Borch-Lubeschütz

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Coat of arms of the Counts of Borch-Lubeschütz (1783)

Von der Borch-Lubeschütz (Reichsgrafen von der Borch-Lubeschütz and Barone von Borchland and Graf von Borchhoff (also "Borch-Lubeschitz")) is the family name of a German-Baltic noble family, which descended from the Westphalian nobility family " von der Borch ". Bernd von der Borch was Landmeister of the Teutonic Order in Livonia from 1471 to 1483 . With Simon von der Borch, who became Bishop Reval in 1409 and was accompanied by his nephews, the family settled in the Baltic States . This branch of the von der Borch family in the Duchy of Courland and Semgallia was raised to the rank of imperial count by King Maximilian I (1459 - 1519) in 1495 . In 1783 this nobility elevation was confirmed in full for all titles and dignities by Emperor Joseph II (1741–1790).

history

The von der Borch family is an old Westphalian noble family who owned the Geseke and Lipperode estates as early as 1300 . Simon von der Borch , who was first canon of Hildesheim , also came from the Westphalian ancestral family . In 1409 he received the diocese of Reval in Estonia . He took his brother's sons, Wilhelm and Ludolf von der Borch, with him to Reval and enfeoffed them with several goods within his diocese . With Friedrich von der Borch, a son of Wilhelm, who was a vassal of the Teutonic Order , the family appeared in the Baltic States in 1442, from which first the Livonian and later Courlandic line of the family emerged. In 1447 Bernhard von der Borch became Lord Master of the Brothers Sword Order, which was affiliated to the Teutonic Order. Then he was from 1471 to 1483 Landmeister of the Teutonic Order in Livonia . The family members had meanwhile settled in the areas around Warkland and Prely and took several estates in their possession.

Imperial Count (1495)

Coat of arms of the Duchy of Pomerania

Friedrich von der Borch († 1492) was married to Helene, from the tribe of palaeologists . Imbert (Imbertus or Hubert) von der Borch was the Polish envoy to Emperor Friedrich III. (1415 - 1493) and was raised to the rank of imperial count by the later Emperor Maximilian I on November 23, 1495, with the stipulation that Lubeschitz (Lubeschütz), the family's possessions, be regarded as a county and the counts of Borch- Lubeschütz should call himself Barons von Borchland and write at the same time. Emperor Joseph II confirmed in a document on March 17, 1783 the titles and dignities received earlier for Count Michael Johann von der Borch-Lubeschütz, Baron von Borchland and the entire family

Polish counts

Coat of arms of King Sigmund II August of Poland

Stanislaus Graf von der Borch-Lubeschütz, Baron von Borchland (* 1526), ​​Lord of Schwanen, Graunach and Porten was married to Georgette, the youngest daughter of Duke George I in Pomerania (1493 - 1531) and Margaretha von Brandenburg. His brother-in-law, Duke Philip I (1515-1560), therefore awarded Stanislaus the coat of arms of the Duchy of Pomerania (field 1 of the count's fourth shield). Fabian, brother of Count Stanislaus, received from King Sigismund II August in Poland not only the confirmation of the imperial count, but also an increase in the coat of arms (field 2 in blue a red princely hat in a crown of prongs), as well as the special elevation of the same in the Polish count with the title "von Borchhoff". Count Gideon Simeon fought as a general under the Polish general Johann Sobiesky and fell on Kahlenberg near Vienna . The brother of the same Count Gideon Johann (* 1665) was a royal Polish colonel and received the rule of Warkland near Dünaburg through marriage to Helene von Plater-Syberg . His son Count Johann (1713–1780) was Minister of State under August III. King of Poland (1696-1763) and Chancellor of the Kingdom.

Return to Courland

Courland ancestral seat of the Count von der Borch-Lubeschütz, the Warkland City Palace
Mausoleum of the von der Borch family in Prely

Imperial Count Johann Andreas Josef von der Borch-Lubeschütz, Baron von Borchland (1713–1780) left two sons, with them the Imperial Count returned to the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia. In the male line he was followed by:

  • Imperial Count Joseph (1751-1835) was heir to the Prely Majorate and was aristocratic marshal in Vitebsk Governorate
    • Imperial Count Michael (1806-1882)
      • Imperial Count Eusebius (* 1833)
  • Reichsgraf Michael von der Borch-Lubeschütz, Baron von Borchland (1753-1810) was a Polish lieutenant general and since 1781 quartermaster general of Lithuania . He retired to his estates as a writer around 1790 and built Warkland Castle ; thus he became heir to the Majorate of Warkland.
    • Reichsgraf Karl von Borch-Lubeschütz and Borchshoff, Baron von Borchland (1798–1861) was an aristocratic marshal in the Vitebsk governorate ∞ Luise Countess von Plater-Syberg (* 1808), daughters: Anatole (* 1834), Marie (* 1835) and Isabella ( * 1837)
    • Imperial Count Alexander von Borch-Lubeschütz and Borchshoff, Baron von Borchland (1804–1867) was a Russian Chamberlain and Real Councilor of State , Chief Ceremonial Master and member of the Council for Foreign Affairs ∞ Countess Sophia Laval
      • Imperial Count Georg
    • Count Joseph (1807–1881), Lord on Mariensee, Borchhoff, Attazyn and Stynian was a Russian chamberlain , daughters Maria and Olga.

review

In the genealogical , but also historical , presentations on the Counts von der Borch-Lubeschütz, not only different dates of life and terms of office are given, they sometimes also differ with the spelling. So they are sometimes only referred to as “von der Borch”, “Borch-Lubeschitz” or “Borch-Lubeschütz”. Furthermore, the descriptions of the Kurland founders, such as "Bernd von der Borch" and "Simon von der Borch", show noticeable time shifts, the correction of which is not possible in this article. Unfortunately, the information is not always reliable and should be understood as approximate data at least for the time it was written in this article.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ EH Kneschke (Ed.): New general German nobility lexicon, in association with several historians , 1859, original from Oxford University, digitized June 22, 2006, page 564 ff.
  2. ↑ a b c In: Deutsche Grafen-Haeuser der Gegenwart in Heraldic, Historical and Genealogical Relationships , First Volume A - K. Leipzig, TO Weigel, 1852, page 104
  3. ↑ General Lexicon of Writers and Scholars of the Provinces of Livonia, Esthland and Courland, edited by Napiersky, Karl E., Mitau 1827 [1] , page 22o, accessed on February 5, 2018
  4. ^ Genealogical paperback of the German count's houses , volume 19, Perthes publishing house, 1846, original from Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, digitized September 12, 2012 [2] page 88, accessed February 1, 2018