Auer (Prussian noble family)

Coat of arms of the von Auer family

Auer is the name of an originally from Bavaria originating noble family , which in Prussia came to some renown.

history

The family can be distinguished from several families of the same name, mainly Bavarian, to which there is no regular relationship .

With Albert von Auer (1307) and Georg von Auer (1478) the family each provided a commander in Ragnit . Johann von Auer was Grand Prior of the Order of St. John in the Reich from 1469 to 1486 and Christoph von Auer was the keeper of the Teutonic Order in Prussia in 1502 , then Landkomtur of Balley Austria .

Fuchsberg manor around 1860, Alexander Duncker collection

In 1512 the family settled with the order mercenary and later house commander to Balga , Claus von Auer, mentioned in a document in the years 1519 to 1521, at Heiligenbeil . His descendants were mainly in Samland , where they owned, among others, Alkehnen, Damerau, Fuchsberg , Gaffken , Galtgarben, Goldschmiede, Nöpkeim, Regitten, Taplacken, Thierenberg , Warglitten, Wernershof as well as a number of other estates and were among the noblemen with the most extensive property holdings .

The family currently continues.

Relatives

Jonas Casimir von Auer (1658–1721), Prussian colonel and head of the regiment
- Christoph Albrecht von Auer (1710–1794), Prussian Chamber President and Finance Councilor
  - Johann Kasimir von Auer (1736–1809), Prussian major general and chief of Dragoon Regiment No. 6
    - Ludwig Kasimir von Auer (1788–1837), Prussian major general
      - Kuno Thassilo von Auer (1818–1895), Prussian major general
        Friedrich Wilhelm von Auer (1864–1918), Prussian major general, most recently commander of the 103rd division
      - Agnes von Auer (* 1822), writer and canon
  - Carl Albrecht Wilhelm von Auer (1748–1830), Prussian War and Domain Council, director of excise duties

coat of arms

Coat of arms of the von Auer family in J. Siebmacher's large and general book of arms

The family coat of arms shows the forward-facing head of a (gold-armored) black aurochs in red . On the helmet with red and gold covers a growing golden griffin .

literature

Deutsche Adelsgenossenschaft (Hrsg.): Yearbook of the German nobility . , Volume III, Berlin 1899, pp. 1-10
Genealogical handbook of the nobility , CA Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn)
- B 4, volume 20 of the complete series, 1959, pp. 18-22; Part B, Volume 99 of the Complete Series, 1990
- Adelslexikon Volume I, Volume 53 of the complete series, 1972, pp. 146-147
Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch , Justus Perthes , Gotha
- Ancient noble houses, 1900–1904
- Postal nobility houses, 1925–1941
Ernst Heinrich Kneschke : New general German nobility lexicon . Volume 1, Leipzig 1859, p. 139 ,
Leopold von Ledebur : Nobility Lexicon of the Prussian Monarchy . Volume 1, Berlin 1855, p. 25
Leopold von Zedlitz-Neukirch : New Prussian Adelslexicon , Volume 1, Leipzig 1836, pp. 150–152

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Rolf Straubel : Biographical manual of the Prussian administrative and judicial officials 1740–1806 / 15 . In: Historical Commission to Berlin (Ed.): Individual publications . 85. KG Saur Verlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-598-23229-9 , pp. 27–28 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
^ GHdA , Adelslexikon Volume I, Limburg adLahn 1972, p. 146

[RSt-1] Rolf Straubel : Biographical manual of the Prussian administrative and judicial officials 1740–1806 / 15 . In: Historical Commission to Berlin (Ed.): Individual publications . 85. KG Saur Verlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-598-23229-9 , pp. 27–28 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[2] GHdA , Adelslexikon Volume I, Limburg adLahn 1972, p. 146