Gayling from Altheim

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Family coat of arms of the Gayling von Altheim
The coat of arms according to Johann Siebmacher's coat of arms book from 1695

The Gayling von Altheim (also spelled Gailing , Geiling or Geyling ) are an old Rhineland noble family. They had their possessions on both banks of the Rhine, in Alsace, in the Palatinate, in Baden and in Hesse.

As a result, it belonged to the knightly canton of Odenwald in the Franconian knight circle from around 1550 to around 1720 . In the 18th century they belonged to the imperial knighthood canton of Lower Alsace, and in Ortenau to the canton Neckar of the knightly circle of Swabia.

The oldest ancestral castle, Hauenstein Castle (today: ruins ) is located on the Main in the Spessart . The Ebnet Castle at Freiburg was since 1811 the headquarters of the family. The line expired in 1940 in the male line, the last female family member died in 1987.

Their descendants have called themselves von Gayling-Westphal since 1986 , but they do not belong to the historical nobility and continue to use the Ebnet Castle, which they inhabit, as their parent company.

history

The name was first mentioned in 1080 when a Knight von Gayling appeared at the tournament in Augsburg. A Hans Gayling zu Hauenstein, called Wesel, lived in 1254 and appears in 1262 in a bull of Pope Urban IV about the patronage right to Babenhausen .

The nickname "von Altheim", a market town in the Babenhausen office in Hesse , was adopted by the knight Heinrich Gayling zu Hauenstein in 1358 after he was entrusted by Archbishop Gerlach of Nassau with the Hinteraltheim castle and the town of Altheim and the local church patronage in the Babenhausen office of Hanau . Heinrich Gayling zu Hauenstein was the Archbishop's court marshal in 1358. He had a bloody feud with Ulrich von Hanau and died without an heir, so that his brothers Rudolf and Henne shared his inheritance. Rudolf and Konrad Gayling von Altheim were in 1432 by Elector Ludwig III. from the Palatinate with courtyards to Breitenwiesen and Grehecken (both now belong to Klein-Umstadt ).

The line from “von Bobenhausen” provided numerous military and administrative officials in the Hanau and Mainz area as well as bailiffs in Friedberg and Gelnhausen . Rudolf von Gayling was the ruler of Frankfurt am Main in 1410 . The line expired on January 20, 1612 with Heinrich von Gayling (married to Anna Brömser von Rüdesheim) and was inherited by the later general Heinrich Christoph Gayling von Altheim (1604 - December 20, 1650), who now called himself zu Hauenstein and Bobenhausen. He was married to Eva Maria von Sulz, daughter of the last Count von Sulz. After his father's death in 1613, he also called himself Heinrich Christoph Gayling von Altheim zu Hauenstein and Bobenhausen . After the death of his wife, he received her castle property in Babenhausen. With his two sons Johann and Rudolf, this property was divided into two lines.

One line leads back to Rudolf Gayling von Altheim zu Bobenhausen († 1456) and his wife Margaretha Wambolt von Umstadt . Philipp Heinrich Gayling von Altheim, married to Anna Maria von Stettenberg, comes from this line in the fifth generation . Her son was Christoph Heinrich Gayling von Altheim (* 1604; † December 20, 1650), imperial and Bavarian field marshal lieutenant and colonel in a regiment on foot. He was married twice, first to Eva Maria, heir to the last Baron von Sulz , Johann Philipp (born October 23, 1626 - August 21, 1687). She brought him castle Niedermothenburg ( Niedermodern ) and Bußweiler among many other goods in Alsace , and in her second marriage to Ursula Amalia von Grumbach from the Burggrumbach family. From the first marriage came Philipp Heinrich, Imperial General of the Cavalry († 1684), the only one of four brothers who continued his line with Martha Salome Böcklin von Böcklinsau . His son Philipp Christoph died in 1690 as a princely Hanau Privy Councilor, chamber president and bailiff in Ingweiler and Pfaffenhofen. Maria Magdalena von Fleckenstein (1661–1689), daughter of Heinrich-Jakob von Fleckenstein-Windeck , heiress of Zutzendorf, Wesenstein and Wietersweiler, had two sons, Leopold Ludwig and Philipp Christoph, the founders of the Bobenhausen and Ebenet line.

