Grape (noble family)

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Crest of those of Grape

Grape , even Grapen , Grope or Gropen , is the name of an old Pomeranian rule noble family , which in the 18th century after Mecklenburg and the Brandenburg could spread, also in Swedish and Prussian arrived services to some renown.

There is no tribal relationship to the Swedish Grape family from Lübeck . The family is also not associated with the Grape , originally Grapow .

history

The Grape belong to the oldest Pomeranian families and first appeared in documents with Nicolaus Grope 1290–1292. The family divided up early in two lines, one each in the Principality of Pomerania and one at Schlawe , while not the whole hand fief whose tribal kinship was, however, never doubted were.

Historical property

in Pomerania

Albrechtshagen (1575), Dammhof (1803–1823), Dorphagen (1601–1823), Dünow (1523–1805), Grünhof (1731–1832), Lüttkenhagen (1601–1823) and Tetzlaffshagen (1506–1805) in the Cammin district , Carnitz (1555), Drosedow (until 1539) in the Greiffenberg district , Groß Herzberg (1717) and Zülkenhagen (1803) in the Neustettin district , Döringshausen (1732), Düsterbeck (1732) and Schwarzow (1724) in the Naugard district , Wofshagen (1461) in the Fürstenthum district and Karwitz (1523–1761), Notzkow (1686), Quatzow (1769), Reddichow (1769), Ristow (1673–1772) and Zillmitz in the Schlawe district

in Mecklenburg

Göhren-Lebbin (1788 pledge, 1794–1823 hereditary), Rey (1786–1789)

in Brandenburg

Blankenfelde (1761), Blessin (1761) and Clempzow (1761) in the Königsberg district , Buschow (1734) in the Westhavelland and Werder (1738–1774) and Wuticke (1774) in the Prignitz-Ruppin

After 1832 the family no longer owned any property.

coat of arms

Two variations of the coat of arms in Siebmacher's coat of
arms book from 1878

The family coat of arms shows three (2, 1) black (also gold) grapes in silver with handles and three feet each. On the helmet with black and silver covers, the grapen between two black eagle wings , whereby only one eagle wing is assigned as a jewel to the slack line .

Known family members

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Gothaisches Genealogical Handbook of letter noble houses . Gotha 1917 (trunk series), 1942 (continuation)