The standard series of books on German nobility is the Gotha
    series, which has appeared under various titles since the late
    18th century.  Look in your library catalog for a title similar
    to _Gothaisches genealogisches Taschenbuch der adeligen H"auser_
    or _Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels_.  The latter has an online
    surname index at <http://www.rootsweb.com/~autwgw/sgi/index.htm>

    Herbert Stoyan has an excellent online resource for noble
    genealogy called WW-Person at
      <http://www8.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/html/ww-person.html>
    Paul Theroff has an online Gotha at
      <http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/gotha.htm>

    Please be advised, however, that stories of noble relations in
    American families are often exaggerated.

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    Suggestions for additions or improvements should be sent to
    the author, Jim Eggert  EggertJ@crosswinds.net.

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