Geismar (noble family)

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Coat of arms of those of Geismar with imperial eagle and Mainz wheel , from: Max von Spießen , Adolf Matthias Hildebrandt : Book of Arms of the Westphalian Nobility, Volume 2, Plate 139-2, (1901/1903)

Geismar is the name of an old noble family ( knight class ), which probably came from the Fritzlar area, served as ministerial for the Archdiocese of Mainz in the 12th century and was later wealthy in the vicinity of the cities of Hofgeismar , Göttingen and Warburg . From him u. a. numerous councilors and mayors of the city of Warburg, abbots and an Imperial Russian general .

Reconstructed houses in Altgeismar near Fritzlar

history

The family's origins are likely to be found in the Geismar settlement near Fritzlar, which existed in prehistoric times . She was 722/23 as Gaesmare and 774 as Gesmari referred.

In 1082 a document from Archbishop Sigfrid I of Mainz mentioned a Hove Geismari in the area of ​​today's city of Hofgeismar. mentioned. Possibly it was the Fronhof, which has existed since Carolingian times and is still remembered today by a street name (" Am Fronhof "). Since the 9th century the Geismari court belonged to the Franconian Empire and, after a donation, to the Archdiocese of Mainz .

Hofgeismar and Schöneberg Castle (Merian 1655)

In 1185 a Konrad de Geismare sold the tithe at Deiderode to the Reinhausen monastery . He was ministerial , after loan recipient of the Archdiocese of Mainz and vassal of Konrad von Schöneberg . After the assassination of Archbishop Adalbert I of Mainz in January 1152, the noble lords of Schöneberg, formerly Herren zu Eberschütz , got his castle Schöneberg, 4.5 km north of Hofgeismar, as a fief and named themselves after her.

The Riepen house near Dössel, renovated in 1667

In 1209, the knight Bartoldus de Geismaria became another follower of those of Geismar. He sold the tithing in Radolfshausen to the Pöhlde monastery for 88 marks with the consent of his liege lord, Count Albert von Everstein . In 1221 a Friedrich von Geismar was mentioned in a document. In 1235 a Hartmod von Geismar , a clergyman, appeared as a witness to a sale of the Helmarshausen monastery to the Willebadessen monastery . In 1240 a Dietrich von Geismar was councilor in Marsberg . In 1244 the recently deceased knight Röttger von Geismar and his son, the knight Hermann I von Geismar , were mentioned. In 1262 an Arnold von Geismar was a witness in documents from the Abdinghof and Gehrden monasteries .

Geismar altar from 1627 in Warburg, St.Johannes Baptist

From around 1200 family members owned and managed the Riepen estate , located around 6 km north of Warburg .

Mayor Bernhard von Geismar on the above Altar from 1627

After the founding of the Warburger Neustadt under Bishop Bernhard IV. Zur Lippe , family members of those von Geismar moved there. The family belonged to the leading families and, alternating with the other patrician families from 1287 to 1760, over 10 generations, provided the city with numerous councilors and mayors. The von Geismar owned some real estate in the Neustadt, including a courtyard in Sternstrasse, next to the Hardehäuser Mönchehof , and a house built in 1343 at Marktstrasse 13 bearing the inscription: 1343 feria 3 post Pentec. Bartoldus de Geismar me fieri curavit and burnt down in 1857. There were also numerous estates in the area, mills, a salt works in Salzkotten u. a.

Several of Geismars also proved themselves as troop leaders in the numerous feuds and wars in which Warburg was involved. In 1314, Mayor Johann I von Geismar put down the attack of a knight alliance around Johann Berkule in a battle on Desenberg . 1433 fought Mayor Bertold VI. von Geismar successfully attacked Friedrich von Padberg as a result of the Padberg feud . During the Thirty Years War , Mayor Bernhard VIII von Geismar successfully defended the city in 1622 during the siege by Christian von Braunschweig and in 1627 had a side altar built in the Neustädter Church of St. Johannes Baptist .

The Desenberg, engraving by GM Vischer (1672)

As a result of the impoverishment of the city after the Thirty Years' War, however, there were more and more complaints about the city councils who were accused of nepotism and favoritism, lack of accounting, injustice, arrogance and irresponsibility. As a result, in 1667 the sovereign, Prince-Bishop Ferdinand von Fürstenberg , decreed a new council constitution with an electoral system , which de facto led to the disempowerment of the old patrician families. In addition, there were disputes over the taxation of foreign goods. Martin II von Geismar , who was still a councilor and mayor from 1644 to 1667, then left the city with his family, retired to Gut Riepen and built a baroque mansion there . 1714 was his son Wilhelm Otto von Geismar by Emperor Karl VI. awarded the title of imperial baron.

