Ledebur (noble family)

Coat of arms of the Ledebur family

Ledebur (also Ledebuer or Ledebour in Czech ) is the name of an old Westphalian noble family , which appears for the first time in 1195 with Wicbertus Lethebur , Ministerialer of the Bishop of Osnabrück , and which also begins the line of tribe . In one branch it also reached Bohemia.

Nobility uprisings

Tribe A: Awarded the title of Hereditary Marshal of Herford Abbey before 1502 for Gerhard von Ledebur , landlord at Bruchmühlen .
Trunk A, line I:
- Bohemian inkolat from August 7, 1655 in Ebersdorf and old Bohemian gentry with the address "Well-born" on June 19, 1669 in Vienna for Johann Dietrich von Ledebur , landlord on Jenikau , later on Perutz in Bohemia.
- Bohemian inkolat from April 27, 1682 for his nephew Heinrich Alexander von Ledebur from the Wicheln house.
Tribe A, line I, 1st branch: Bohemian old knighthood on July 18, 1713 in Vienna and Bohemian baron with the salutation "Well-born" and improved coat of arms on December 7, 1719 in Vienna for the above. Johann Dietrich's nephew Alexander Johann von Ledebur , landlord on Perutz and Teletz in Bohemia.
Tribe A, line I, 2nd branch: Bohemian incolate in the gentry on January 4, 1804 in Vienna and Austrian count on November 26, 1807 in Vienna for the Imperial Chamberlain August Freiherr von Ledebur , landlord on Kostenblatt , Krzemusch (today part of Wohontsch ) and others in Bohemia .
Trunk A, line II:
- Prussian renewal of the hereditary marshal dignity of the former Herford Abbey on October 15, 1840 in Berlin with a diploma from September 18, 1846 in Erdmannsdorf for Karl von Ledebur (1795–1860), landlord of Mühlenburg , Crollage and Figenburg , Prussian colonel and commander of the 14th cavalry Brigade .
- Prussian approval for the continuation of the baron title on March 11, 1848 in Berlin for all descendants of Ernst von Ledebur († 1794), Prussian chamber president in Hamm (Westphalia), Drost in Ravensburg , canon of Minden Cathedral , landlord of Mühlenburg, Crollage and Figenburg .
- Royal Saxon recognition of the title of baron on February 7, 1913 in Dresden with entry in the royal Saxon nobility book on April 19, 1913 for Karl Freiherr von Ledebur , painter in Kleinzschachwitz near Dresden.
Tribe B: Registration with the Courland knighthood on July 25, 1662 for Otto von Ledebuer , lord of the Engelzeem in Courland.

Goods and locks

The following goods, castles and mansions were (or will be) owned by the family u. a. inhabited:

Germany

Mühlenburg Castle , Spenge (before 1468–1858)
Gut Bruchmühlen in Melle-Bruchmühlen (? -?)
Werburg House , Spenge (before 1468–1643)
Gut Wicheln (1580-1726)
Gut Bustedt , Hiddenhausen (1415-1419)
Dinklage Castle (Dietrichsburg in Dinklage ) (1588–1801)
Düsse House , Soest (1741–1889)
Königsbrück Castle , Melle -Neuenkirchen (? - 1862)
Crollage Castle with Gut Figenburg , Preußisch Oldendorf (1623–1968)
Ramspau Castle , Regenstauf (since 1995)

Bohemia

Golčův Jeníkov (Goltsch-Jenikau) (1653–1673)
Perutz Castle in Peruc (1718–1814)
Teletz near Perutz, Bohemia
Horní Beřkovice
Kluky
Krásné Březno (Schön Prießen) near Ústí nad Labem (Aussig) (1811–1865)
Křemýž (Krzemusch) near Duchcov (Dux) (? - 1945)
Liblín
Ledebur Castle in Hintertellnitz ( Telnice ) (19th century)
Kostomlaty Castle and New Castle in Kostenblatt , Bohemia (19th century)
Milešov (Milleschau) (1842–1945)
Ledebur Palace , Prague
Vahančice
Všebořice (Schöbritz) near Ústí nad Labem (Aussig) (19th century)
Žestovice

Milleschau Castle

Krzemusch Castle

Ledebur Palace, Prague

Family coat of arms (seal from 1298)

A silver rafter in red . On the helmet with red and silver covers, two feathers marked like the shield .

