Graffen (noble family)
Graffen is the name of a German noble family .
history
The family probably comes from Upper Austria and later came to Prussia and Poland.
Johann von Graffen (* around 1615 in Bergen, † 1663 in Rostock) was Imperial Councilor at the court of Vienna and came to the court of Duke Adolf Friedrich I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin with orders from Emperor Ferdinand III . He gave up the emperor's service and became councilor of the duke and his envoy in Vienna and other courts. Because of his "honesty, honesty, noble good manners, virtue and reason" and his "pleasant, loyal, obedient, willing and undaunted services" , he and his "present and future marital corpses and the same heirs and heirs" of Emperor Leopold I was raised to the rank and degree of nobility for eternity on June 5, 1662 . He had five children, the oldest son was Nikolaus.
Nikolaus von Graffen (* around 1659 in Rostock, † April 21, 1713 in Friedrichstadt / Eider) was, among other things, Budget Councilor of the Duke of Schleswig , Staller in Eiderstedt , Chairman of the Council in the Higher Court of Schleswig. From 1708 to 1709 he had the Graffen-Koog dyed. Friedrich, Georg Christian and Carl belonged to his children. The latter two served in the Electoral Saxon army as major general and general staff secretary. The first, Friedrich von Graffen (born June 19, 1701 in Tönning , † July 29, 1773 in Hamburg), was councilor and "Bancoherr" (head of the bank deputation), Scholarcha (head of debt) and first judge (praetor). He was married to Anna Amsinck (1714–1784), the daughter of Rudolf Amsinck. Friedrich von Graffen was one of her children .
Friedrich von Graffen (born November 7, 1745 in Hamburg, † March 17, 1820 in Hamburg) was Mayor of Hamburg from November 20, 1801 to February 13, 1811 and from March 18, 1813 to March 17, 1820 . He was deposed by Emperor Napoleon I in 1811 , but reinstated in 1813 until his death in 1820. In 1813/14 he had made a special contribution to restoring the old constitution. On June 23, 1959, the “Von-Graffen-Strasse” in Hamburg was named after him. He had two daughters and four sons: Rudolf, Friedrich, Georg Christoph and Nicolaus.
Georg Christoph von Graffen wrote a biography about his father in 1820, which appeared in the same year.
coat of arms
The coat of arms was described in the nobility letter of June 5, 1662 as follows:
“The middle frame is a yellow or gold-colored shield, in the bottom of which on a green lawn towards the left side an upright bushy green palm tree, behind which a stag with striking antlers protruding forward a little on half its body. On the shield upwards a free, open aristocratic tournament helmet, hung with a golden cord on an attached jewel, adorned on both sides with black and yellow helmet covers and above a royal crown, on whose eagle wings turned in between two with the heels and divided around each other with colors, that its lower part is yellow or gold-colored above black, but the lower front part is black and above yellow or gold-colored, the green palm tree described below in the shield then appears such a noble coat of arms and jewel in this Our white-written letter, together with the following fourth page, is painted and coated with colors. "
More name bearers
- Adolf von Graffen (born May 8, 1851 in Brebelhof, † August 18, 1937 in Berlin), lieutenant general and member of the military cabinet
- Carl von Graffen (born March 3, 1793 in Hamburg; † December 18, 1852 there), Hamburg lawyer and diplomat
- Karl von Graffen (born June 6, 1893 in Plön; † November 1, 1964 in Grödersby), Lieutenant General in World War II and holder of the Knight's Cross .
- Michael von Graffen , Canadian racketlon player, in May 2008 with two tournaments and 540 points in 132nd place in the world rankings.
literature
- Ernst Heinrich Kneschke : New general German nobility lexicon , Vol. 4, Leipzig 1863, p. 1
- Georg von Graffen: In memory of Friedrich von Graffen Lt., oldest mayor of Hamburg , Hamburg 1820
- FG Buek: Mayor of Hamburg, Hamburg, 1840
- Wolfgang Dürr: Over 1000 years of Graffen - Dürr , Stuttgart, 2005
- Letter of nobility from Johann von Graffen from 1662
- Adam Heinrich Hickmann: Memorial speech for Mr. Georg Christian von Graffen, Major General of the Cavalry, Leipzig 1770
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wolfgang Dürr: Over 1000 Years of Graffen-Dürr , Stuttgart 2005, pp. 169–171
- ↑ Wolfgang Dürr: Over 1000 Years of Graffen-Dürr , Stuttgart 2005, p. 177
- ↑ Wolfgang Dürr: Over 1000 Years of Graffen-Dürr , Stuttgart 2005, p. 10
- ↑ see inscription on the medal on the occasion of the death of Mayor Friedrich von Graffen from 1820