Knighthood of the Duchy of Bremen
The knighthood of the Duchy of Bremen is a cooperative association of landowners in the area of the former Duchy of Bremen . As such, it is a corporation under public law .
The Knighthood of Knights from Bremen was mentioned for the first time in 1397 as the representative of the landed aristocracy in the Bremen State Parliament of the Archbishopric of Bremen zu Basdahl .
Members of the Bremen knighthood may be the owners of the knightly estates specified in the knighthood registers. Anyone who has acquired or inherited such a manor must first apply for membership in the association. The chairman and managing director is a president who also represents them in the landscape of the duchies of Bremen and Verden and is automatically their president at the same time. The other board members of the knighthood are called landscape councils. The highest body of the knighthood is the knighthood day convened once a year.
It is the sponsor and owner of the Stade Knightly Credit Institute and the Neuenwalde Monastery . She is also one of the supporters of the Landschaftliche Brandkasse Hannover .
From the time of the state constitution of the Kingdom of Hanover , the knighthood forms the first curia of the landscape of the duchies of Bremen and Verden , which in turn is a member of the Stade landscape association in addition to the regional authorities and 39 history, homeland and cultural associations , detailed name: landscape association of the former duchies Bremen and Verden .
literature
- Hans G. Trüper: Knights and Squires between Weser and Elbe , Stade 2000.
Web links
- Ritterliches Kreditinstitut Stade: The knighthood - history and definition
- http://www.kloster-neuenwalde.de/ritterschaft-des-herzogtums-bremen