Ostman von der Leye

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Coat of arms of the Ostman von der Leye

Ostman von der Leye , also Ostmann von der Leye , is the name of a Westphalian noble family that later came into possession and prestige in the Kingdom of Hanover . Branches of the family still exist today.

history

Good Leye

The family line begins with Detmar Armbosterer called Ostmann , who appears as a citizen in Wiedenbrück in 1549 .

Franz Ostmann (* 1645; † 1719), Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück Privy Councilor and Vice Chancellor , acquired the Leye estate in 1680 and built a mansion in 1703. The manorial property is still owned by the family today. He was born on September 24, 1705 to Vienna for his services in the Imperial Knight - and erbländisch - Austrian nobility with the predicate of the Leye levied. Sixt Anton († 1745), his son from his marriage to Catharina Jofina von Stael zu Sutthausen, received a certificate confirming the imperial nobility in 1741 .

During the 18th century, the family also belonged to the Munsterland nobility, as they had their own authority in the county of Tecklenburg .

Ludwig Freiherr Ostman from Leye, Landschaftsrat the Osnabrückischen chivalry and inheriting commissioner on Leye, Honeburg, Stockum, Altenhagen and wax Hort, received on 28 February 1884. A rescript of the Herald office to Berlin a Prussian recognition to guide the baron title.

coat of arms

The red coat of arms shows a mutilated natural oak branch with two mutilated branches on both sides, from which a green oak leaf is sprouting on each side. On the crowned helmet with red and gold helmet covers an upright oak branch between an open flight , red on the right and blue on the left .

family members

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels , Adelslexikon Volume X, Volume 119 of the complete series, page 85
  2. ↑ New General German Adels Lexicon Volume 7, Page 11

literature

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