Quast (noble family)

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Coat of arms of those of Quast

Quast is the name of an old, originally Anhalt noble family with the parent house of the same name near Lindau ( district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld ), which appeared for the first time with Ulricus Quast in 1315 and with this the direct line of the family began. The family had probably been living in the Margraviate of Brandenburg since the 14th century, and has been documented in Garz Castle in Prignitz since 1419 at the latest .

history

In the new Prussian Adelslexicon be read that the nobility counting family "after the expulsion of Wenden in the Mark Brandenburg appeared where they, among others, the Knights seats Leddin at Neustadt (Dosse) , Splurge at Fehrbellin , the castle Garz , Vichel, dam and Kudow (all near Temnitztal ) owned “.

Today the family consists of two lines - the Garz line with its progenitor Albrecht von Quast (mentioned around 1414), divided into the two branches Garz and Vichel , and the Radensleben line (today a district of Neuruppin ), whose progenitor Henning von Quast († 1609) was.

Garz Castle was probably built shortly after 1200, possibly by the Quast, which first appeared there in 1419, the place itself was first mentioned in 1390. Its name comes from the Slavic word "gard" or "gord" for castle. Around 1700 the Quast built a new mansion next to it, which was later redesigned in a classical style. In the 19th century the manor was built in neighboring Vichel. Both goods were expropriated in 1945.

In 1435 Gut Kleinmachnow passed from the Quasts to the Hakes , who owned it until 1945.

In 1684 the Rittmeister Alexander Ludolf von Quast (District Administrator Ruppins from 1679 to 1693) received the feudal entitlement for two knightly seats in Radensleben, which in 1701 were transferred from the von Bellin family to Quast. The stone church in Radensleben, built in the 13th century, was redesigned by Ferdinand von Quast (1807–1877). It is thanks to the art historian and first Prussian state curator that many monuments were saved.

  • Medieval residential tower of Garz Castle

  • Manor house in Garz ( Temnitztal )

  • Manor house in Vichel (Temnitztal)

  • Manor house in Neuruppin -Radensleben

coat of arms

Five (2, 1, 2) golden candlesticks in blue. On the helmet with blue and gold covers a wing marked like the shield.

Name bearer

Memorial stone in Fehrbellin - Langen

As a result of adoption and the changed naming law, there are numerous people with the name "von Quast" who do not belong to the original noble family.

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