Klingsporn (noble family)

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Coat of arms of those of Klingsporn

Klingsporn (also Klingsporre, Klingspor or Klingenspor) is an old, partly aristocratic , German and Swedish family, one branch of which came to Courland and Prussia . The families were called Klingspor in Sweden and Klingsporn in Germany.

history

Map of Livonia (Riga), Esthland and Courland

Klingsporn is the name of an old noble family that is mentioned as early as the 13th century. Around 1210, the knight Johann von Klingsporn lived in Franconia . His grandson Johan Hermann von Klingsporn went to Livonia in 1226 with the Order of the Brothers of the Sword (under Hermann von Salza to proselytize the country) , from where he built the stone Klingsporhof in the parish of Uexküll on the Düna , about 30 km south-east of Riga which today only the foundation remains. He was married to Margareta von Tiesenhausen for the second time .

In 1376 the name Eghard Klinckesporre is mentioned, he moved with his family to Poland and Prussia and lived in Danzig .

Johann von Klingsporn, grandson of Johan von Klingsporn, lived in Starost near Witepski around 1377, was with Anna, nee. von Thiesenhausen married. His son, Hermann von Klingsporn, on Tulekoff, belonged to the Teutonic Knights, († 1410 at Tannenberg in Prussia), was with Anna, nee. married by Liewen .

His son, Stephan Hermanson von Klingsporn belonged to the Teutonic Knights, was from 1440 to 1460 Colonel of War of the Teutonic Order in Prussia and lord of Klingsporshof (Woislawa) and Sallewitza (Siliaa) in Livonia. He was married to Brigitta von Dönhoff , in 2nd marriage with Gödeke, geb. from Burhöwden.

His son, Georg von Klingsporn, was with Anna, geb. von Ungern-Sternberg married. His son, Matthias von Klingsporn (* 1460, † 22 Aug. 1538) came from Livonia to Poland and in 1507 became a Polish councilor and senator. In the same year he was enfeoffed by the Archbishop of Riga with five hooks in Uexküll and eight hooks on the Jaegel, next to the Klingsporshof (the later Pröbstingshof) in the parish of Uexküll. He was married to Margaretha von Berg zu Carmel (daughter of Johan Caspersson von Bergen and Anna Margareta von Dönhoff). They had two sons, Georg and Stephan von Klingsporn.

Georg von Klingsporn at Klingsporshof (1540 - 1580) was with Barbara, b. von Osthoff, called von Mengden. ( They are the ancestors of the Prussian line of this sex, see German line. )

Stephan von Klingsporn (* 1520, † 1568) was married to Margaret Zoege von Manteuffel (* 1522) and was governor of the Teutonic Order on Ambotten in Livonia. His son, Johan von Klingsporn (* 1542) at Bandemirshof, was married to Elisabeth Wunder from Nermis, he went to Sweden in 1563 ( "father of the Swedish branch" , see Swedish line ). They had two children, Johann David (* 1578 in Livonia, † August 1636) and Dorothea (* approx. 1575).

Johann David von Klingsporn was with Margaretha, geb. von Buddenbrock (* 1587, † 1630) married, daughter of John Caspersson von Buddenbrock and Margaret Elizabeth von Rosen zu Senorm. Around 1600 he sold the Klingsporshof and some of the other estates in Uexküll after the family's estates had owned the estates for over 350 years. They had two sons, Johan Gustaf (born January 4, 1605 in Stockholm, † 1636) and Stephan III. (* August 26, 1611 in Ekolsund Castle in Enköping , † May 4, 1676), both of whom were born in Sweden ( see Swedish line ).

Dorothea von Klingsporn was married to the Chamberlain and Rittmeister Ernst von Bondemir (also written "Bandemir") (* approx. 1570), heir to Neermis in Polish Livonia . He took over this part of the property from his brothers-in-law through inheritance, which was then called Bandemershof. In 1604 he pledged part of the property to the rigorous citizen Heinrich Pröbsting for 1,300 Polish guilders. Since then, this part of the estate has been called the Pröbstingshof. In 1625, the 20-year-old captain Hans Klingsporn bought part of the estate, the Pröbstingshof, back for the family. The farm was in the forest south of the little Jagel between Ogre and Duna. 17 large servants and a mill belonged to the estate. In the east the Anrepshof bordered the estate, in the south-east the areas of the Ringmundshof.

The Swedish line Klingspor

Several members of the Swedish line Klingspor were raised during the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) and later in the noble class of the Swedish knighthood. These include the two sons of Johann David von K., Johan Gustav von Klingspor and Stephan III. from Klingspor.

Johan Gustaf von Klingspor served as a major in the Swedish army under Field Marshal Johan Banér . On September 7, 1636, he was fatally injured by a bullet through the throat in Dömitz , Mecklenburg . He was married to Anna Pedersdotter von Stiernfelt (* May 1, 1610, † July 16, 1678) since 1633. They had two daughters.

