Matthias von der Recke in Neuchâtel

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Matthias von der Recke zu Neuenburg (* at the end of the 15th century at the castle in Heiden in Westphalia ; † 1580 ), also called Thies von der Recke zu Neuenburg or Matthias I von der Recke, was Komtur zu Doblen .

Life

He is mentioned in a document from 1525 when he went to Livonia to join the Teutonic Order . 1545 he became Schaffer of the Commandery Goldingen , in the same year Adjunctus the Commendatore to Doblen , 1550 Finally there even Commendatore. Thies was the master of Doblen , Hofzumberge , Groß-Autz , and later also of Neuchâtel (all in Kurland ) and Uentrop in Westphalia .

Origin and family

Thies von der Recke was a Baltic member of the originally from the county of Mark originating family Recke - belonged parent Gentiles Matthias. His grandfather was Diedrich VIII von der Recke zu Heiden und Kamen († 1455), his brother was Johann von der Recke (* around 1480, † 1551), who later became Landmeister in Livonia of the Teutonic Order. Diedrichs VIII. Son and the father of Matthias von der Recke zu Neuenburg was Dietrich XIII. von der Recke zu Kamen († 1538), who was married to Elisabeth von Hiesfeld's first marriage. Matthias married Sophia von Fircks († 1598) in 1564 . The marriage resulted in two sons and two daughters. Thies von der Recke died in 1580 and was buried in Neuchâtel. His eldest son Matthias II von der Recke lived in Livonia from 1565 to 1637 and later in the Duchy of Courland and Semgallia . He was the ducal country steward and is considered the progenitor of the Baltic branch.

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SURNAME Recke zu Neuenburg, Matthias von der
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Recke zu Neuchâtel, Thies von der
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Commander of Doblen
DATE OF BIRTH 15th century
DATE OF DEATH 1580