Weyher family (alternative spellings: Wejher, Weiher, Waier, Weier, sometimes spelled Weiger ) was a family of high nobility, most prominent in the 16th and 17th centuries in the Pomerania region and the PolishâÂÂLithuanian Commonwealth. The family origins can be traced to Würzburg, Germany.
Prominent members
- Klaus Weiher, of the noble von Weyher family going back in Pomerania to Dietrich von Weiher (aka Theodericus Weyher). Claus was the founder of the Polish line of the Weyher family members of which later on held many offices in the PolishâÂÂLithuanian Commonwealth
- Martin Weiher (1512âÂÂ1556), son of Klaus Weiher and Sophie von Ramel, the second Lutheran bishop of Cammin
- Ernest Wejher (1517âÂÂ1598), voivode of CheÃ
Âmno, starost of Puck
- Jan Wejher (1580âÂÂ1626), son of Ernest Wejher and Anna MortÃÂska, starost of Puck
- Melchior Wejher (1574âÂÂ1643), son of Ernest Wejher and Anna MortÃÂska, econom of Malbork, castellan of ElblÃÂ
g and voivode of CheÃ
Âmno
- MikoÃ
Âaj Wejher (?-1647), son of Jan Wejher and Anna SzczawiÃ
Âska, voivode of Malbork (since 1641) and voivode of CheÃ
Âmno (since 1643), starost of RadzyÃ
 CheÃ
ÂmiÃ
Âski and of Kowalewo Pomorskie
- Ludwik Wejher (?-1656), son of Jan Wejher and Anna SzczawiÃ
Âska, colonel of the Polish army (since 1647). He was the commander of the defence of ZamoÃ
ÂÃÂ in 1648 and later of Malbork in 1656. He was also castellan of ElblÃÂ
g, Voivod of Pomerania and starost of WaÃ
Âcz
- Jakub Wejher (Jacob Weiher) (1609 â 1657), son of Jan Wejher and Anna SzczawiÃ
Âska. Jakub was voivode of Malbork and a founder of town of Weihersfrei, Weyhersfrey, Neustadt (Wejherowo)
- Ludwig von Weyher owner of Gut Langfuhr, received advise in 1771 and in book by Samuel Luther von Geret of Thorn
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