Coat of arms on Mühlenburg Castle
Coat of arms on the Werburg
Coat of arms at Gut Bruchmühlen
Crollage Castle

Known family members

Friedrich Clemens Freiherr von Ledebur-Wicheln (1770–1841), Bishop of Paderborn

Adolf Ledebur (1837–1906), metallurgist, discoverer of the Ledeburit
Albrecht von Ledebur (1827–1899), member of the Prussian House of Representatives
Alexander von Ledebur (1774–1850), Prussian lieutenant general
Arthur von Ledebur (1866–1945), Prussian major general
August Ludwig von Ledebur (1776–1852), Prussian general of the cavalry
Benedikt Ledebur-Wicheln (* 1964), poet and essayist
Carl von Ledebur (writer) ( Karl von Ledebur ; 1806–1872), German officer and author
Carl von Ledebur (theater director) ( Karl von Ledebur ; 1840–1913), German theater director
Carl von Ledebur (painter) (1865–1922), German painter
Carl Friedrich von Ledebur (1785-1851), German botanist, see Carl Friedrich von Ledebour
Ernst von Ledebur (1763–1833), Prussian district administrator
Ernst Freiherr von Ledebur (1739–1794), Prussian Chamber President, Canon of Minden
Eugen von Ledebur (1909–1973), Austrian draftsman and illustrator
Ferdinand von Ledebur (1848–1916), Prussian lieutenant general
Friedrich Clemens von Ledebur-Wicheln (1770–1841), Bishop of Paderborn
Friedrich von Ledebur (1900–1986), Austrian actor
Heinrich von Ledebur (1691-between 1751 and 1762), Drost zu Ravensberg, Canon zu Minden
Heinrich von Ledebur (1832–1912), Prussian lieutenant general and autodidactic sculptor
Johann von Ledebur-Wicheln (1842–1903), Austrian politician, member of the Bohemian state parliament and the manor, from 1895 to 1897 agriculture minister in the Badeni cabinet
Karl von Ledebur (1795–1860), Prussian Lieutenant General and Hereditary Marshal of Herford
Leopold von Ledebur (historian) (1799–1877), German historian and genealogist
Leopold von Ledebur (General) (1868–1951), German general
Leopold von Ledebur (actor) (1876–1955), German actor
Ludwig Kurt von Ledebur (1852–1914), Prussian major general
Otto von Ledebur (1869–1943), Prussian major general
Wilhelm von Ledebur (1859–1930), Prussian district administrator

literature

Josef Hürkamp: The Ledebur family at Dinklage Castle. In: Yearbook for the Oldenburger Münsterland 1980. Vechta 1979, pp. 82–85.

Genealogical manual of the nobility , Adelslexikon. Volume VII, p. 226, Volume 97 of the complete series, CA Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 1989, ISBN 3-7980-0700-4 .

Ernst Heinrich Kneschke : New general German nobility lexicon. 1864, volume 5, p. 430. ( digitized version )

Anton Fahne, consideration of their relocation to Prussia, Curland and Liefland , p.264

Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the baronial houses for the year 1867 p . 522ff. 1869 p. 497ff.

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Osnabrück Document Book. Vol. 1, No. 419.
^ Genealogy. Handbook of the nobility. Volume FA IX, p. 475.
^ Genealogy. Handbook of the nobility. Volume FA IX, p. 483.

[1] Osnabrück Document Book. Vol. 1, No. 419.

[2] Genealogy. Handbook of the nobility. Volume FA IX, p. 475.

[3] Genealogy. Handbook of the nobility. Volume FA IX, p. 483.