Radowitz (noble family)

The von Radowitz family is a German noble family of Hungarian origin.

Family origins and history

The von Radowitz family came from Hungary , where it is first mentioned in documents with Franciscus de Radowicz in 1569 and with Petrus Radovitius in 1588. The secure regular series begins with Joseph Demetrius de Radowicz, born in 1717 in Vas County , died in Helmstedt in 1774. This was the Austrian officer in Cluj stationed Szekler Hussars in 1756 during the Battle of Lobositz in Prussian fall captivity and after the Peace of Hubertusburg entered Prussian service in 1763. He then settled in the Duchy of Braunschweig and called himself v. Radowitz . This form of name and membership of the nobility were not objected to in Prussia and Braunschweig. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the family provided the Prussian and German state with a Prussian Prime Minister and numerous officers and diplomats.

coat of arms

The coat of arms shows a black order cross in gold. The cross on the helmet with black and gold covers .

Well-known namesake

• Joseph von Radowitz (1797-1853), politician and general, Prussian Prime Minister
• Clemens von Radowitz (1832–1890), Prussian lieutenant general
• Joseph Maria von Radowitz (1839–1912), German diplomat
• Ernst von Radowitz (1869–1944), major general and SS officer
• Wilhelm von Radowitz (1875–1939), German diplomat
• Otto von Radowitz (1880–1941), German diplomat
• Joseph Maria von Radowitz (1899–1956), Lieutenant General.

literature

• Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Adelslexikon , Volume XI, Volume 122 of the complete series, p. 142, Limburg / Lahn 2000
• Genealogical handbook of the nobility , Volume B IX, pp. 299–304, Limburg / Lahn 1970
• Ernst Heinrich Kneschke : New general German nobility lexicon . Volume 7, Leipzig 1867, p. 321 (digitized version)
• Leopold von Ledebur : Nobility Lexicon of the Prussian Monarchy . Volume 2, Berlin 1856, p. 251 (digitized version) , Volume 3, 1858, p. 328 (digitized version)
• Leopold von Zedlitz-Neukirch : New Prussian Adelslexicon . Volume 5, Leipzig 1839, p. 373 (digitized version) , Volume 6, 1843, p. 80 (digitized version)

Web link

Commons : Radowitz  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Budapest State Archives
2. ^ ^{A b} Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels , Adelslexikon , Volume XI, S. 142, CA Starke-Verlag, Limburg / Lahn 2000, ISBN 3-7980-0822-1
3. ↑ ^{a b} Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Volume B IX, pages 299-304, CA Starke-Verlag, Limburg / Lahn 1970