What is Zinzendorf (surname)?
[[File:Zinzendorf_Freiherr_(Graf)_Wappen_Siebmacher023.jpg|thumb|Coat of arms of Zinzendorf family]] The '''House of Zinzendorf and Pottendorf''' was the name of an old and important noble family whose origins are in [[Austria]]. It is not to be mistaken with the princely [[Sinzendorf|House of Sinzendorf]], as the two don't share same ancestry. == History == The family was firstly mentioned in 1114 in a document written by Hermann von Vohburg, [[Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg|Bishop of Augsburg]]. Apart from their possessions in Austria, they also reigned over the Lordship of [[Pottendorf]] in [[Baden]], which was incorporated into their name as ''Zinzendorf und Pottendorf''. In 1460 they were awarded with the title of [[Freiherr|Baron]] by [[Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor]], while in 1662 they were raised to the dignity of [[Imperial Count]] by [[Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor]]. == Notable members == * [[Christian Renatus von Zinzendorf|Count Christian Renatus von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf]] (died 1752) * [[Karl von Zinzendorf|Count Karl von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf]] (died 1813), official in the Austrian government and diarist * [[Nikolaus von Zinzendorf|Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf]] (died 1760), European religious and social reformer [[Category:surnames]] [[Category:Noble families]]