Georg von der Betten (politician)

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George from the ceiling
Marie from the ceiling b. to Dohna Schlodien

Georg Friedrich Armand Graf von der Betten (born October 5, 1836 in Braunschweig , † August 19, 1898 in Ringelheim ) was majorate lord of Ringelheim and member of the German Reichstag .

Life

Von derdecke was the son of Adolphus Graf von derdecke and Louise von Wallmoden .

In 1864, Count von der cone was attaché to the Hanoverian embassy in Paris . Here he had the opportunity to deepen his painting skills.

He had been the party leader of the German-Hanoverian Party from 1890 and distinguished himself as a political opponent of Bismarck and the Prussian supremacy in the German Empire .

From 1890 until his death he was a member of the German Reichstag for the constituency of the Province of Hanover 7 ( Nienburg , Neustadt am Rübenberge , Fallingbostel ).

Count Georg was very interested in technical developments. So he designed a pedal boat early on. Later he gradually converted the old watermill of the Ringelheim an der Innerste monastery into a power station . The mill wheel was replaced by a direct current generator in 1886 . Count Georg wanted to supply several villages with electricity and began converting the monastery mill into a power station. He died a few months before commissioning. From 1898 many villages were supplied with electricity. In 1913 the power station was sold to the overland headquarters in Helmstedt . The power station, the former monastery mill, was then converted into today's residential building before 1930.

Count Georg was highly musical, painted large-format oil paintings and created wooden sculptures. His motifs were, in keeping with contemporary tastes, romantic landscapes and figures from the Greek heroic saga. In the St.Johannis-Kirche in Ringelheim he has preserved three large-format wall paintings depicting the crucifixion of Jesus and the Ascension. He also painted the church ceiling in 1883.

family

He married Marie Countess and Burggräfin zu Dohna - Schlodien in Schlobitten in 1866 . She came from Mallmitz in Silesia . The couple had five children:

Walter von der Betten and Ada geb. Freiin Knigge
Oil painting by Count Georg with a team of oxen in front of Ringelheim Castle
Wood carving by Count Georg, the coat of arms from the ceiling of Ringelheim
The German Reichstag in words and pictures by Julius Braatz 1892 - top right Otto von der Betten and Count Georg
Church of St. Johannes Baptista in Ringelheim . In this church there are many oil paintings and the painting of the church ceiling by Count Georg.
  • Count Ernst August (1867–1934) was a correspondent for various newspapers in London.

      Leopold (1895–1947), a son of his first marriage, changed his name to John Decker and became an artist in Los Angeles .

      Count Guido (1923–1944), a son of his second marriage, was missing in Russia .

  • Walter (1868–1941) was heir to Ringelheim . He married Ada Freiin Knigge from Beienrode and they had three children. Her son

      Count Johann Georg von der Betten (1912–1998) married Ilse Maria geb. Baroness von Heyking . They managed Annenhof and Benzerhof .

Works

  • The flower garden and its entertainment - Short, illustrated instructions - for the correct and early planting of the flower beds with special consideration of the carpet gardening - With 30 woodcuts - in three languages: German, English and French - 30 pages - second edition - Berlin 1873 online

literature

  • Armgard von Reden-Dohna, The Knights' Seats of the former Principality of Hildesheim, 1996 pp. 247–248
  • Thassilo from the ceiling, Claudia bei der Wieden: goods and farms of the family from the ceiling. Stade 1998 pp. 185, 250, 305, 359 and 398.

Web links

Commons : Georg von der Betten  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the count's houses; Volume 37, 1864 p. 191
  2. ^ Fritz Specht, Paul Schwabe: The Reichstag elections from 1867 to 1903. Statistics of the Reichstag elections together with the programs of the parties and a list of the elected representatives. 2nd Edition. Carl Heymann Verlag, Berlin 1904, p. 121.
  3. ↑ Dirk Schaper: Civic Association Ringelheim Klostermühle in Ringelheim
  4. ↑ Hans-Georg Knöß; Panoramic photo and description of the Ringelheim monastery mill , which was expanded into a power station in 1898.
  5. ↑ Dirk Schaper: Civic Association Ringelheim St.Johannis-Kirche Ringelheim
  6. ↑ Thassilo von der Betten, Notes on the Family Tables of the von der Betten Stade 1998, pp. 275–276
  7. ↑ Herwart and Thassilo from the ceiling, genealogical tables of the von der ceiling family , 1994 pp. 34–35
  8. ↑ Genealogical database Roglo, there 's ancestors Count George and his wife Viscountess Marie Dohna
personal data
SURNAME Blankets, Georg von der
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Blankets, Georg Friedrich Armand Graf von der (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Majoratsherr and politician (DHP), MdR
DATE OF BIRTH October 5, 1836
PLACE OF BIRTH Braunschweig
DATE OF DEATH August 19, 1898
Place of death Ringelheim