1Michael Ortmann, Munster, Germany, Michael Ortmann's Family Records Extracted from Hunnefeld castle farm records., Hunnefeld records are not located at the Staatsarchiv Osnabrueck,Schlosstrasse 29, Osnabrueck, Germany.
Niedersachsisches Staatsarchiv Osnabrueck
Schlosstrasse 29
D 49074 Osnabrueck
http://www.staatsarchive.niedersachsen.de/staatsarchiv-osnabrueck.htm.2www.freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gchung/brochterbeck/GermDict, Ancient Regime explanation under the feudal system.
Description of the feudal system is take from the Web site listed here, as provided by Michael Ortmann. It described the situation in Brochterbeck, a small village about 10 kilometers south of Osnabrueck. Brochterbeck was part of the county of Tecklenburg, but it very closely explains the situation in the prince-bishopric of Osnabruek.