Stephan III. von Klingspor received the naturalization as a Swedish nobleman in 1633 and was named Rittmeister, later Swedish major general. In 1639 he married Sofia von Chemnitz (* 1611, † 1679), daughter of Paul Chemnitz, canon in the collegiate church of St. Blasius in Braunschweig , whose father was Martin Chemnitz (Lutheran theologian and reformer). They had 5 children.

In 1630, under King Gustav II Adolf , the Swedes occupied parts of Pomerania, which was called Swedish Pomerania , and ruled there until 1815.

Other persons raised to the Swedish knighthood are Christian Fredrik Klingspor (October 25, 1771, great-grandson of Stephan III.), His son, Wilhelm Mauritz Freiherr von Klingspor (November 16, 1799) and his son, Gustav Freiherr von Klingspor.

Wilhelm Mauritz Freiherr von Klingspor (born December 7, 1744) was General Commissioner of the Swedish Army in 1788 and in 1799 a member of the Royal Council and President of the War College. As field marshal in 1808 he led the army in Finland against the Russian troops . He won at Sikajoki and Rowolar, conquered Bothnia and Karelia , until the superior strength of the Russian army under the command of Barclay de Tolly forced him to retreat.

On March 13, 1809, a conspiracy broke out in Stockholm against King Gustav IV Adolf , who refused to end the senseless battles against Norway and Russia, which had already cost the country two major provinces, Pomerania and Finland. Field Marshal von Klingsporn and General Adlerkreuz, who led the second Swedish army against Norway, joined the uprising that led to the arrest and removal of the king.

Carl Arvid von Klingspor (born March 30, 1829), a descendant in the 7th generation of Klingspor, he was in the Swedish military service until 1881, then the author and editor of several genealogical books, in particular the Baltic Book of Arms (Stockholm, 1882). It contains the coats of arms of the knights of Livonia , Estonia , Courland and Oesel belonging to the noble families.

(The family tree of the Swedish Klingspor family is shown in.)

The Prussian line Klingsporn

Johann (Gustav) von Klingsporn (* 1605, † 1685), heir to Groß- and Klein Blaustein (heir to Blankenstein), north of Rastenburg , was appointed colonel of the infantry and regimental commander of the Elector Friedrich Wilhelm of Brandenburg on May 18, 1655 Regiment on foot ordered by Klingsporn . ( Most of the regiments of the Prussian army bore the chief's name. ) He took part in the Battle of Warsaw when the Brandenburgers were on the side of the Swedes against the Poles at war that broke out in 1655 ( this statement in is questioned in ) . In 1655 he married Margarethe, née von Lehndorff (father: Meinhard von Lehndorff , * 1590, † 1639, lieutenant colonel and Prussian district administrator of Rastenburg). Johann von Klingsporn ruled as regional bishop for 23 years, died in 1685 and left a large family.

In "The Klingsporn Family: A Painting of the Century", Cramer describes the living conditions of the family of Marshal Johann (Hans) von Klingsporn, his six sons, Theodor (privy councilor of the king), Felix (councilor of commerce), Tantalus, Alexander (officer), Heinrich (Jäger Rimrod) and Julius Friedrich (Junker Fritz) as well as the twin daughters Anna Katharina (Flora) and Ursula (Auguste). The mother only survived the birth of the twins a few hours. The family had a close and reciprocal relationship with the Prussian king. Through culpable behavior towards the submissive population and high debts (because of the financing of the standing army) the family was deprived of all possessions.

The Prussian vassal lists have four officers named von Klingsporn:

  • Friedrich Wilhelm von Klingsporn (* 1726, † 1785), major in GR No. 2 in Prussian Eylau, he married the friend of the philosopher Kant in 1764 and had 4 children with her in 11 years;
  • Rudolf Caspar von Klingsporn (born 1733 in Prussia, brother of Friedrich Wilhelm), joined the army in 1747 , promoted to major in 1776 and headed the fourth grenadier battalion in Königsberg , both brothers owned the Bilshoefen estate.
  • Hans Friedrich von Klingsporn (* 1723), major near Anhalt, who sat on Silzkeim in 1785. In 1788 he was appointed chamberlain by King Friedrich Wilhelm II .
  • Julius Rudolph von Klingsporn († after 1794) from the house of Blaustein in Prussia (son of Friedrich Carl Johann von Klingsporn), entered military service in 1750, became major on April 11, 1780 and in 1786 colonel and commander of the von Götzen regiment appointed in Glatz.

