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The '''Count's of Falkenstein''', were German nobility named after the [[Burg Falkenstein (Donnersberg)|'''Burg Falkenstein''']] at [[Donnersbergkreis|Donnersberg]] in what is now the [[Rhineland-Palatinate]].

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Name = Ptosis |

ICD10 = H02.4 |

ICD9 = 374.3 |

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'''Ptosis''' is the [[paralysis]] of the [[muscle]]s of the [[eyelid]]. It is commonly called '''droopy eyelids'''. The paralysis can be caused in various ways, including congenitally or from a stroke. One of the [[surgical procedure]]s that can partially correct ptosis is called a [[frontalis lift]], where the eyelids are connected by [[fascia]] ties to the [[frontalis]] muscles (the muscles in the [[forehead]]).

In 1255 the family inherited by marriage land from the Count's of '''Hagen-Münzenberg'''. In this manner they came to be established in the [[Frankfurt Rhein-Main Region]]. At '''[[Königstein im Taunus]]''' they built their new Castle '''[[Burg Falkenstein (Taunus)|Burg (Neu-)Falkenstein]]'''.

The Falkenstein's als inherited the town of [[Offenbach am Main]] from the Count of Münzenberg. They leased the town to the neighbouring town of [[Frankfurt am Main]] for 1,000 [[Gulden]].

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Count [[Werner von Falkenstein|Werner III. von Falkenstein]] († 1418) was [[Archbishop of Trier]] from 1388 until his death in 1418. He is remembered for his provokation against the people of Frankfurt by developing rivalry with that town and Offenbach.

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The Falkenstein male line died out with the death of Werner III. in 1418. Their landed estates were inherited by '''[[Herren von Eppstein]]''' family as well as the Counts von Solms.

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