Gudenus

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Family coat of arms of those of Gudenus, according to Siebmacher's coat of arms book , 1918

Gudenus (formerly also knights , barons , imperial barons , counts of Gudenus ) is the name of a family originating in Spangenberg ( Hesse ), which belongs to the former Austrian nobility and which still flourishes in the male line .

history

The family originally came from Spangenberg in Hesse and first appeared in a document in 1594 with Christoffel Gude (nus) , later the Landgrave of Hesse, mayor of Sontra .

Moritz Gudenus (1596–1680) was a Reformed preacher in Abterode in 1626 after he had to leave Marburg in 1625 because of his confession. He became a Catholic in 1630 , entered Kurmainzer services and died as a bailiff in Treffurt . Of his five sons, the eldest was Johann Daniel (1624–1694), doctor of theology , titular bishop of Utica and Mainz auxiliary bishop for Hesse, Thuringia and the Eichsfeld in Erfurt . The second, the doctorate in law Johann Christoph Freiherr von Gudenus (1632-1705), was Reichshofkanzleitaxator, Kurmainzer Privy Council and Minister Resident in Vienna as well as Count Palatinate . He founded the Count of Lower Austria since 1907 , the brother Urban Ferdinand Gudenus founded the Styrian line since 1732/46 . The lines of the younger brothers Georg Friedrich (1636–1701), Kurmainzer Amtmann zu Treffurt, and Dr. jur. Johann Mauritz Bodo (1639–1688), Kurmainzer government councilor, city ​​school leader and university professor in Erfurt, died out in the 18th century. Of the sons of the latter, Christoph Ignaz (1674–1747) was titular bishop of Anemurium and auxiliary bishop in Erfurt, Johann Leopold (1676–1713) was a doctor of theology, titular bishop of Pergamum and auxiliary bishop of Worms , while Daniel Mauritz (1681–1749) like the father became city schoolboy of Erfurt and Friedrich Wilhelm (1683–1757) died as general field witness for the Franconian district .

The Gudenushöhle in Lower Austria is named after the family .

Ranks

The knightly imperial nobility was awarded on March 5, 1668 to the brothers Christoph, Johann Daniel, Urban Ferdinand and Johann Moritz Gudenus. The Imperial Knighthood with the salutation "Noble Lord" took place on May 7, 1696 and the Imperial Baron with the salutation "Well-born" on September 20, 1696.

The Hungarian indigenous class was awarded on December 5, 1703. The dignity of the old Lower Austrian knighthood took place on February 10, 1714. The Bohemian incolat in the gentry was awarded on April 15, 1756 for Franz de Paula Freiherrn von Gudenus.

The descent of Baron Gabriel von Gudenus, who died in 1874, was raised to the status of Austrian count by Emperor Franz Joseph on August 16, 1907 in Ischl . The diploma was issued in Vienna on October 22, 1907. As one of 64 counts, the family received a hereditary seat in the manor house on June 14, 1907 , the upper house of the Austrian Imperial Council .

possession

In 1731 Felling Castle in Gföhl (Lower Austria) came into the possession of the Gudenus, before that in 1725 the Hohenstein castle ruins there . 1726 enfeoffed Emperor Charles VI. the Baron Philipp Ferdinand von Gudenus (1681-1731) with the rule and associated Burg Hartenstein (Lower Austria) , it remained in his family until the 1927th In the years 1780 to 1799 Johann Heinrich Baron von Gudenus used the still usable material such as doors and window frames for the construction of his hunting lodge Els. Els became the administrative seat of the lords of Hartenstein, Hohenstein and Felling. In 1737 the castle Waidhofen an der Thaya came into the possession of the Gudenus. In the 19th century, Gut Schloss Vestenötting was united with the neighboring lordship of Waidhofen / Thaya and the castle was used as the seat of the forest administration. Mühlbach Castle was bought in 1840 and rebuilt in the style of historicism.

Thannhausen Castle (Styria) has been owned by the family since 1806 . The associated Neuhaus Castle was sold in 1982. In 1823 Ferdinand Freiherr von Gudenus acquired the Frondsberg rule; Frondsberg Castle in Rabendorf ( Birkfeld municipality , Styria) is also still inhabited by the family to this day. Külml Castle in Feistritz near Anger was owned by the family from 1811 to 1954.

coat of arms

Family coat of arms from 1660 and in the nobility letter from 1668

Blazon : The oldest representation of a family coat of arms Gudenus goes back to the year 1660. The family coat of arms in the nobility letter of 1668 shows in blue on a green three-mountain a silver armor with a gold skirt and iron breastplate, holding a green palm branch in his right hand, with a golden stick on the ground with his left hand, which is in a cross and above a crown ends; on the helmet with the blue and gold blankets the man is growing.