Christoph Friedrich von Klingsporn (* 1723, † 1785), the twin brother of Hans Friedrich von Klingsporn served for 36 years as a Prussian officer in the Alt-Stutterheim regiment , most recently as a major, retired in 1771 due to war injuries at the Baumgarten estate in the Rastenburg district . He was with Maria Louise, geb. von Queiss , married, who died in Danzig on September 20, 1828 at the age of 83. They had two sons: Johann Julius Friedrich (* 1766) and Carl Wilhelm Otto Christoph (* 1776). Marie Louise von Klingsporn and her two sons were raised to the rank of count on June 5, 1798 . The Gross-Baumgarten and Marienwalde estates in the Rastenburg district were still in the family's hands in 1820.

Johann Julius Friedrich von Klingsporn (* 1766, † 1842), heir to Baumgarten, was knighted by the emperor in 1790 and received the imperial dignity from King Friedrich Wilhelm II in 1792 with the imperial vicariate diploma.

Carl Wilhelm Otto Christoph von Klingsporn (born October 31, 1776 at Gut Baumgarten, † August 18, 1842 in Danzig) went to the Academy in Königsberg at the age of 14 , where he passed his exam in 1796 under the examination of professors Kant, Schmalz. In 1797 he was a trainee lawyer in the Chamber Justice Deputation. In 1802 he married a von der Goltz (* approx. 1784). In 1808 he was a councilor in Marienwerder, in 1813 war commissioner with the blockade corps in Glogau , in 1816 government official in Merseburg , councilor with the government in Danzig and city court director in Danzig. In 1816 he was made a knight of the Order of St. John . As the last male representative of the count's family (Königsberg location), he died on August 18, 1842. He left a daughter, Comtesse Louise von Klingsporn, who was married to Julius Caesar Gerhard von Zeromski at the Jerskewitz manor in West Prussia.

Two barons of Klingsporn were still in 1843 as lieutenants in the royal Prussian cavalry, the hussars and the fusilier regiment.

coat of arms

Increased coat of arms of the Klingsporn

The counts of the Prussian line of Klingsporn had a shield in their coat of arms, which was crossed by a black bar from the upper right to the lower left corner. In the upper golden field there is a leaping lion. The lower field is divided into a blue and a red triangle. A silver star is depicted in the red field and an arm holding a hammer in the light blue field. A heart shield lies on the main shield, which is divided into three fields. In the right golden field there is an uprooted green tree, in the left silver field a natural-colored deer jumping up, and in the lower red part a silver spur is shown. Three crowned helmets cover the main shield. The middle one carries two scythe blades, between which the spur and above a star are attached. The side helmets bear the Prussian black eagle. The foliage and blankets are red and black.

(The imprecise coat of arms given on the right is from the Swedish brother of Johann von Klingsporn - with the name Stephan III von Klingspor, who was also raised to the Swedish knighthood in 1633, the scythe blades and the Prussian eagles on the side helmets as well as the foliage and the blankets are missing .) Further descriptions of the coat of arms of the Swedish and Prussian lines of Klingsporn from 1971, 1788, 1798 and 1799 are contained in the nobility dictionary .

Relatives

literature

Web links

  1. ↑ a b Pedigree Julie von Brunnow, Baltic Adel
  2. ↑ geneal.lemmel.at , pedigree 9: v. Bandemer oo v. Manteuffel.
  3. ↑ General map of the Russian Baltic provinces Liv, Estonia and Courland - Pröbstingshof 8 E marnitz.eu
  4. ^ Image archive East Prussia
  5. ↑ war and Domainenrath zu Marienwerder
  6. ^ Lit. Kant, Schriften XII, p. 418; ibid. XIII, p. 585 raa.phil.uni-erlangen.de

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Klingsporska adelsvapen (coat of arms)
  2. ↑ Johann Christian von Hellbach : Adels-Lexikon, handbook on the historical, genealogical and diplomatic news of the high and low nobility: especially in the German federal states, Austrian, Bohemian, Moravian, Prussian, Silesian and Lausitzian nobility. 1826 books.google.com
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  4. ↑ a b (the source had to be corrected on an annual basis, as Hermann v. Salza had long since died in 1260) id = sI5AAAAAcAAJ & pg = PA449 & lpg = PA449 & dq = Klingspor + Hof & source = bl & ots = gEV8NfPqDg & sig = IM3-HnWpUyCt2w .de , Gabriel Anrep , "Svenska adelns" Ättar-Taflor, Stockholm 1861, Volume 2.
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  8. ↑ a b c d e familjenklingspor.se , Klingsporska Family Association website.
  9. ^ A b Heinrich von Hagemeister : Materials for a history of the Livonia estates. Volume 1
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  13. ^ Nobility. at Klingspor, No. 195 , Svenska adelns ättar-taflor.
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  17. ^ A b c d e Ernst Heinrich Kneschke : New general German nobility lexicon . Volume 5, 1864 books.google.de
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  20. ^ Johan Gustaf Klingspor, No-195
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  22. ^ Books.google.de , Hermann Hechfeld: Martin Chemnitz after his life and work.
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