  1. Philipp Heinrich Gayling von Altheim († 1613), ⚭ Anna Maria von Stettenberg
    1. Christoph Heinrich Gayling von Altheim (* 1604; † December 20, 1650) ⚭ (1m) Eva Maria von Sulz († 1647); ⚭ (2m) Ursula Amalia von Grumbach
      1. (1m) Phillipp Heinrich (? - June 12, 1689), Hanau-Lichtenberger District President, ⚭ 1652 Martha Salome Böcklin von Böcklinsau (1632–1696)
        1. Johann Reinhard († 1697 before Speyer )
        2. Heinrich Dietrich (1652–1721), Colonel in the Royal Alsace Regiment
        3. Phillip Christopher (* 1654; † June 25, 1705), ⚭ (1m) Maria Magdalena von Fleckenstein (1661–1689); ⚭ (2m) Anna Clara Wurmser von Wendenheim (* December 17, 1667; † June 6, 1722) → Baden-Alsatian line
          1. Leopold Ludwig (1665–1757), ⚭ 1694 Christiane Elisabeth von Sternfels → Hessian Line
          2. Anna Maria Solome († January 3, 1721), ⚭ Johann Jakob Göler von Ravensburg (* January 15, 1660; † December 19, 1717)
    2. Magdalena, ⚭ Ludwig Gremp von Freudenstein
    3. Susanna, ⚭ Hans Wilhelm Gremp von Freudenstein
    4. Maria Salome, ⚭ Johann Adam Eberhard von Fleckenbach
    5. Maria Katharina, ⚭ Johann Bleichard Gans von Otzberg
    6. Maria Sybilla, ⚭ Karl Christoph von Grumbach

Hessian line

Ludwig Wilhelm Gayling from Altheim

Leopold Ludwig received Hauenstein, Altheim, Bobenhausen, Breitenwiesen and Grehecken in the fraternal division, was married to Christiane Elisabeth von Sternfels, with whom he had a daughter and several sons. The daughter Elisabeth Charlotte (* 1706), lady-in-waiting at the Württemberg court, married Ludwig Ernst Schenk von Geyern zu Syburg and Wiesenbrücken , Württemberg secret council and high marshal in 1745 .

Of the sons, Christoph Ludwig (* 1712) was the only living son after the premature death of his father. Possibly in order to escape his strict guardians from another line, he decided to become a soldier. Thus Christoph Ludwig came secretly under the Trenckische Pandurencorp (1741) during the Austrian War of Succession . After the war he took his leave as captain, returned to his Hessian estates, was appointed Oberamtmann von Babenhausen and married R. von Reischach. The marriage resulted in 13 offspring. This Hessian line became extinct with the brothers Eberhard Leopold (1736–1765), Baden-Durlach'scher Obermarschall and Knight of the Order de la Fidelite (donated in 1780), and Ludwig Wilhelm an electoral privy councilor and chief steward of the Grand Duchess of Hesse. His marriage to Sofie Maria Bayer von Boppart remained childless, so his goods Hauenstein, Bobenhausen, Altheim and all the rest came to the Ebnet line in Baden.

  1. Leopold Ludwig, ⚭ Christiane Elisabeth von Sternfels
    1. Magdalena Salome (* October 21, 1694;?), ⚭ Johann Karl von Wiederholt (?; June 15, 1762)
    2. Johannette Henriette Gayling von Altheim (?), ⚭ Karl Friedrich von Geismar
    3. Ludwig Reinhard (* 1697: † October 15, 1718), Austrian captain, killed near Milazzo, Sicily
    4. Eberhard Leopold (1699–1777), Baden-Durlach captain, Privy Councilor, Oberhofmarschall, ⚭ Sophia von Stutterheim
    5. Elisabeth Charlotte (* 1706), ⚭ Ludwig Ernst Freiherrn Schenk von Geyern zu Syburg and Wiesenbrücken (1700–1745)
    6. Eberhard Friedrich (1714–1782), Hanau bailiff, ⚭ Auguste von Reischach
      1. Wilhelm Karl (1761–1777), killed as an ensign on the Hudson River in the American Revolutionary War
      2. Ludwig Wilhelm (1758–1847), ⚭ Maria Bayer von Boppard

