Neues allgemeines Deutsches Adels-Lexicon or New General German Aristocracy Lexicon is the title of a series of historical reference books written by Professor Dr. Ernst Heinrich Kneschke about the German aristocracy, including royalty and nobility. This series is one of the most inclusive source of the German Aristocracy.

The families are listed alphabetically by surname. Each listing includes the origin of the family, the master seat, sometimes family coats of arms

Coat of arms

A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...

, fundamentals of family history

Family history

Family history is the systematic narrative and research of past events relating to a specific family, or specific families.- Introduction :...

and prominent members.

Wikisource: Neues allgemeines Deutsches Adels-Lexicon: Volumes I - IX

Google Books: Deutsches Adels-Lexicon German Nobility Lexicon

Verlag Friedrich Voigt, Leipzig 1859 - 1870

ISBN 3487045508 9783487045504