Landscape of the former principality of Osnabrück

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Area of ​​the landscape of the former principality of Osnabrück

The landscape of the former Principality of Osnabrück is a landscape in Lower Saxony that still exists today and that emerged from the historical estates in the former Principality of Osnabrück . It is a corporation under public law and a member of the landscape association Osnabrücker Land . The chairmanship in the landscape of the former Principality of Osnabrück is still held today by a family member of the von Bar family , who formerly provided the hereditary lands in the Principality of Osnabrück. The current landscape president is Henning von Bar-Langelage (* 1956). The promotion of the common good, especially the promotion of culture (history, monument protection, art, science but also charity) are among the primary tasks of historical landscapes. Fed by funds from the Landschaftliche Brandkasse as well as the Provinzial-Lebensversicherung ( VGH Versicherungen ), whose sponsor is the landscape of the former Principality of Osnabrück together with the other landscapes, it maintains a corresponding funding pot from which the cultural projects are financed.

Organization and history of the landscape

The state fountain in front of the former collegiate church St. Johann (Osnabrück) is a reminder of the historical state estates. It was created in 1980/81 by Bonifatius Stirnberg .

At the time of the Principality of Osnabrück there were three estates, which were also called curiae: 1. The Osnabrück Cathedral Chapter; 2. The knighthood of Osnabrück; 3. The cities of Osnabrück , Quakenbrück , Wiedenbrück and Fürstenau .

A secretary and a syndic had been employed by the three curiae since the 16th century. In the 19th century, Ludwig Windthorst was the knighthood's syndic.

There are still three curiae today, but the cathedral chapter is no longer one of them: 1. The Osnabrück knighthood (17 seats); 2. The cities of Osnabrück , Fürstenau , Quakenbrück , Melle and Bramsche (Osnabrück has seven representatives, Fürstenau, Quakenbrück, Bramsche and Melle two representatives each); 3. The free landowners (four seats).

A member of the knighthood could only be a nobleman who had 16 knightly ancestors (that is, all 16 great-great-grandparents had to be of noble birth) and who was in possession of an estate eligible for the state parliament. From the 19th century it was also possible for non-aristocratic owners of an estate that was eligible for parliament to become a member of the knighthood.

Presidents of the Countryside

  • Herbord Sigismund Ludwig von Bar (1763–1844), Erblanddrost
  • Germann von Bar (1805–1875), Erblanddrost
  • Hugo von Bar (1840–1918), Erblanddrost
  • Herbord von Bar (1874–1932), Erblanddrost
  • Hugo von Bar (1905–1975), Erblanddrost
  • 1990/91 to 2018: Ludwig von Bar (* 1948), lawyer and notary; Owner of Gut Bruche near Melle
  • from 2018: Henning von Bar-Langelage (* 1956), lawyer, notary and tax advisor; Owner of Gut Langelage near Bohmte

Landtag eligible manors (selection)

By the end of the 18th century there were 72 items that were fit for the state parliament, but often several of them were in one hand. Further goods were added in the course of the 19th century.

Wasserburg Alt Barenaue , Good Bruche, Castle Eggermühlen , House Gartlage , Castle Gesmold , Hünnefeld Castle , Ippenburg Castle , Schloss Königsbrück (Melle) , House Krebsburg, Good Long able to lock Ledenburg , Castle Loxten , Good Oedingberge , Schelenburg , castle Scheventorf , towing Castle ( Bad Iburg) , Gut Schlichthorst

In addition, the Komtur of the Johanniterkommende Lage and the Komtur of the German Order Coming in the city of Osnabrück (see Deutschordensballei Westphalia ) belonged to the knighthood.

Noble families represented in the knighthood (selection)

Bar (noble family) , Boeselager , Bussche (noble family) , Elmendorff (noble family) , Gatzen, Hammerstein (noble family) , Korff (noble family) , Münster (Westphalian noble family) , Ostman von der Leye , Rappard, Schele , Schorlemer , Vincke (noble family)

See also

literature

  • Outline of German administrative history 1815-1945, series A: Prussia, vol. 10: Hannover, ed. by Walther Hubatsch , Johann Gottfried Herder Institute, Marburg 1981.
  • Handbook of the Lower Saxony State Parliament and Estates History, ed. von Brage bei der Wieden Vol. 1: 1500 - 1806, Hahn, Hannover 2004, Vol. 2: 1815 - 1946, Hahn, Hannover 2013.
  • Hans-Joachim Behr , Political Class and Self-Government in the Landscape. History of the Osnabrück landscape in the 19th century, Osnabrück historical sources and research vol. 12, Wenner, Osnabrück 1970.
  • Max Bär , outline of an administrative history of the administrative districts of Osnabrück, Hahn, Hanover and Leipzig 1901.
  • Rudolf vom Bruch, The Knights' Seats of the Principality of Osnabrück, F. Schöningh Verlag, Osnabrück 1930.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ New Osnabrück newspaper : Hennig von Bar-Langelage successor. Ludwig von Bar stops after 27 years at the top of the landscape , September 25, 2018, last accessed on December 5, 2018.