Michaël Eytzinger

The first ahnentafel, published by Michaël Eytzinger in ''Thesaurus principum hac aetate in Europa viventium'' Cologne: 1590, pp. 146-147, in which Eytzinger first illustrates his new functional theory of numeration of ancestors; this schema showing [[Henry III of France Michaël Eytzinger (Freiherr Michael von Aitzing, Aitzinger, Eyzinger, or Eitzing) (born ca. 1530 in Obereitzing - died 1598 in Bonn), was an Austrian nobleman, diplomat, historian, and publicist, who wrote and published several works, including a renowned volume that states the principles of a genealogical numbering system, called an Ahnentafel, that is still in use today.

Eytzinger first published the Ahnentafel in 1590 in his ''Thesaurus principum hac aetate in Europa viventium'' (Cologne), in which he described and illustrated his new functional theory of numeration of ancestors by providing genealogies of thirty-four sovereign houses of Europe.

Eytzinger’s method was used by Jerónimo de Sosa, in his work ''Noticia de la gran casa de los marqueses de Villafranca'' in 1676, and was popularized by Stephan Kekulé von Stradonitz in his ''Ahnentafel-atlas'' in 1898.

He also wrote and published several histories, including ''Novus de Leone Belgico'' in 1583 that included the first cartographic representation of the Low Countries as Leo Belgicus. The lion motif was inspired by the heraldic figures that appear in the coats of arms of several Dutch constituencies, as well as in the arms of William of Orange. The map was published during the period when the Netherlands was fighting the Eighty Years' War for independence from Spain. Provided by Wikipedia
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    [Computatio annorum]
    by Aitzing, Michael von
    Published 1992
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    De Avstria, De Septem Imperatoribvs Avstriae, Deqve Octavo, Ex Eadem Familia, Imperatore Maximiliano II. Romanorvm, Hvngariae, Atqve Bohemiae, &c. Rege Termaximo : Vbi Sacris In Literis Designentvr. Idqve Multis annorum millibus antè, quàm in natura rerum existerent
    by Aitzing, Michael von
    Published 1993
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    Relatio historica Dess, so sich nach dem Abschied der Cöllnischen zusamenkunft von wegen Niderlendischer Pacification gehalten : Erstlich vmb den Röm: Küniglichen Stuel Ach: Volgents aber auch, vmb das Hochwürdig Ertzstifft Cölln, hin vnd wider verlauffen vnd zugetragen hat ; Ordenlich von anfang continuirt, biss auff gegenwertiges Monat Septemb. 1583 ; Allen denen gar nützlich vnd lüstig zulesen, so den vrsprung, progress, vn[d] vortgang, des weitausssehenden handels, sonderlich nach der Niderländischen empörung, zuwissen, vnd sich hinfüran, vor sorglicher geferligkeit zu hütten, begeren
    by Aitzing, Michael von
    Published 1990
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    Historische Beschreibung dess, so sich nach negst gehaltenem Kayserlichen Reichstag zu Augspurg (vber alles das, welches zuuor in Relatione Historica dess Achischen vnnd Cöllnischen handels wegen erzelt) volgendts noch weytter im Heyligen Reich Teutscher Nation verlauffen vnnd zugetragen hat : continuirt biss auff die negst niderlag Gebhardt Trucksessen, gewesenen Churfürsten von Cölln vnd gegenwärtiges Monat Aprilis. 1584 ..
    by Aitzing, Michael von
    Published 1990
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    Bipartita Septem Temporvm Historia. Das ist, Ein Historische Beschreybung Siben vnderscheidlicher Zeiten : Sambt dem, was sich von Anfang, so wol in gemein, als die Sibentzig Jar hero insonderheit, zugetragen hat ; Jn Teutschlandt, Franckreich, Engellandt ... ; biss auff den Aprill gegenwertigs Jars Nach Christi geburt 1586 ..
    by Aitzing, Michael von
    Published 1991
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