Count's coat of arms from 1907

Blazon: The count's coat of arms from 1907 is square with a black tip inserted between field 3 and 4 and covered with a blue heart shield , in it a woman with flowing golden robe and iron breastplate on green ground, holding a green palm branch in her right hand, with her left hand placing a golden staff on the ground, which ends in a cross and above it a crown. 1 and 4 divided by silver and red seven times diagonally; 2 and 3 in a field divided by black and gold on a natural rocky floor, a three-pinned red tower with a gate opening and a raised golden portcullis. There are three helmets at the top; on the right, with red and silver blankets, an open eagle flight; on the middle one with its blue and gold blankets a silver armor grows; on the left, with black and gold ceilings, the tin tower between two buffalo horns . The shield holders are two opposing golden lions.

  • Family coat of arms of those of Gudenus, Siebmachers Wappenbuch (extension 1703), Franconian department

  • Family coat of arms of those of Gudenus, as part of an alliance coat of arms, Gudenus'sche forest administration

  • Barons coat of arms of those von Gudenus, Tyroff : Book of arms of the Austrian monarchy , 1831–1868

  • Barons coat of arms, bookplate of Baron Valentin Ferdinand von Gudenus (1732)

  • Baron's coat of arms, tombstone of Maximilian Christoph Freiherr von Gudenus, Ostenfriedhof Eichstätt

  • Increased coat of arms of the von Gudenus, Schloss Waidhofen ad Thaya

Name bearer

  • Johann Daniel von Gudenus (1624–1694), auxiliary bishop in Erfurt
  • Urban Ferdinand von Gudenus (1634–1699), Rector of the University of Mainz, personal physician to the Elector of Mainz
  • Johann Moritz von Gudenus (1639–1688)
  • Christoph Ignatius von Gudenus (1674–1747), auxiliary bishop in Erfurt
  • Johann Christoph von Gudenus (1676–1712), Rector of the University of Mainz
  • Johann Leopold von Gudenus (1676–1713), baron, auxiliary bishop in Worms
  • Valentin Ferdinand von Gudenus (1679–1758), baron, Electoral Mainz lawyer, historian
  • Daniel Moritz Gudenus (1681–1749), member of the Electoral Mainz government and city school in Erfurt
  • Philipp Franz von Gudenus (1710–1783), baron, military, draftsman of the Gudenus manuscript
  • Ernst von Gudenus (1833–1914), baron, owner of the Thannhausen estate (Styria), politician (member of the House of Representatives )
  • Heinrich Johann Baptist von Gudenus (1839–1915), count, Austrian landowner and politician (hereditary member of the manor house )
  • Josef von Gudenus (1841-1919), count, Austrian landowner (Mühlbach) and politician ( Land Marshal of Lower Austria; member of the House of Representatives)
  • Leopold von Gudenus (1843–1913), Austrian landowner ( Ulrichskirchen ), politician (Land Marshal of Lower Austria), knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
  • Erwein Maria Ernst Gudenus (1869–1953), Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
  • Philipp Gudenus (1877–1948), Austrian landowner (Waidhofen an der Thaya etc.), politician (hereditary member of the manor house)
  • Philipp Gudenus (1905–1990), Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
  • Johann Baptist Gudenus (1908–1968), Austrian Olympic participant (winter 1932, 1936; summer 1936)
  • Carl-Gabriel Gudenus (1920–2012), officer , submarine commander in World War II
  • John Gudenus (1940-2016), Austrian politician (FPÖ), colonel in the federal army
  • Johann Gudenus (* 1976), Austrian politician (FPÖ)

