Christian Karl zu Rantzau
Christian Karl Heinrich Ludwig Graf zu Rantzau (born September 23, 1830 in Hohenhain, today Schwedeneck , † July 4, 1878 in Oppendorf, today Schönkirchen ) was a German landlord and member of the Prussian manor house.
Life
Christian zu Rantzau came from the house of Oppendorf of the Schleswig-Holstein nobility family ( Equites Originarii ) Rantzau . He was a son of Christian Wilhelm Heinrich zu Rantzau (1796–1848) on Danish-Nienhof and his wife Ottilie Agathe Louise Sophie, geb. von Reventlow (1800–1883), a sister of Christian Andreas Julius , Heinrich , Ernst Christian and Friedrich von Reventlou . Heinrich Adelbert and Kuno zu Rantzau were his younger brothers.
With the death of his father he became entrant owner of the family entrepre- neurship Oppendorf with Schönhorst (together 958 hectares).
After the incorporation of Schleswig-Holstein into the Kingdom of Prussia and the formation of the province of Schleswig-Holstein , the Prussian King Wilhelm I appointed him on November 16, 1867 together with Eugen von Reventlow as a member of the Prussian manor for life.
Since March 13, 1864 he was married to Marie (born November 9, 1841; † 1914), daughter of the Privy Councilor of State Otto Friedrich von Lilienfeld-Toal (1796-1870) on Hallick in Livonia . Of the couple's children, the eldest son Heinrich (* August 1, 1871, † July 15, 1947) took over Oppendorf.
Awards
- 1876 Order of St. John , legal knight
Individual evidence
- ↑ so the vast majority of literature; According to some sources, such as Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the German count's houses 1894, p. 829 and some private genealogical pages: December 23rd
- ^ Hermann Crüger: Chronicle of the Prussian manor house. A memorial book to commemorate the thirty years of existence of the manor house , Berlin 1885, p. 52, no. 204, digitized .
- ↑ Order of St. John Journal 19 (1878), page 165
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Rantzau, Christian Karl too |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rantzau, Christian Karl Heinrich Ludwig Graf zu (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German squire and member of the Prussian manor house |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 23, 1830 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hohenhain, today Schwedeneck |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th July 1878 |
| Place of death | Oppendorf, today Schönkirchen |