La Trobe (family)

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Family coat of arms of the English line La Trobe

La Trobe (also Latrobe or de La Trobe ) is the family name of a gender originating from France who had settled in British Ireland , the Baltic States and the United States of America . They came from a French Huguenot family who initially called themselves "Bonneval Latrobe" and had changed their name to "La Trobe" since they fled to England.

history

The French Huguenot Jean Latrobe had fled to Ireland and worked there from 1715 to 1730 in Waterford as a worker in a linen weaving mill. He was an employee of Louis Crommelin who started the Irish linen industry . Stories say that Jean Latrobe came from the French family of the Count of Bonneval and that he immigrated to Dublin in England via Holland . However, there is evidence that the Latrobes come from the Duchy of Guienne in the south of France and have worked as craftsmen and merchants at Montauban since the 17th century, a family relationship or a genealogical connection with Count Bonneval cannot be proven and must be considered a legend . In the course of the persecution of the Huguenots, to which the Latrobes belonged, there were flight and expulsions, so that Jean Latrobe preferred to flee to Ireland. From now on, the original story is based on the local family book of Joachim Latrobe, who died as a French civil servant in Paris in 1832 . It is also confirmed by excerpts from the church register that are preserved in the library in Leiden . The family bases are based on the following ancestors :

Bertrand Latrobe (lived in Montauban in 1621) ⚭ Gaillarde Benetz

  • Pierre Latrobe, lived in Montauban in 1628 as a bricklayer and landowner ⚭ Jeanne Alard († 1657)
    • Michel Latrobe (1640–1705) Merchant in Villemur ⚭ Marthe Ramond
      • Pierre Latrobe (* 1665 in Montauban, † 1767) founder of the French line
      • Jean La Trobe (* 1670 Villamur † in Dublin) founder of the English / Irish line

Stem row

The family from France split into three lines after their escape:

English line

The tradition of the English line began with Jean Latrobe; it can be traced back to Waterford between 1715 and 1730. During this time she also changed her name from Latrobe to La Trobe and joined the Moravian Brethren . Well-known musicians and architects came from his descendants. The English line was later closely connected to the Moravian community.

John La Trobe (1715–1730) canvas manufacturer in Waterford

  • James La Trobe (* 1700 in Waterford, † 1752 in Dublin) canvas manufacturer and merchant ⚭ 1. Elisabeth Thornton († 1744), 2. Rebecca Adams († 1769)
    • James II. (Gottlieb) La Trobe (* 1750, † 1836 in Fulneck , West Yorkshire ) Reverent in the Moravian Church and missionary Mission Mary Watson
      • Benjamin Latrobe (* 1790 in Mirfield )
      • Samuel Latrobe (1794-1813)
      • James III La Trobe (* 1802 in Tytherton, † 1897 in Tytherton , Wiltshire ), Bishop of the Moravian Brethren ⚭ 2. Mary Grimes († 1889)
        • William Essex La Trobe (* 1830 in Ayr , † 1906 in London )
        • Benjamin La Trobe (* 1847 in Bath , † 1917 in Herrnhut ) Bishop of the Moravian Brethren ⚭ Emily Louisa Harding
    • Benjamin La Trobe (* 1728 in Dublin, † 1786 in London ) ⚭ Presbyter in the Moravian Brethren

The La Trobe University in Melbourne in the Australian state of Victoria, the Latrobe Valley region in Gippsland in the east of the state of Victoria in Australia, the Latrobe River (also: La Trobe River) is a river in Gippsland in the Australian state of Victoria, the city of Latrobe in northern of the Australian state of Tasmania and the administrative area of Latrobe City in the Australian state of Victoria, which also has city status.

Livonian line

The development of the family branch in the Baltic States began with Johann Friedrich La Trobe in 1793 , they spelled themselves as La Trobe. He had studied medicine and later turned to agriculture in Livonia , he was the owner of the Woiseck and Pajus manors . He was a talented musician and, as a composer, left a collection of compositions in Dorpat . His rank led to the acquisition of the Russian nobility . His son Edward La Trobe received Livonian citizenship in 1864 and was elected Livonian district administrator in 1875 .

Johann Friedrich La Trobe (* 1769 in Chelsea (London) , † 1845 in Dorpat ) Dr. med., composer, ⚭Alwine von Stackelberg (1797–1879); Founder of the Livonian line

American line

The family branch began in North America with Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764–1820), they continued to spell Latrobe, and he became one of the most famous architects in the United States of America. He was followed by his sons, the civil engineer Benjamin Henry II. Latrobe and the lawyer John HB Latrobe. The son of Benjamin Henry II. Henry Sellon Latrobe also became famous as an American architect.

Benjamin Henry Latrobe (* 1764 in Fulneck, † 1820 in New Orleans ) American architect ⚭ 1. Lydia Sellon, 2. Margarethe Hazlehurst, founder of the American line

  • Henry Sellon Boneval Latrobe (1793–1817) American architect
  • John Hazelhurst Boneval Latrobe (1803-1891) American lawyer
    • Ferdinand Claiborne Latrobe (1833–1911), Mayor of Baltimore and American state politician
    • Osmun Latrobe (1835-1915), American colonel
  • Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1806–1878) American civil engineer, the small town of Latrobe in Pennsylvania , USA was named after him.

  • Charles Joseph La Trobe (Lieutenant Governor)

  • Benjamin Latrobe (architect)

  • Ferdinand Claiborne Latrobe (politician)

coat of arms

The family coat of arms was carried in the English line, at the beginning of the 19th century the coat of arms of Bonneval was used . Following English custom, a motto was added under the coat of arms . With this coat of arms the La Trobe were enrolled in Livonia in the Livonian Knighthood under the registration number 384 . In the silver coat of arms is a blue bar , which is equipped with 3 golden scallops with upturned joints. In the crest above the blue-silver bead is an armored arm with a bare hand and a golden anchor that is held horizontally. The helmet cover is silver-blue, under the shield is the motto "Tutto si fa" - "Everything is possible" on a silver banner .

Possessions in the Baltic States

Gut Ottenküll

The estate was first mentioned in 1501 and belonged to the von Stryk and von Gruenewaldt families for a long time . The long, winding main building was built in the 19th and 20th centuries. Century built in several stages. After a fire in 1999, the house is in ruins.

Woiseck manor

Woiseck originally belonged to the rule of the Order Castle, the estate was named in a document in 1558 and burned down during the Livonian War (1558–1583). From 1558 onwards, the manor came into the possession of several German-Baltic noble families, who rebuilt it in 1632. In 1920 the manor house was expropriated by the Estonian state, which established a home there in 1925. Today the Võisiku Manor houses a nursing home for 400 mentally handicapped people. The house is surrounded by a two hectare park.

Pajus manor

The Pajus estate, founded in the 17th century, belonged to the von Fock and von Wahl families . The long, classical main building erected at the beginning of the 19th century has now lost its left wing and is used as the village hall. The community was rural (agriculture, forests). The Pajusi manor is particularly worth seeing with its 5.4 hectare park, which was laid out in the 19th century.

  • Manor on the Woiseck Manor (2012)

  • Manor house on Pajusi (2012)

literature

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ John Henry de La Trobe died. In: Hamburger Abendblatt, May 29, 2002 [1]
  2. ↑ Frederick de La Trobe's obituary notice [2]
  3. ^ Triigi / Ottenküll. In: Estonian Estates [3] , accessed November 29, 2018
  4. ↑ Pajusi / Pajus. In: Estonian manors [4]