Attena

Coat of arms of the Attena family, as Lords of Esens, Stedesdorf and Wittmund

The Attena family is a former ruling family of East Frisian chieftains. They reigned over Lordships of Dornum and Nesse, located in Lower Saxony, in what is today Germany.

Notable members

• Lütet Attena (died c.1410), East Frisian chieftain of Norderland
• Sibet Attena (c.1425–1473), East Frisian chieftain of Esens

Genealogy

1. Eylwerd I, chieftain of Norden (c. 1310 - unknown)
   1. Hero I, chieftain of Norden, Dornum-Norderburg and Nesse (c. 1340 - c. 1410)
      1. Lütet I, chieftain Norden, Dornum-Norderburg and Nesse (c. 1365 - c. 1410)
      2. Eger I, chieftain of Dornum-Westerbug (c. 1367 - unknown)
         1. Hicko I, chieftain of Dornum-Westerburg (c. 1390 - unknown)
      3. Enno I, chieftain of Dornum-Osterburg (after 1375 - unknown)
         1. Sibet I, chieftain of Dornum-Osterburg (c. 1400 - 1433)
            1. Sibet I, lord of Esens, Stedesdorf and Wittmund (c. 1425 - 1473)
               1. Hero I, lord of Esens, Stedesdorf and Wittmund (c. 1455 - 1522)
                  1. Balthasar I, lord of Esens, Stedesdorf and Wittmund (after 1495 - 1540)
               2. Ulrich I, chieftain of Dornum-Westerburg (c. 1466 - 1536)

See also

• Antenna (disambiguation)