| Found in | Work cat.: Die Dechanei in Höxter, 2006: p. 59, Zusammenfassung (Familie von Amelunxen; named after the village of Amelunxen, in which nobility presented extensive land holdings to the Kloster Covey, 9th cent.; since 12th cent. vassals of Covey properties in Amelunxen and vicinity; in Höxter, the family has held several properties since 1300, including the predecessor building of the Dechanei, as well as the present Renaissance building (16th cent.) on the Marktstrasse)
Geneal. Handbuch d. Adels : Adelslexikon: Bd. 1, p. 96 (Amelunxen; Catholic, ancient Westphalian noble family, with same-named seat in Höxter; first documentary mention with Hereboldus de Amelungessen and his son Conrad, 1147; ancestral line begins 1303-1326 with mention of Herbold v. Amelunxen; acknowledged members of Hessian, Prussian and Baden nobility)
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