Matthias von der Recke

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Matthias II von der Recke (* 1565 , † 1638 ) was the court master of the Duchy of Courland and Semgallia and came from the Westphalian nobility of the Recke . He is considered to be the founding father of the Baltic family line.

Life

As the son of Matthias I von der Recke zu Neuenburg († 1580 or 1581) and Sophia von Fircks († 1598) Matthias grew up in Westphalia . In 1592 he moved to the Duchy of Courland and Semgallia and was meanwhile an officer of the Elector of Brandenburg . From 1617 to 1638 he was court master and thus a member of the Courland-ducal upper council . Because of his services in the Polish-Swedish War (1600–1629) and in the Battle of Kirchholm , Matthias II and his descendants were enfeoffed in 1619 by Duke Friedrich (1569–1642) of Courland and Semgallia with the Talssen and Cabyllen courts. In 1620 the entry in the register of the Courland Knighthood was confirmed.

Origin and family

The tribal origin of Matthias II lies in the Westphalian noble family of the von der Recke. His grandfather was Dietrich XIII. († 1538) to Kamen made by heathens. His father was Matthias I von der Recke zu Neuchâtel , who belonged to the Teutonic Order in Livonia and was most recently the landmaster in Livonia . Matthias II married in the first marriage (1) Anna von Ketteler (* / †?), In the second marriage (2) Helle Marswin (* 1566 in Helsingborg ( Sweden ) † 1637 Castle Bogno in Halland (Sweden) and in the third marriage (3) Anna († 1601). The male lineage continued as follows:

  • (1) Friedrich Johann von der Recke (* 1606 in Neuchâtel, † 1671 in Mitau ), land steward from 1649 to 1671, married in second marriage to Magdalena von Korff , he inherited the Blieden and Sturhof estates
    • Nikolaus von der Recke (1643–1680)
  • (1) Matthias Dietrich von der Recke zu Neuenberg (died 1652), married in first marriage to (1) Christina Susanne von Dönhoff († 1658) and in second marriage to (2) Anna Bülow (* / †?)
    • (2) Friedrich von der Recke zu Blieden (1644–1677), married to Maria von der Brincken (1641–1714)
      • Dietrich von der Recke (1671–1722), married to Juliana Fircks (1675–1745)
        • Georg von der Recke (1692–1760) Captain von Mitau , married to Anna Dorothea von der Recke from the Blieden family, he was the heir to Neuchâtel and Blieden
          • Diederich Casimir von der Recke (1713–1765)
            • Magnus von der Recke zu Neuenburg (1739–1795) was heir to Neuchâtel and married the famous poet Elisa Countess of Medem (1754–1833)
  • (3) Friedrich Georg von der Recke († 1636)

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Letter from Landhofmeister Mathias von der Recke to Duke Friedrich. Jaunpils, 12./22. April 1622. LVVA, Collection 554, Inventory 1, File 89. [1]
  2. ^ Secret State Archives - Prussian Cultural Heritage, VII. HA, Allg. Document collection No. 53 PK_vii_ha_6989ab9f-d1b7-487c-bf4f-3a13149d33c7
  3. ^ List of judges of the first sitting of the Bench of Knights. Mitau / Jelgava, October 17, 1620. LVVA, Collection 640, Inventory 4, File 229. [2]
personal data
SURNAME Recke, Matthias von der
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Recke zu Neuchâtel, Matthias II of the
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Landhofmeister of the Duchy of Courland and Zemgale
DATE OF BIRTH 1565
DATE OF DEATH 1638