Baden line

The main building of Ebnet Castle in Freiburg im Breisgau , owned by the family since 1805

Philipp Christopher (* 1654; † June 25, 1705) served under Ludwig Wilhelm von Baden-Baden and was with the defenders of Vienna in 1683 . He inherited Zutzendorf , Bußweiler , Matzenberg and Breisach-Wietersheim in Alsace . He was married to Anna Maria von Wurmser von Vendenheim. From this marriage comes Friedrich Jakob, who married Auguste Eleonore von Döben. Her son Christian Heinrich (1743–1812) was a Baden Privy Councilor, treasurer and minister of justice. He was married to Auguste Wilhemine von Berstett and had four sons and three daughters with her.

  1. Philipp Christopher (* 1654; † June 25, 1705), Hanau-Lichtenberg District President; ⚭ (1m) Maria von Fleckenstein; ⚭ (2m) 1691 Anna Maria von Wurmser von Vendenheim
    1. (1m) Magdalena Salome Gayling zu Altheim in Bußweiler ⚭ Carl Casimir von und zum Stein-Callenfels (December 27, 1662 - April 29, 1722)
    2. (2m) Philipp Reinhard von Gayling von Altheim (1692–1741), Hanau-Lichtenberg District President
    3. (2m) Franziska Salome (* 1695; † December 1, 1739), ⚭ 1711 Wilhelm Reinhard Volz von Altenau (1680–1748)
    4. (2m) Heinrich August (1701–1750), Hanau court marshal
    5. (2m) Friedrich Jakob (1704–1769), ⚭ 1739 Eleonore von Doeben
      1. Ludwig Friedrich Wilhelm (1740–1804), President von Hagenau , fled 1789, Princely Oettingischer Chamber President
      2. Heinrich Jakob (1745–1814), Royal Bavarian Privy Councilor in Mannheim
      3. Christian Heinrich (October 11, 1743; † January 13, 1812), ⚭ July 29, 1773 Auguste Wilhemine von Berstett (* September 20, 1750; † January 30, 1831)
        1. Ludwig Christian (* December 4, 1774; † November 2, 1832), Baden Privy Councilor and Oberhofmarschall, ⚭ October 22, 1807 Juliane von Saint-André (* May 21, 1789; † 1856)
        2. Karl Friedrich (February 2, 1777; † April 17, 1807), Lieutenant Colonel in Wiburg Regiment, Imperial Russian Lieutenant Colonel
        3. Friederike Amalie (* August 8, 1779; † August 10, 1801), von Friedrich von Neubronn (* September 26, 1768, † December 21, 1830), Baden treasurer and chief forester
        4. Karoline Amalie (* August 6, 1782; † October 17, 1868), ⚭ 1800 Friedrich Wilhelm von Woellwarth , Baden Privy Councilor and Chief Chamberlain (* June 10, 1754; † July 8, 1820)
        5. Luise Sophia (* October 9, 1780; † November 10, 1806), ⚭ Ludwig von Prettlach, Imperial Chamberlain and Hessian Privy Councilor and Chief Steward († 1844)
        6. Ludwig Georg (* July 24, 1785; † July 23, 1829), Chamberlain of Baden, forester in St. Blasien
        7. Friedrich Wilhelm (born September 1, 1786; † October 13, 1861), Major General of Baden, governor of the Rastatt fortress , ⚭ August 25, 1831 Luise Bressle
        8. Friedrich August (February 21, 1777 - April 17, 1807), Imperial Russian Lieutenant Colonel
        9. Karl Ludwig Reinhard (April 16, 1778; † September 11, 1822), chamberlain and court marshal, ⚭ May 1813 Caroline Sophie von Oberkirch (* October 8, 1790; † August 30, 1830)
          1. Christian Ludwig Henne (born June 29, 1818; † December 6, 1859), Rittmeister, ⚭ September 23, 1847 Caecilie Stephanie von Lotzbeck (born October 16, 1830;?)
            1. Caroline (* November 4, 1848;?), ⚭ 1868 Sigismund Göler von Ravensburg (* October 20, 1850;?) Major
            2. Stefanie (23 January 1851 - 30 March 1903), ⚭ 1872 Wilhelm Ernst Rollin von St. André (21 June 1848 - 10 June 1915)
              Karl Stephan Freiherr Gayling von Altheim
          2. Karl Stefan (* February 9, 1814; † October 31, 1896), from 1858 active for the theater commission of the city of Freiburg, ⚭ April 23, 1843 Luise von Roggenbach (* June 7, 1824; † 1845)
            1. Luise Melanie (born July 24, 1846;?), Lady-in-waiting to the Grand Duchess of Baden
            2. Karl Wilhelm (born February 28, 1848;?), Rittmeister in the Guard-Kürrasier-Regiment, landlord in Nonnenweiler
            3. Heinrich Christian (* 27 November 1847; † 31 March 1940), ⚭ 1874 Catharina Countess Douglas (* 24 March 1852; † 1893)
              1. Karl Heinrich (* March 18, 1875; † 1931), ⚭ (1m) 1911 Ada Suermondt (1885–1966), ⚭ (2m) Elisabeth Belzer (1895–1984)
                1. (1m) Olga, (1912–1987), ⚭ Otto Westphal (1913–2004); The descendants of von Gayling-Westphal have been named since 1986
              2. Elisabeth (* April 8, 1879: † 1961), ⚭ 1906 Rudolph von zur Mühlen (1875–1914)

