Notthafft was a German local noble family.

The history of the family started in the Egerland

Egerland

The Egerland is a historical region in the far north west of Bohemia in the Czech Republic at the border with Germany. It is named after the German name Eger for the city of Cheb and the main river Ohře...

, with castles in Wildstein (now Skalná

Skalná

Skalná ) is situated in the Czech Republic in the Karlovy Vary Region in close proximity of German border. Most of the area lies in the Cheb basin, in the nord it's located first hills of Smrčiny.-Parts:...

), Falkenau (now Sokolov

Sokolov (Sokolov District)

Sokolov , Falknov nad Ohří until 1948 is a town in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic, located to the north-east of Cheb. It has about 28,000 inhabitants....

) and Thierstein

Thierstein, Bavaria

Thierstein is a municipality in the district of Wunsiedel in Bavaria in Germany....

 at the end of the 12th century. Up to the 18th century three lines existed, named by the most important castles, Wernberg

Wernberg-Köblitz

Wernberg-Köblitz is a market town in the district of Schwandorf in Bavaria, Germany....

, Weißenstein near Friedenfels

Friedenfels

Friedenfels is a municipality in the district of Tirschenreuth in Bavaria, Germany....

 and Bodenstein near Nittenau

Nittenau

Nittenau is a municipality in the district of Schwandorf, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Regen, 18 km southeast of Schwandorf, and 24 km northeast of Regensburg....

. The family is directly related with the House of Sparneck

House of Sparneck

The House of Sparneck was a local noble family in Franconia.The family is known to exist from 1223 to 1744 and was named after the market village of Sparneck. One of their first castles was the Waldsteinburg; further castles were located in Sparneck, Weißdorf, Stockenroth, Uprode near Weißdorf,...

. It became Freiherr

Freiherr

The German titles Freiherr and Freifrau and Freiin are titles of nobility, used preceding a person's given name or, after 1919, before the surname...

en. A prominent member of the family is Cajetan Anton von Notthaft

Cajetan Anton von Notthaft

Cajetan Anton von Notthaft was a member of the House of Notthafft in the line named by Wernberg. From 1732 to 1752 he was Prince-Provost of Berchtesgaden.- References :...

. The last male descendant died 1952.

Beginning with the 14th century there is a Swabia

Swabia

Swabia is a cultural, historic and linguistic region in southwestern Germany.-Geography:Like many cultural regions of Europe, Swabia's borders are not clearly defined...

n family in the region of Remseck

Remseck

Remseck am Neckar is a town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Rems and Neckar, about 12 km northeast of Stuttgart, and 7 km southeast of Ludwigsburg.-History:...

, carrying a different coat of arms. Though there is no familiar link found, the two families are regarded to be related.