Trunk line

  • Christoffel Gudenus zu Melsungen ∞ (1) Ursula vom Hoffe († 1624), (2) Katharina
    • Mauritius Gudenus (1596–1680) ∞ Beata Stein († 1691)
      • Johann Daniel Gudenus (1624–1694)
      • Anna Katharina (1626–1663)
      • Anna Beate (1628–1670) ∞ Heinrich Adam Streit
      • Anna Christiana (1630–1683) ∞ Johann Dietrich Heiland
      • Johann Christoph Freiherr von Gudenus (1632–1705) ∞ Maria Clara Baronesse Thavonath
        • Maria Franziska Paulina (* 1675) ∞ Franz Wilderich von Menshengen
        • Damian Hugo von Gudenus (1676–1678)
        • Susanna Josefa Felizitas (1678–1742) ∞ Johann Jakob Lincker von Luetzenwick
        • Maximiliana Magdalena Isabella (1679–1727)
        • Jakob Christoph Rudolf Freiherr von Gudenus (1680–1742)
        • Friedrich Philipp Ferdinand Freiherr von Gudenus († 1731) ∞ Maria Constantia Josefa Elisabeth Freyin Scheller von Ungershausen
          • Carl Josef Johannes of Gudenus
          • Leopold Franz de Paula Josef of Gudenus
          • Maria Walburga Josefa
          • Johann Baptist Franz de Paula von Gudenus
          • Maria Agnes Josefa
          • Franz de Paula Philipp Josef of Gudenus
          • Franz de Paula Josef Johann Nepomuk of Gudenus
          • Philipp Josef Anton of Padua by Gudenus
        • Ludovika (Aloisia) Theresia Barbara († 1715) ∞ Anno Heinrich Freyherr von Kellern
        • Johann Albert Freiherr von Gudenus (1684–1746)
        • Gisberta Theresia (* 1686; † February 1766)
        • Anton Franz Freiherr von Gudenus (1687–1754) ∞ (1) Karoline Charlotte Maria Seip (1692–1749), (2) Maria Theresia von Bertram († 1766)
          • Susanna Charlotte Margarete (1712–1756) ∞ Franz Ferdinand Freiherr von Thomasi († 1779)
          • Maria Karol Antonia Theresia (1715–1768) ∞ Johann Georg Friedrich Freiherr von Lasser (1713–1769)
          • Johann Albert David Christoph Freiherr von Gudenus (1716–1795)
          • Franz Fortunat Engelhard Anton Freiherr von Gudenus (1718–1734)
          • Maria Theres Franziska Antonia Charlotta (1720–1770) ∞ Franz Brual von Tiefenau († 1767)
          • Sigmund Christoph Julius Freiherr von Gudenus (1723–1767) ∞ Elenore von Bielstein (1722–1786)
          • Ferdinand Joseph Freiherr von Gudenus (1726–1787)
          • Wilhelmine Maria Ursula ∞ Achatius Freiherr von Rebentisch
          • Josefa Susanne Eva Gertrude (* 1730)
          • Eleonora Franziska (* 1731) ∞ Lorenz Daniel Freiherr Vargyas
          • Aloisia (1733-1735)
          • Christoph Franz Anton Freiherr von Gudenus (1735–1815) ∞ Antonia Freiin von Creenberg († July 3, 1796)
          • Joseph Christoph Freiherr von Gudenus († 1815)
        • Ferdinand Casimir Mauritius of Gudenus († 1689)
        • Josefa Maria Clara (1689–1690)
        • Leopoldina Maria Anna (* 1692)
        • Philippina Charlotta
        • Philippina Maria Anna (1693–1767)
        • Johanna Elisabeth Katharina (1696–1776) ∞ (1) Johann Josef Freyherr Brasican von Emerberg, (2) Wolf Anton Graf von Uiberacker on Sieghartstein and Pfanngau
        • Eleonora Leopoldina (1698–1760) ∞ (1) Josef Reichard Count Kletzl von Altenach, (2) Franz Maria Count Ferrari
      • Urban Ferdinand Gudenus (* 1634)
      • Georg Friedrich Gudenus (1636–1701) ∞ (1) Johanna Franziska von Birkig († 1680), (2) Dorothea Sibylla von der Weser († 1689), (3) Magdalena Franziska Isselbach († 1733)
      • Johann Moritz Gudenus (1639–1688) ∞ Maria Katharina Böning (1648–1730)
      • Johanna Klara († 1648)
    • Johannes Gudenus (* 1600) ∞ Anna Elisabeth Schimmelpfennig
    • Margaretha (* 1608)
    • Johannes (* 1612)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f nobility.eu Gudenus
  2. ↑ Peter Fuchs:  Gudenus, from. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 7, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1966, ISBN 3-428-00188-5 , p. 250 ( digitized version ).
  3. ↑ Philipp Georg Graf Gudenus, The oldest Wappen Gudenus (1660) , in: Hessische Familienkunde , Volume 12 / Issue 7 (September 1975), Col. 474
  4. ↑ Gudenus, Ernst Freiherr von on the website of the Austrian Parliament : Member of the House of Representatives 1870–1871, 1873–1879.
  5. ↑ Gudenus, Heinrich Freiherr, Graf (1907) from on the website of the Austrian Parliament : Member of the manor house April 2, 1891 (for life, hereditary since June 14, 1907), Group of Right.
  6. ↑ Gudenus, Josef Freiherr, Graf (1907) from on the website of the Austrian Parliament : Member of the House of Representatives 1882–1883.
  7. ↑ a b c See List of Knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece # 20. century
  8. ↑ Gudenus, Philipp Freiherr, Graf (1907) from on the website of the Austrian parliament : Member of the manor house June 20, 1915 (hereditary, swearing on May 30, 1917), middle party.
  9. ^ First lieutenant Carl-Gabriel Graf von Gudenus - German U-boat Commanders of WWII - The Men of the Kriegsmarine. In: uboat.net. Retrieved January 12, 2020 .
  10. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al Entry: Christoffel Gudenus * zu Melsungen. In: geneall.net. [no place, no year] (accessed June 30, 2013).
  11. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Arndt Richter, Manfred Bäumer: "Goethe mother tree" in list form. In: goethe-genealogie.de. Private project page, Günther Unger, Kelbra November 22, 2008 (accessed June 30, 2013),
    quotation: “Representation after Prof. Siegfried Rösch Goethe's relatives ”.

literature

Web links

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