Helffreich
Helffreich is the name of Baltic , originally Württemberg family .
history
The family comes from Owen an der Lauter , where the family line begins with the brothers Georg Helfferich, the elder, and Hans Helfferich , who married there in 1575 . Of the eight children of the 2nd generation, Georg Helfferich (* 1592; † 1661) was a judge in Göppingen . This became the progenitor of the Wuerttemberg scholarly family, to which Johann Helffrich († after 1579) also belonged.
The above Georg Helfrich, the elder , became a citizen and councilor in Leipzig . In recognition of the services rendered by his son Christoph Helfrich († after 1568) in the Turkish campaign (1566/1568), Georg Helfrich, the elder , and his descendants were elevated to the imperial nobility on December 4, 1569 by Emperor Maximilian in Prague with an improved coat of arms. Christoph Helfrich's son, Melchior Helffreich († after 1596), went into Polish service and proved himself in the Livonian War , then took part in the siege of Krakow and was also present at the Battle of Pechur ; in his last employment he served as Fahrensbach's agent .
Melchior's descendants received the Swedish nobility naturalization in 1680 (No. 911). The family was registered as No. 57 in the Livonian Knighthood around 1745 and also enrolled in the Estonian Knighthood (No. 90) in 1746 .
Relatives excelled in Polish, Swedish, but above all in Russian military and civilian service.
possession
- In Estonia : Affel , Errinal , Arroküll , Attel , Arro , Kedwa , Kersel , Koik , Kirrisaar , Loal , Lusik , Meyris , Machters , Orrenhof , Piometz , Purgel , Rawaküll , Röa , Rocht , Viol
- In Livonia : Kersel and only for a short time in 1635 Helreichshof
coat of arms
The family coat of arms is square in black and gold , in it a natural-colored elephant standing on a green lawn with its trunk raised. Buffalo horns on the helmet with black and gold covers of gold and black , which are studded with gold and black ostrich feathers at the mouths.
Relatives
- Gotthard August von Helffreich (* 1776, † 1843), Imperial Russian Lieutenant General
- Karl Georg Gustav von Helffreich (* 1788; † 1865), Imperial Russian general of the cavalry
- Alexander Georg von Helffreich (* 1828, † 1908), Imperial Russian infantry general
Web links
- Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Helffreich. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
- Family Helffreich at the Swedish knighthood (enter Helffreich in the search mask, Swedish)
- Family Helffreich (Estonian)
- Family Helffreich in the Baltic Book of Arms (Estonian)
literature
- Gustaf Elgenstierna : The introducerade swedish adelns ättartavlor (Stockholm 1927, Vol III. Regular series and older genealogy.)
- Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels , Adelslexikon Volume V, Volume 84, P. 94, CA Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 1984, ISSN 0435-2408
- Genealogical Handbook of the Baltic Knighthoods , Part 2, 1.2: Estland, Görlitz 1930, pp. 58–67
- Theodor Schön: Nobles immigrated to Russia from Württemberg. In: Yearbook for Genealogy, Heraldry and Sphragistics 1905/06. Mitau 1908, pp. 221-222