Gotzkow
Gotzkow is the name of a Prussian noble family .
history
The Gotzkow family was wealthy in East Prussia in the 18th and 19th centuries and sent numerous sons to the Prussian army as officers .
Historical property
Abscheningken, Elkinehlen, Ernstburg, Grieben, Hanswalde, Lenkimmen, Pesseln, Pilkallen, Schönheide, Szameitschen, Tartaren, Trempen, Warnaschlen, all in the Darkehmen district ; Jakunowen in the district of Innsbruck ; Jerlauken in the Insterburg district ; Eszerischken in the Gumbinnen district ; Damerau, Popowken, Prock, Groß Sobrost all in the Gerdauen district as well as Alkinelen and Gravenheide
coat of arms
The family coat of arms shows a lion in the shield , the same growing on the helmet .
Relatives
- Gustav Ludwig von Gotzkow (* 1789; † 1841), royal Prussian major, until 1817 captain in the grenadier regiment Alexander , 1812 knight of the order Pour le Mérite
literature
- Ernst Heinrich Kneschke : New general German nobility lexicon . Volume 3, Leipzig 1861, p. 609
- Leopold von Ledebur : Nobility Lexicon of the Prussian Monarchy . Volume 1, Berlin 1855, p. 276 ; Volume 3, 1858, p. 265
- Leopold von Zedlitz-Neukirch : New Prussian Adelslexicon . Volume 5, Leipzig 1839, p. 188
Individual evidence
- ↑ Claus von Lettow-Vorbeck: Commemorative sheets for the ranking list of the Kaiser Alexander Garde Grenadier Regiment No. 1 for the centenary on August 17, 1914. W. Moeser, Berlin 1914, pp. 5-6