Hanxleden  The House of Hanxleden is a Westphalian noble family whose seat is the village of Hanxleden, today part of Schmallenberg in the district of Hochsauerland in Germany. In the 14th and 15th centuries the family provided several bailiffs ("Amtmänner") of Fredeburg. "Siegfried von Hanxleden" (b about 1180, d after 1279) lived as knight ("Ritter") in Hanxleden and took part in the Fifth Crusade from 1217 to 1221. After his return he founded,together with his neighbour, the Lord ("Herrn") of Sögtrop, a church and a rectorate on the common estate boundary, from which the village of Kirchrarbach developed. "Albert von Hanxleden" (b about 1200), was mentioned about 1216 and may have been his son. "Johann I von Hanxleden" (b about 1260) was mentioned in 1326 and may have been a grandson of Albert von Hanxledens. "Goddert I von Hanxleden" (b about 1290) was 1327-1358 mentioned. He was Lord ("Burgmann") of Grevenstein, Fredeburg and Schwarzenberg as well as bailiff ("Gograf") of Attendorn. His wife was called Cunigunde. "Johann II von Hanxleden" (b 1315, d n. 1374) was bailiff ("Amtsmann") and Lord ("Burgmann") of Fredeburg. He was married to Catharina von Plettenberg-Bamenohl (b ca. 1315). "Goddert II von Hanxleden" (b about 1340, d 1410) was Lord ("Burgmann") of Grevenstein and Fredeburg, "Drost" in Nyle (now part of Roermond) in the Duchy of Jülich. About 1390 he married Catharina von Hatzfeld zu Wildenburg. "Hunold von Hanxleden" (b ca. 1390, d 1438) was bailiff of Fredeburg and Lord ("Herr") of Bödefeld. In 1410 he was granted permission by the Electorate of Cologne to build the castle of Bödefeld. Construction lasted from 1425 to 1428.