Lochow (noble family)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Coat of arms of those of Lochow

Lochow (also Lochaw ) is the name of an old Brandenburg noble family . The Lords of Lochow belong to the Uradel in Havelland . The name-giving place Lochow with the parent company already mentioned as desolate in 1375 , is today a district of the community Stechow-Ferchesar near Rathenow . Branches of the family still exist today.

The Brandenburg family von Lochow is not to be confused with the Saxon von der Lochau , which has a different coat of arms .

history

The family first appears in a document in 1241 with Christianus de Lochowe. The secured trunk line begins around 1400.

Ludwig von Lochow was cathedral dean of Magdeburg and cathedral provost of Brandenburg in 1616 . In 1617 Cuno von Lochow was canon of Magdeburg and provost of Havelberg . Later, members of the family mainly entered the Brandenburg-Prussian service and made officers in the Prussian army .

It was possible to expand the property in the Mark Brandenburg early on. Feudal relationships also existed with the neighboring territorial lords. As early as 1375, the lordships of Gröningen , Liepe and Zachow in western Havelland were in family ownership . In 1458 Bergzow , 1480 Kützkow and later Derben , Seedorf and Ferchland could be acquired in the Archdiocese of Magdeburg . From 1482 to 1694, the property also included the Nennhausen estate, which was given as a fief by the Bishop of Brandenburg . According to an old legend, the castle of those von Lochow and a wedding party are said to have sunk in the lake there and appear there in the fog in late autumn. In 1618 Cuno von Lochow, the canon in Magdeburg and provost in Havelberg, was enfeoffed with the rule of Rheinsberg . After the line there died out, it fell to the Great Elector.

The Petkus estate with Kaltenhausen came into the possession of the von Lochow family in 1816 through an inheritance from the von Thümen family . It was Ferdinand von Lochow (1849–1924), the "rye king", who made the name Petkus known throughout Europe through his successful breeding ( Petkus seed rye) . In 1945 the property was expropriated without compensation through the land reform in the Soviet occupation zone , including the Gülzow estate in Mecklenburg, acquired in 1921 , and the family expelled. Ferdinand von Lochow Sr. and jun. After German reunification in 1990, they initially leased Gutsland and then gradually bought it back. The "Skaterhotel" Gutshaus Petkus was set up in an administrative building of the former seed breeding company, built in 1936, and is available as accommodation for visitors to the 220 km long Flaeming-Skate skating route . Most recently, the manor house, built around 1850, was repossessed of its high hipped roof. It was restored to its original state and has been used as a family residence ever since.

  • Petkus Manor (before renovation)

  • "Skater Hotel" in Petkus

  • Gut Gülzow , Mecklenburg (owned by the family from 1921–1945)

coat of arms

Coat of arms of those von Lochow in Johann Siebmacher's Wappenbuch (1605)

The strain crest shows in blue three (2: 1) bearded man heads with silver iron hats ( Tatarenhut ). On the helmet is a man's torso with clothes split in blue and silver and a silver-blue collar. The iron hat on the bearded head is decorated with three black cock feathers on each side. The helmet covers are blue-silver.

Known family members

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Dresden State Archives