Stem rows

Riepen line

  1. Albert I. von Geismar , ext. 1274.
  2. Berthold I. von Geismar , exp. 1295 as a witness "Bertholdus de Ripen ", † before 1314, ⚭ Bertradis Schultete von Helmern , daughter of the knight Gerhards Schultete von Helmern, 3 sons, including Eckehard von Geismar , ext. 1312–1358, oldest hereditary resident on Riepen, 1340 Bm. The Neustadt Warburg, Heinrich von Geismar , exp. 1309–1321, merchant, councilor, vassal of the Count of Everstein and:
  3. Johann I. von Geismar , ext. 1303–1335, councilor and mayor, 1314 troop leader in the suppression of a knight attack on Desenberg , then foundation of an altar "Beatae Maria virg. Beatae Georgii" in the Warburg-Neustädter church St. Johannes Baptist , 1319 acquisition of a salt works in Salzkotten , foundation in favor of the Volkhardinghausen monastery , 1323 donation in favor of the Willebadessen monastery , ⚭ with Grete von Dalheim, daughter of Bm.Requin von Dalheim , 5 children, including Grete von Geismar ⚭ Heinrich von Spiegel , Ida von Geismar ⚭ Johann Rave von Papenheim and:
    Title page of the dissertation by Justus Mauritius von Geismar, (Prague 1684)
  4. Berthold II. Von Geismar exp. 1344–1375, councilor, Camerarius and judge , ⚭ NN von Brakel, daughter of Bm. Johann IV. Von Brakel and N. von Westheim, 5 children, including:
  5. Cord (Kurt) von Geismar , 1376–1402 councilor, wine lord and mayor, 1390, after the death of Eckehard's son Berthold III., Heir from Haus Riepen, ⚭ N. von Eissen, 8 children, including:
  6. Bertold VI. by Geismar , ext. 1404–1463, councilor, 1433 troop leader against Friedrich von Padberg a . a., 1436 first mayor after the unification of the two cities of Warburg, liege judge of those of Papenheim, ⚭ Mechtild Reussen, daughter of the merchant and Bm. Ulrich III. Reussen and Gertrud von Listingen, 7 children, including:
  7. Bernhard II von Geismar , 1462–1488 councilor and mayor, tenant a. a. of the diocese of Paderborn, the county of Waldeck and the Corvey u. a. to Mittelmühle and other goods in Warburg, Audaxen, Germete , Molhausen near Warburg, Papenheim, Menne , Bühne , Dössel , Snefelde before Blankenrode , Ordelinghausen near Beverungen , Ottbergen , Dinglinghausen near Korbach , Rotheim u. a., ⚭ (2.) Anna von Schwerte, 3 sons, including:
  8. Georg I. von Geismar , 1518–1548 councilor and mayor, † 1551, ⚭ Elisabeth Odeken, daughter of Rh. Curt Odeken and Hildburg von Steinheim, 8 children, including Bernhard IV. Von Geismar , student in Cologne, councilor and mayor, ⚭ Windela Nabercord, and:
    Celestine von Geismar, to become imperial abbot (oil painting c. 1718)
  9. Berthold X. von Geismar , after 1515–1576, councilor and mayor, ⚭ Elisabeth zur Westen (Thorwesten) from Salzkotten, daughter of Curd Thorwesten zu Neuhaus and Elisabeth Heidenreich, 5 children, including:
  10. Herbold von Geismar , 1567–1601 councilor and mayor of Warburg, enfeoffed 1567–1592, leader of the Counter Reformation in cooperation with the Paderborn Jesuits, ⚭ Elisabeth von Menne, daughter of Bm. Ulrich von Menne and Elisabeth von Sieghard, 2 sons: Bernhard VIII von Geismar , ⚭ Margarete Geyer , 1595 to 1635 multiple mayor, defender of the city 1622 against Christian von Braunschweig . His brother:
    Benedikt von Geismar: Taler (1730)
  11. Heinemann I. von Geismar , 1609–1649 Mayor of Warburg, ⚭ (2nd) Anna von Papenheim (Spießen), 2 sons, including:
  12. Martin II von Geismar , before 1601–1685, 1644–1667 councilor and mayor of Warburg, 1653 enfeoffed with 1 Hufe zu Rotheim, builder of the manor on Riepen, ⚭ Elisabeth Catharina Maria von Hörde, daughter of Christoph von Hörde and NN von Meschede , 3 children, including:
    Friedrich Caspar von Geismar (ca.1840)
  13. Wilhelm Otto von Geismar , 1644–1727, Freiherr auf Riepen, Colonel , ⚭ Susanna Maria von Bolandt, daughter of Wilhelm von Bolandt and Agnes von Hillen, granddaughter of Johann Bolandt , 4 children, including Caspar Ferdinand von Geismar , 1680–1757, prince abbot "Benedict" to Will and:
  14. Martin Justus von Geismar , 1695–1735, Freiherr auf Riepen, ⚭ Johanna Eleonore von Heym, daughter of Dietrich von Heym and Magdalena von Buttlar , 5 children, including:
  15. Clemens August von Geismar , 1740–1794, Freiherr auf Severinghausen bei Ahlen , Major in the Principality of Münster , ⚭ Bernardine von Berswordt, daughter of Johann Philipp von Berswordt , 6 children, including Sophie von Geismar, ⚭ 1803 with Joseph von Papen and:
  16. Friedrich Caspar von Geismar , 1783–1848, general in the Russian Empire , married, 11 children

