Maxen (noble family)

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Coat of arms of those von Maxen

The partly baronial family of Maxen is a meißnisches Uradelsgeschlecht , which is headquartered in Maxen had in Pirna.

history

The family had been at the Maxen headquarters since 1335 at the latest, but it was later sold. In the 15th and 16th centuries, the family provided some governors in the larger cities of Lusatia and their surroundings. During the time of the Hussite Wars , a Peter von Maxen can be proven as the then landlord of Großschönau and fighter in the battle of Aussig in 1426 as a companion in arms of the knight Heinrich von Raussendorf , landlord of the village of Spremberg . Von Maxen deserted during the fighting near Aussig on the Elbe. In addition, Martin von Maxen in Görlitz is mentioned in 1465 , Hans in 1557 and another Hans ad H. Gröditz in Bautzen in 1573 . The von Maxen also played a decisive role in Seidenberg . There they provided several councilors from 1463 to at least 1510, with Peter von Maxen between 1464 and 1468 the mayor of the city and with Hinke von Maxen auf Bullendorf between 1465 and 1477 the captain. At the same time, or a little later, there are also representatives of the family in higher positions with Siegmund, as electoral Saxon council around 1500, and Nicol in the position of electoral Saxon chamberlain and chief stableman in 1677. Towards the end of the 16th century, members of the family also settled in more distant regions. B. George von Maxen as captain of Wolfenbüttel .

At a later time, part of the family must have been given the title of baron, since in 1712 a baron von Maxen was in the service of Augustus the Strong as chamberlain . In the 18th century, some members were active in the Prussian army . With Charlotte Erdmuthe von Maxen, married Carlowitz , the von Maxen family died out on January 28, 1773. Her descendants, including Viktor von Carlowitz-Maxen , carried the family name Carlowitz-Maxen. Kneschke mentions family members on Ohorn and Obersteina in 1777, but assumes that all branches will soon expire, so that the family can be considered extinct by the beginning of the 19th century at the latest.

Possessions

The family's possessions included Bischheim , Bullendorf, Gelenau , Hennersdorf , Muschelwitz , Ohorn , Pieschen , Quitzdorf and Rattwitz in Upper Lusatia, as well as (Nieder) Jehser near Pförten in Lower Lusatia.

coat of arms

According to Kneschke, the blazon of the coat of arms is as follows: In silver three, 2 and 1, fallen green leaves on short stems.

Footnotes

  1. ^ Walter Heinich : Spremberg. Attempt on a local history of the parish village Spremberg in the Saxon Upper Lusatia . Spremberg u. Schirgiswalde 1918, p. 34f.

Sources and literature

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  • Kloss, JG (1762): Collection of some historical news from the freyen class and the small town of Seidenberg. 406 pp. Lauban.
  • Ernst Heinrich Kneschke : New general German nobility lexicon . Vol. 6, Leipzig 1865, 622 pp.
  • Hermann Friedrich Knothe : History of the Upper Lusatian nobility and its goods from the XIII. until the end of the XVI. Century. Continuation of the history of the Upper Lusatian nobility and their estates from the middle of the 16th century to 1620 , Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel 1879. Reprint after a copy in private ownership. Spitzkunnersdorf: Oberlausitzer Verlag Frank Nürnberger 2008, II. Department: The v. Maxen , pp. 354-359; The V. Raussendorf , pp. 441-442, ISBN 3-933827-94-9 and ISBN 978-3-933827-94-4
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