coat of arms

The coat of arms of the Gayling von Altheim after Johann Siebmacher's coat of arms book from 1695

The heraldic shield shows a simple, rounded deer pole in silver on a blue background. The helmet covers are silver and blue, the crest repeats the stag pole.

Possessions

Adelshof in Buchsweiler / Bouxwiller (Bas-Rhin) , rue des Seigneurs 5
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In 1740 a castle was built in Buchsweiler , Alsace , which was destroyed after 1797. It was then estimated at 7,200 livres . The west wing was converted into the residential building of a farm and heavily rebuilt in the 19th century. In addition, the family owned 203 days of land, which was about half of the parish's land. Even today there are epitaphs of the family on the grounds of the evangelical church in Buswiller .

Web links

Commons : Gayling von Altheim  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

literature

  • Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Freiherrlichen Häuser , Gotha, 1868, p. 248, digitized
  • Walther Möller: Genealogical contributions to the history of the Odenwald and the Bergstrasse (continuation). Archive for Hessian History and Archeology New Series, Volume XXIV, 1952, 2/3. Booklet, pp. 129–138 “ The one with the stag (Geiling, Krig, Mosbach, Synolt). ".
  • Thomas Steinmetz: A contribution to the origin of the war from Altheim and Gayling from Altheim. In: The Odenwald. Zeitschrift des Breuberg-Bundes, No. 4, 2003, pp. 131–135.
  • Georg Wittenberger: Stadtlexikon Babenhausen . Babenhausen 1995.
  • Alfred F. Wolfert: Groups of coats of arms of the nobility in the Odenwald-Spessart area. In: Winfried Wackerfuß (Ed.): Contributions to the exploration of the Odenwald and its peripheral landscapes II. Festschrift for Hans H. Weber. Breuberg-Neustadt 1977, pp. 325-406, here pp. 332f.
  • Ludwig Spach:  Gayling von Altheim, Philipp Christoph . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 8, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1878, p. 448.
  • Friedrich von Weech:  Gayling von Altheim, Christian Heinrich Freiherr von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 8, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1878, p. 447.
  • Johann Gottfried Biedermann, gender register of the Reichs Frey immediate knight creates land to Francken Löblichen Ort Ottenwald , p. 62 digitized
  • Karl Ernst Demandt : Regesten der Grafen von Katzenelnbogen , 1060–1486, Wiesbaden 1954.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cord Ulrichs: From the feudal court to the imperial knighthood - structures of the Franconian lower nobility at the transition from the late Middle Ages to the early modern period (list of the canton Odenwald from 1550, StAL B 583 Bü 191.) . Franz Steiner Verlag Stuttgart, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-515-07109-1 . Pp. 214/215.
  2. ↑ Heiko Haumann ; Hans Schadek: History of the city of Freiburg im Breisgau Stuttgart: Theiss, 2001., ISBN 3-8062-1635-5
  3. ↑ Entry No. IA67009706 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  4. ↑ Entry No. IA67009703 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)