Deuring (noble family)
The Deuring are an Austrian noble family based in Vorarlberg with their original headquarters in Bregenz . The Deuring family can be traced back to 1430 with the names Thuringia and Türing . In 1605 Gall Deuring received a coat of arms and in 1621 was raised to the nobility by Ferdinand II and in 1623 received the dignity of the imperial court palatinate . In the 16th century, the aristocratic family spread to the German Lake Constance area . In addition to the Bregenz main line Deuring- Mittelweiherburg (1623 Hofpfalzgrafen ), Deuring- Hohenthann and Stätzling (1629 barons ) and the line Deuring- Gottmadingen and Heilsberg (1672 barons) were based in Germany. The line of Gallus Ignaz Freiherr von Deuring, Lord on High-Aham, kurbayerischer treasurer , received in 1790 to Munich from elector and imperial vicar Karl Theodor the imperial counts .
Deuring-Mittelweiherburg
The name Deuring has a special meaning in Bregenz. In the middle of the 15th century, the Deuring family lived on the southern slope of the Pfänderstock. In 1512 Gallus Deuring became a citizen of Bregenz and was appointed tower guard on the rogue tower, which was demolished in the 19th century. From then on, the Deuring traded in wood and were well-known merchants. Only three generations after naturalization, they were among the most powerful and richest people in Bregenz. In 1605 the Deuring received a coat of arms, were ennobled in 1621 and received the dignity of Court Palatinate in 1623. From 1690 to 1700, Gall Diethelm von Deuring was twice mayor of Bregenz , imperial truchess , regimental councilor in Innsbruck and vice-governor of the county of Nellenburg . Opponents claimed that the Deuring party was striving for sole rule in the city, which was not absurd.
The accumulation of capital led to the predominance of a few families in Bregenz. Above all, those from Deuring should be mentioned. Gall von Deuring and his descendants traded not only wood but also wine and vines. They have become powerful through the wealth and influential offices they have acquired. Bregenz reflected its influence. So the von Deuring acquired a number of houses in the upper town. Ten houses, the entire southwest belonged to Deuring's. The street towards Oberstadt was also renamed Deuringsstraße. In the period from 1660 to 1690 Johann Albert von Deuring had the so-called Deuring Schlössle built. Randegg Castle was also owned by those of Deuring . The Deuring acquired the Mittelweiherburg in Hard in the 16th century . This is how they got their name from Mittelweiherburg.
The von Deuring quickly spread to the surrounding Lake Constance region and often held high offices. As a result, the Deuring family split into two lines. In Germany there were those of Deuring-Hohentann and Stätzling (1629 barons) and the line of Deuring-Gottmadingen and Heilsberg (1672 barons). Those from Deuring zu Mittelweiherburg, however, were also based in Ravensburg. Nicolas von Deuring zu Mittelweiherburg († 1661) was mayor of Ravensburg in 1629. Likewise, Johann Ulrich von Deuring zu Mittelweiherburg was Catholic Mayor in Ravensburg from 1743 to 1750.
Numerous pious foundations are also associated with the name Deuring: Bregenz lake chapel, silver altar in the St. Gallus parish church, Capuchin monastery (built from 1636 to 1639, closed in 1996). With the help of a donation from Kommerzialrat Karl Deuring, the major Bregenz Festival project was realized in 1950. The Bregenz Festival is the largest stage built on water.
Deuring Schlössle
From around 1660 to 1690, Johann Albert von Deuring zu Mittelweiherburg had the so-called Deuringschlössle built. The buildings that preceded the current structure are likely to date from the Middle Ages. A baroque jewelery box was erected from the existing building, which still dominates the cityscape of the Upper Town ( painted in 1912 by the great Viennese expressionist Egon Schiele ). It was also Johann Albert von Deuring who created a zigzag path from the Schlössle to the Thalbachtobel, the Albertusloch . Access is still available. The Meißnerstiege is, so to speak, the straightened successor to the Albertusloch . The Schlössle remained in the family's possession until 1801. Baron Felix Thaddäus Rüpplein von und zu Keffikon died at that time . He was married to the heir to the Deuring family.
The residence was the Governor and District Chief Johann Jakob Vicari (close relative of Hermann von Vicari sold). Twenty years later the ku k Rentmeister Christoph Anton Kayser acquired the property. He set up the rent office here. After his death, the Swiss architect Johann Anton Tscharner inherited it . In 1915 the interior was redecorated in the style of historicism. In 1927 the upper floor of the former Torkel was expanded into an artist's studio, the so-called knight's hall.
In 1989 the Deuring-Schlössle was sold to Ernst and Heino Huber from Bregenz, who had the interior modernized over the next ten years and have been using it as an upscale hotel-restaurant ever since.
In 2011 the Deuring-Schlössle was up for sale again. Several interested parties submitted their offers. It was ultimately sold to Richard Hinteregger and Josef Huber, who continue to operate it as an upscale hotel-restaurant with Heino Huber.
coat of arms
The family coat of arms shows a lion with a ring in its paw, which is a talking coat of arms .
The coat of arms of the Counts of Deuring is squared in blue and silver. In the first and fourth blue fields is a golden lion holding a ring in the first in the left and in the fourth in the right paw: a door ring. And Türing wrote the Deuring in the documents of the 15th century. In the second and third silver fields a red post covered with three gold balls.
The shield is covered by the count's crown on which two crowned open tournament helmets are facing each other. On the right the golden lion, holding a scepter in the left paw, on the left a silver eagle wing adorned with six golden coins. The coat of arms bears the banner “Deo Duce Fortuna Comite” (Under God's guidance, happiness as a companion).
