547 he lost the regency to the Lordship of Jever. It was finally ceded to the Counts of Oldenburg in Speyer at the beginning of the 17th century. Tido's grandson, Philipp Wilhelm von Inn- und Knyphausen (1591-1652), retained the title of Baron of Inn- und Knyphausen, while his uncle Wilhelm received the Lordship of Lützburg, today Lütetsburg.
This laid the foundation stone for the historical link between the Inn and Knyphausen family and Lütetsburg Castle, which continues to this day.
The history of Schloss Lütetsburg
Discover more about the Counts of Inn- und Knyphausen: the family history is closely linked to the fateful developments of Schloss Lütetsburg: Schloss Lütetsburg
Kgl. Swedish Fieldmarschall
Painting in Haus Daren
President of the Court Chamber of the Electorate of Brandenburg
Painting from 1688 (Goedens)
President of the East Frisian Estates and designer of the gardens of Schloss Lütetsburg
Painting from Tiedemann in Lütetsburg, burnt in 1893
Kgl. Hannov. Gesandter
Painting by Franz Krüger 1852 in Lütetsburg, burnt in 1893
