Lantershofen Castle

Lantershofen Castle
Creation time :	1376/1708
Standing position :	Count
Place:	Lantershofen
Geographical location	50 ° 33 '16.5 "  N , 7 ° 6' 18.1"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 33 '16.5 "  N , 7 ° 6' 18.1"  E
Height:	180  m above sea level NN

The castle Lantershofen is a castle in Lantershofen in the lower Ahr valley in the district of Ahrweiler in the northern Rhineland-Palatinate . It is one of the oldest Franconian branches on the left of the Ahr in the district.

history

The first written record dates from July 1, 1019, when Emperor Henry II. "An inherited from the lawless died Giselinus possession Lantherishoffe with all fields, meadows, forests, pastures, vineyards, water, streams and hearing" the Michaelsberg Monastery in Bamberg bequeathed . Presumably on the remains of the Roman wall, a castle was then built "on the shiver", which the Archbishop of Cologne , Friedrich III. of the Saar , conquered and destroyed. Four years later, a new castle was built "am Blankart", which was owned by Gerhard von Blankart . Lantershofen was subordinate to the Counts of Blankart, paying interest and tithing, which is still reminiscent of the square next to the church “im Frumech” (ie Fronplatz ).

During the Thirty Years War the castle was partially destroyed by the Swedes in 1632, but was later rebuilt. In 1672, marauders completely destroyed the castle. The castle remained in the feudal possession of the noble family of the Blankarts, which became extinct in the male line in 1712 with the death of the childless Johann Otto Friedrich Blankart von Ahrweiler in the battle of Denain . Heiresses were his sisters Maria Anna, married to Baron Johann Heinrich Vlatten zu Drove, and Marie Sophie, married to Baron Ferdinand Ernst von Dalwigk zu Lichtenfels . Maria Ottilia, a third sister who had already died, had married Baron Johann Franz Capellini von Wickenburg called Stechinelli (1677–1752), who was also one of the heirs with his children. Since the living hereditary sisters made a unilateral division of the family property in 1714, Johann Franz Capellini von Wickenburg sued against this in order to protect the rights of his children. The division disputes dragged on until 1790 and a judgment finally confirmed the same rights for the descendants of all three sisters.

The current castle was built in 1708, apparently under the last Blankart. The "Freiherr von Stickeneil", later mentioned as the owner in the old sources, is likely to have been the Blankart son-in-law Johann Franz Capellini von Wickenburg, known as Stechinelli . Mr. Vlatten zu Drove and Mr. von Dalwigk, descendants of the other two Blankart heirs, are also named as other owners during this period. Due to the inheritance disputes, the ownership remained disputed. In 1820 the Austrian Counts of Wickenburg reappear as owners, descendants of the aforementioned Johann Franz Capellini von Wickenburg called Stechinelli . In 1915, the insurance director Friedrich Langen from Cologne bought the property. His heirs sold Lantershofen Castle in 1939 to the apostolate of priests and religious professions . Under the direction of its director, Pastor August Dörner , the castle, which was partially abandoned to decay, was renovated and given its current purpose as a seminary ( St. Lambert's Study House ).

Web links

• St. Lambert Study House
• Detailed historical discussions about Lantershofen Castle
• Illustrated website for Lantershofen Castle
• Lantershofen Castle, an old manor house

Individual evidence

1. ^ Theodor Joseph Lacomblet : Archive for the history of the Lower Rhine , Volume 5, 1st issue, p. 397 and 398, Düsseldorf, 1865; (Digital scan)
2. ↑ Website on Blankarts Hof in Ahrweiler
3. ↑ Website on the Gymnicher Hof in Ahrweiler ( memento of the original from November 13, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ^ Lantershofen Castle, an old manor house