Editha von Wartensleben

Coat of arms of Editha von Wartensleben on the manor house in Christinenhof

Editha Countess von Wartensleben (born April 21, 1837 in Grambow (Pomerania); † February 27, 1895 in Faulenrost ) was the wife of Hereditary Land Marshal Cuno Graf von Hahn (* August 26, 1832; † October 8, 1885). She became known for her resolute demeanor.

Life

Editha von Wartensleben from the Schwirsen house was a daughter of Alexander von Wartensleben (1807-1883) and Emilie von Borwitz. On April 22nd, 1858 she married Count Cuno von Hahn, the hereditary land marshal of the Land of Stargard and owner of the Fideikommissbetrieb “Basedow-Pleetz” founded in 1846 (consisting of 13 estates around Basedow including Christinenhof) and the fiefdoms Faulenrost, Hungerstorf and Rittermannshagen. Nine children were born from his marriage to Cuno von Hahn. While Cuno is described as effeminate - he should e.g. B. liked to do embroidery work - Editha was considered all the more resolute. She is said to have loved smoking cigars, drinking schnapps and wearing heavy boots. The coats of arms of Editha von Wartensleben and Cuno von Hahn can be found on the manor house built in 1870 in Christinenhof (today part of Gielow ). She was awarded the Cross of Merit for Women and Virgins .

After the death of Cuno von Hahn, she moved into her widow's residence in Faulenrost Castle. There she came into conflict with teacher Karl Schneeberg, whom she harassed because of his undesirable beard, among other things. Schneeberg resigned and went to Prussia. A report he wrote and published in a Mecklenburg newspaper about the needs of knightly teachers in Mecklenburg was the subject of a debate in the Berlin Reichstag. Editha von Wartensleben died in 1895 and was buried in the Basedow church.

literature

• Walter Schneeberg: Chronicle of the community Basedow
• Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Graefliche Häuser, 77th year, Gotha / Thuringia 1904, p. 322.