Nobility Confirmation

The family has been knightly and noble since the Middle Ages.

Barthold von Hoyngen called Huene (died 1634) and his brothers were enrolled in the 1st Class of the Courland Knighthood on October 17, 1620. To achieve this, they had to present 16 noble ancestors. This occasion prompted his brother Martin (Marshal of the Courland Court) to record their shared ancestry in a genealogical table in 1646.

Ahnentafel des Martin von Hoyngen genannt Huene aus dem Jahre 1646 — Genealogical Table of Martin von Hoyngen called Huene from the Year 1646

On April 3, 1862, by Decree No. 2823 of the Governing Senate in Russia, the entire lineage, with the exception of the Prussian line, was granted the right to use the title of Baron. On October 20, 1931, the then Honorary Protection Association of the German Nobility, Department for Nobility Legal Matters (confirmed by the Nobility Law Committee – ARA – on September 26/28, 1955), approved the use of the title Freiherr (Baron) for all families of the Baltic Knighthoods registered with the title of Baron. Consequently, family members may use either the title Freiherr (Freifrau, Freiin) or Baron (Baronin, Baronesse). As a result, both title variations are in use.

The descendants of Wilhelm von Hoyningen called Huene (House Ehrenbreitstein) were granted Prussian permission in 1863 to resume the use of the title Freiherr.