Justus line (extinguished)

  1. Justus I von Geismar , † 1676, brother of Martin II. Von Geismar (see above), 1638–1666 mayor, ⚭ 1. Margarete von Steinheim † 1660, 2. Maria Sophie von Exterde from Lügde, 8 children, including Johann Heinrich von Geismar , 1666–1718, Prince Abbot "Coelestin" zu Werden, Wilhelm Otto von Geismar , † 1720, Hereditary Marshal in the Prince Diocese of Paderborn , Justus Mauritius von Geismar , 1659–1661 student, then Dr. jur. and Chancellor at Charles University in Prague , and:
  2. Christoff Gottfried von Geismar , 1662–1725, 1678 student, then Canonicus Dr. jur. zu Fritzlar , professor, Tassian councilor and court master , court marshal and president zu Heidelberg, assessor at the Imperial Court of Justice , ⚭ Elisabeth Mosbach von Lindenfels † 1725, one son:
  3. Lothar Franz Anton von Geismar-Mosbach von Lindenfels ⚭ Catharina Agnes Eva von Kerpen , † 1772, 4 children:
  4. Carlotte von Geismar , lady-in-waiting from Baden , Elisabeth von Geismar Reh N. von Rehbach, Anna Maria von Geismar ⚭ N. von Steindorff and Hugo Franz Lothar von Geismar , 1757–1800 Kurmainzer council , no descendants.
Epitaph for Christoph Gottfried von Geismar in Wetzlar Cathedral (1725)

Culture of remembrance

  • The Geismargasse in Warburg was named after the family.

literature

  • Friedrich-Josef-Liborius Heidenreich: History of the von Geismar family , in: Die Stadt Warburg 1036-1986 , ed. by Franz Mürmann , Warburg 1986, vol. 1, p. 169 ff.
  • Heinrich Schoppmeyer : Warburg in the Middle Ages and Modern Times , in: Die Stadt Warburg 1036-1986 , ed. by Franz Mürmann, Warburg 1986, vol. 1, p. 199 ff.
  • Franz-Josef Dubbi: Coelestin and Benedikt von Geismar, imperial abbots of Werden , in: From Warburg: 23 life pictures from 7 centuries , ed. from Museumsverein Warburg eV, Warburg 2007, p. 39

Web links

Commons : Geismar family  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Vita Bonif. Monumenta Germaniae Historica Scriptores rerum Germanicarum capitulum 6 p. 31
  2. ↑ Vita Wigb. Monumenta Germaniae Historica Scriptores XV, 1 capitulum 5 p. 39
  3. ^ "Hofgeismar, District of Kassel". Historical local dictionary for Hesse (as of March 27, 2014). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS). Hessian State Office for Historical Cultural Studies (HLGL), accessed on July 14, 2014 .
  4. ^ Manfred Hamann: Document book of the Reinhausen monastery . No. 13 . Hahnsche Buchhandlung, Hannover 1991, ISBN 3-7752-5860-4 .
  5. ↑ WUB on 1221
  6. ↑ WUB on 1244
  7. ^ INA Warburg, quoted in after Heidenreich 1986, p. 173
  8. ↑ WZ 23, 173, cit. after Heidenreich 1986, p. 175
  9. ↑ Act 170/172 AVPaderborn to 1411
  10. ↑ Wald.Urk.StA.Ms No. 9288 as of December 26, 1319, quoted in after Heidenreich 1986, p. 173
  11. ↑ Schoppmeyer 1986, p. 280
  12. ^ WUB to 1274, loan certificate of the EH von Schönenberg
  13. ↑ WUB 3 on April 29, 1295
  14. ^ StA Ms, Corveyer Lehnbuch with documents from 1303, 1361, 1440, 1447, 16th century to 1759
  15. ↑ Waldecker certificate no. 5458-5463, cit. after Heidenreich 1986, p. 191