Frankenberg may refer to:

Places

Frankenberg, Hesse Frankenberg (Eder) () is a town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district, Hesse, Germany. The mountain at a Ford (crossing), ford over the Eder (Fulda), Eder north of the Burgwald range was for a long time a fortified place, playing an especially important ...

, a town in Hesse, Germany *

Frankenberg, Saxony Frankenberg (; also: Frankenberg/Sa.) is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Zschopau, northeast of Chemnitz, and some north of the border to the Czech Republic. It was the site of the Nazi c ...

, a town in Saxony, Germany *

Waldeck-Frankenberg Waldeck-Frankenberg is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the north of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Höxter, Kassel, Schwalm-Eder, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Hochsauerland. History The district was created in 1972 by mergin ...

, a district in Hesse, Germany

Persons

Frankenberg family Frankenberg may refer to: Places * Frankenberg, Hesse, a town in Hesse, Germany * Frankenberg, Saxony, a town in Saxony, Germany * Waldeck-Frankenberg, a district in Hesse, Germany Persons * Frankenberg family, an ancient noble family from Silesi ...

, an ancient noble family from

Silesia Silesia (see names #Etymology, below) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Silesia, Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at 8, ...

Abraham von Franckenberg Abraham von Franckenberg (24 June 1593 – 25 June 1652) was a German mystic, author, poet and hymn-writer. Life Abraham von Franckenberg was born in 1593 into an old Silesians, Silesian noble family in Ludwigsdorf bei Oleśnica, Oels. He atten ...

, German-Silesian Lutheran mystic, poet and hymn-writer **

Friedrich von Frankenberg Friedrich von Frankenberg (2 January 1889 – 1950), born Friedrich Elliot von Frankenberg and also known as Frederick von Frankenberg and by his Sufi name Sheikh Momin, was one of the early founders of Sufism in Australia. Von Frankenberg stu ...

, Australian-German mystic and early founder of Sufism in Australia ** ''Cardinal''

Joannes-Henricus de Franckenberg Johann Heinrich, Graf von Frankenberg (18 September 1726 – 11 June 1804) was Archbishop of Mechelen, Primate of the Low Countries, and a cardinal. He signed as de Franckenberg and as van Franckenberg. Early life Franckenberg was born in Gr ...

, German-Silesian Roman Catholic Archbishop of

Mechelen Mechelen (; ; historically known as ''Mechlin'' in EnglishMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical context. T ...

, Primate of the

Low Countries The Low Countries (; ), historically also known as the Netherlands (), is a coastal lowland region in Northwestern Europe forming the lower Drainage basin, basin of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta and consisting today of the three modern "Bene ...

and cardinal **

Richard von Frankenberg Richard von Frankenberg (4 March 1922 in Darmstadt – 11 November 1973 in Beilstein) was a German journalist and race car driver. In 1952 he created and published the (later) official Porsche magazine Christophorus (magazine). The visuals of th ...

, German-Silesian journalist and race-car driver *

Ronald Frankenberg Ronald Frankenberg (20 October 1929 – 20 November 2015) was a British anthropologist and sociologist, known for his study of conflict and decision-making in a Welsh village. He also contributed to the development of medical anthropology. Fr ...

, British anthropologist *

Ruth Frankenberg Ruth Alice Emma Frankenberg (17 September 1957 – 22 April 2007) was a British–American social scientist and feminist, known for her pioneering work in the field of whiteness studies. Biography Ruth Frankenberg was born in Cardiff, Wales, 17 ...

, British sociologist and Ronald Frankenberg's daughter {{Disambig, geo