Studbook
In the 17th century was Gall Diethelm Deuring to means Weiherburg a pedigree create. Another name for the family book is friendship book (" liber amicorum "), from which the meaning is better understood. Friends, relatives and acquaintances were asked to immortalize themselves in the register, at least with their names and dates. Most of the time, these books were small and handy so that they were easier to take with you when you travel. The Deuringsche Stammbuch includes sheets described with the title sheet 74, 55 of which are made of parchment, all with one or two coats of arms. There are also six miniatures that are very precise for the time. The representations show the high level of skill of the painters. As a rule, these were not the submitters themselves, but artists paid by them, the so-called letter painters . Deuring noted on one sheet: “propria manu huc pinxit”, that is: “he painted it himself”. It shows Count Franziskus Christopherus von Wolkenstein as a knight in full tournament armor on horseback, who holds a flag with the Wolkenstein coat of arms in his right hand . Dated: Rodenegg Castle , August 22, 1665. The entries dating from 1659 to 1678 were made in Ingolstadt , Landsberg am Lech , Innsbruck , Turin , Siena , Rome , Vienna , Hall in Tirol and Bregenz. Gall Diethelm von Deuring has provided 52 sheets with Latin notes on the reverse, which concern the origin and position of those registered. The register is now in the Bregenz city archive.
Deuring-Hohenthann-Stätzling
The Hofmark Hohenthann was taken over in 1692 by the marriage of Gallus Sebastian Freiherr von Deuring (* 1620 in Bregenz, Vorarlberg, † April 28, 1701 in Hohenthann near Landshut ). From 1671 he was district judge of Friedberg (Bavaria) and married to Maria Scheiterberg zu Stätzling, the daughter of Johann von Scheiterberg and Maria Clara von Burgau zu Griesbeckerzell.
Karl Joseph Anton Freiherr von Deuring (* 1681, † 1751) took over the Hofmark from the sons of Gallus Sebastian Freiherr von Deuring. He was lord of Bitzenhofen, Neuhausen and Wulfertshausen near Friedberg, resigned court chamber councilor and district judge in Friedberg, 1729–1748 rent master and regimental councilor in Landshut . His son Karl Rudolph Freiherr von Deuring von and zu Hohenthann auf Bitzenhofen (Oberteuringen) , Neuhausen and Wulfertshausen († October 7, 1757) was Kastner in Landau (1745-1757) and district judge in Leonsberg near Straubing. He was married to Maria Adelheid Ludmilla von Croneckh (* 1723, † December 25, 1800 in Bad Reichenhall ).
The son of Karl Rudolph, Johann Nepomuk Ignaz Karl Joseph Anton von Deuring died before 1757 without any male descendants. Therefore followed as the owner of Hofmark Johann Gallus Ignatius Freiherr von Deuring and from Hohenthann and Stätzling († 1793), county judge and Kastner in Friedberg, Electoral Palatinate Bavarian chamberlain, on 24 September 1790 by Elector Karl Theodor v. Palatinate-Bavaria raised to the rank of count. He was married to Elisabeth von Pudewels , baroness at Wolfring Castle , the daughter of Johann Casimir von Pudewels († April 13, 1757) and Maria Anna von Deuring, who in turn was a daughter of the above mentioned. Karl Joseph Anton von Deuring and Freiin Elisabeth von Wampel were. The son of Johann Gallus Ignatius, Gallus Judas Thaddäus Reichsgraf von Deuring von und zu Hohenthann and Stätzling (* approx. 1762, † April 23, 1814 in Hohenthann), regimental councilor in Landshut, took over the Hofmark in 1793 and owned it until 1818.
Hohenthann coat of arms
The coat of arms of the municipality of Hohenthann , which has been in use since 1969, is split by blue and silver. In front there is a left-turned golden lion holding a golden ring in its raised left paw, behind a green fir tree with roots.
The fir tree in the back field speaks for the community name. The lion with the ring is taken from the coat of arms of the noble von Deuring family , who owned the Hofmark and the local court of Hohenthann from the middle of the 17th century until 1818.
Deuring-Gottmadingen-Heilsberg
The Lords of Deuring came from Vorarlberg to Gottmadingen and left their insignia on the community's coat of arms with the golden lion on a blue field and three golden balls. The Deurings were raised to barons, Adrian von Deuring made a career and later became chancellor in Innsbruck. At the same time, the Deurings were the last generation to rule as imperial knights and were directly under the emperor. With the Peace of Pressburg on December 26, 1805, Gottmadingen and the Landgraviate of Nellenburg became part of the new Kingdom of Württemberg . The Württemberg king did not return the rule as a fiefdom, but rather restrained the Deurings on their vassal status.
literature
- Johann Wilhelm Franz von Krohne : General German Adelslexikon; Volume 1, Part 1, 1774
- Günter Schmitt : Palaces and fortresses on Lake Constance Part 2
- Thomas Klagian: The Golden Bowl P. 36–39
- City archive Bregenz: Deuring family record
- Martin Karl Wilhelm von Völkern: Description of the coat of arms of all living aristocrats in Bavaria, pp. 178–181
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels , Adelslexikon Volume II, Volume 58 of the complete series, Limburg an der Lahn 1974, p. 465 f.
- ↑ Martin Carl Wilhelm von Wölckern on Kalchreuth, descriptions of all coats of arms of the princely, counts, baronial and aristocratic families living in the Kingdom of Bavaria , part 1, Nuremberg 1821, p. 65 f.