Keitel (family)
Keitel or Keydel (earlier spelling) is the name of one originally from Lower Saxony coming, now in Germany, the USA and Chile branched sex . The family has its origins in the city of Goslar and can be traced back to the master steel smiths Arnd and Hans Keydel until around 1400.
origin
Until 1734 the family lived in the city of Goslar and the surrounding area, where its members worked as citizens, steers , miners and blacksmiths . The blacksmith Johann Georg Keitel was an eight man on the city council of Goslar. Later, parts of the family moved from Goslar to Braunschweig to pursue activities in the trade (iron goods and mining products). Later other parts of the family moved to Hanover , Bremen , Hamburg and Berlin . Harry Keitel emigrated from the Polish tribe of the family to the USA during the Nazi era in Germany . His son is the actor Harvey Keitel .
Estate managers and owners
From 1803, Carl-Heinrich Keitel administered the Ottenstein domain as bailiff and canton mayor in the Kingdom of Westphalia under Jérôme Bonaparte , King of Westphalia . From 1815 he took over the Poppenburg domain, which was continued from 1833 by his widow and son Carl-Wilhelm (born April 13, 1803). From 1866 Carl-Wilhelm became a royal councilor and bought the Helmscherode estate in 1872 after the territory was transferred to Prussia . In 1878 Carl Keitel took over the management of the property, from 1934 his son Wilhelm Keitel . After Wilhelm Keitel's execution in 1946, the estate remained in family ownership and was sold to the Braunschweigische Siedlungsgesellschaft in 1953. The chapel of the estate remained in the family's property and was donated to the state of Lower Saxony in 1982 .
Keitel Foundation
This was founded by the Hamburg main branch and still exists today. The purpose of the foundation is: “In memory of our deceased brother August and for the good of poor, innocent older girls, not under 45 years old, from the small middle class , the craftsmen, a foundation is to be set up called“ Keitel Foundation “Should wear. We wish that the authorities should request the free allocation of a plot of land on which an appropriate building with facilities for up to 30 people, who should find free accommodation there, should be constructed from the funds of our estate referred to in this article. The income from those amounts that will be found in our estate about the need for such construction and such facilities and which are to be mortgaged in the name of the above foundation, should initially be used for the maintenance of the building and the facility, but the rest of it the needy residents are distributed in reasonable installments. "The Keitel-Stift is also known as" Schloss von Barmbek ", opened its doors in 1901 and is now administered by the Hartwig Hesse Foundation .
Family members in the military profession
The officer's profession has been exercised since the 19th century through connections between the Keitel family and the Bock von Wülfingen family .
Known officers (excerpt):
- Paul Keitel, senior physician-general and sub-director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Academy in Berlin and most recently medical inspector with the rank of lieutenant general
- Wilhelm Keitel , Field Marshal General and Chief of the OKW
- Bodewin Keitel , General of the Infantry
coat of arms
Shield split, split above. Above in front in gold a red gold-studded heraldic rose with green sepals, behind in red a silver paw cross, below in black a lying golden oak quarry with alternating three golden oak leaves and golden acorns, below three hanging golden oak leaves. On the Spangenhelm with a black-gold-red bulge and on the right black and gold, on the left red and gold helmet cover, three stalked and leafed golden ears of corn.
literature
- German Gender Book , Volume 102 (Lower Saxony Gender Book, Volume 4)
- Hans-Joachim Keitel: History of the Keitel family. Hanover 1989.
Individual evidence
- ^ Website of the Hartwig Hesse Foundation: Keitel Abbey. Retrieved February 5, 2018 .
- ↑ German Gender Book, Volume 102 (Lower Saxony Gender Book, Volume 4) .