Rausenbach
Haus Rausenbach is the name of a branch of the Swabian family of the Raus von Rausenbach . The house still exists today. The descendants now live in Mexico, Spain, Austria and Germany.
origin
The common ancestor of all branches of the family that still exist today is Thomas Raus (* around 1575). In 1597 he was given the addition "von Rausenbach" by Emperor Rudolf II , after his father had previously been assigned to the "old" nobility by Emperor Maximilian II . had been confirmed.
The family divided at the beginning of the 17th century. in two main lines, of which the older (also called Bohemian line) expired in 1767 with Johann Ferdinand in the male line. The younger, Swabian line, exists in various branches to this day. "Haus Rausenbach" is generally understood to mean the ducal line of the Haus Raus.
The origin of the nickname "de Baviera" is unclear. It may have been used earlier, but it only became an integral part of the family name through Johannes Raus (Spanish: Juan Raus de Baviera).
development
Johann Ferdinand Raus, was the economic director of Prince Lobkowicz's estates, with whom he had a close friendship. He was able to acquire larger properties in the area around Prague, which after his death passed through his daughter to the family of her husband, Baron Wilhelm Macneven O'Kelly von Agrim .
The possessions included u. a. the Zrutsch an der Sasau estate acquired in 1730 , the castle of which was rebuilt in the Baroque style by Johann Ferdinand. With him the Bohemian line died out in 1767.
The Swabian line, which was mainly wealthy in the area of the northern Black Forest, had to be at the end of the 18th century. sell a large part of your possessions. Due to bad harvests and poor economic planning, the then head of the house, Johannes Raus (1778–1833), saw himself at the beginning of the 19th century. forced to look for other sources of income. Due to his connections to influential personalities, he was able to take part in various German-Mexican ventures, whereby he made a significant overseas fortune, some of which is still family-owned today. In 1822 he was made hereditary Duque (Spanish = Duke) by Emperor Agustin of Mexico. According to imperial diplomas, he and his legitimate offspring were given the titles and names Duque de Mérida (Duke of Mérida), Príncipe Raus (Prince Raus). The newly created Duchy of Mérida referred to the city of the same name on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico.
Since 1823 the respective boss of the house has had the title and name Duque de Rausenbach, which is inherited in the Primogenitur to this day.
After the first Duke of Rausenbach had to leave Mexico in 1833 in order not to fall victim to the persecution that was triggered by the decree called "Ley del Caso", he returned to his Swabian homeland, where he was still in the same Year passed away. His son Jacob Raus, 2nd Duque de Rausenbach, tried all his life to get the lost Mexican goods back and, encouraged by Emperor Maximilian I , traveled to Mexico. His trace is lost in 1867 with the execution of the emperor.
Johannes Raus wrote a house law in 1822, in which the rights and duties of the members of the ducal line of the house were specified, including the exclusive primogeniture in the male line. Furthermore, he donated the house and family order that still exists today, the so-called Michael Order, with the aim of strengthening the family bond and caring for those who were born afterwards.
Status surveys
In 1735 Johann Ferdinand Raus received from Emperor Karl VI. the Incolat in the Bohemian gentry together with permission to be able to call oneself "von Rausenbach". In 1755, Empress Maria Theresa awarded him the hereditary-Austrian knighthood.
The Mexican Emperor Agustín I raised Johannes Raus to the hereditary prince status with the titles and names Duque (Spanish = Duke) de Mérida, Príncipe (Spanish = Prince) Ráus, Señor de Waldach on July 21, 1822. In 1823 Johannes Raus was raised to Duque de Rausenbach by transferring the ducal title of Mérida while retaining the same. In addition, the responsibility of the predicate "Alteza" (Spanish = Highness) was confirmed to him and his descendants.
Since Mexico has declared all hereditary titles to be abolished, the descendants of the second Duke von Rausenbach only use their titles and names today in the sense of family law.
coat of arms
The original coat of arms of the Raus von Rausenbach was awarded by Emperor Rudolf II in 1597 and showed a silver wave bar on black. In 1735 and 1755 it was built by Emperor Charles VI. or improved by Empress Maria Theresa. In 1822, Emperor Augustin I of Mexico added ducal attributes to it, as it is still used today: square, in the first and fourth fields in gold a red armed black eagle. In the second and third field in black a red armed and crowned golden lion. Framed by the border of the coat of arms of the city of Mérida. A silver wave bar on the blue heart shield. The whole framed by the ducal mantle and crown. The divide is: originis conscientiam.
Heads of the House of Rausenbach (ducal line)
| Surname | Period | |
|---|---|---|
| I. | Johannes Raus, called de Baviera, I. Duque de Rausenbach, I Duque de Mérida, I Príncipe Ráus (1778–1833) | 1820-1833 |
| II | Jacob Raus, called de Baviera, II. Duque de Rausenbach (1808–1867) | 1833-1867 |
| III | Friedrich Raus, III. Duque de Rausenbach (1851–1877) | 1867-1877 |
| IV | Wilhelm Ernst Raus, called de Baviera, IV. Duque de Rausenbach (1876–1922) | 1877-1922 |
| V | Albert Raus, called de Baviera, V. Duque de Rausenbach (1912–1989) | 1922-1989 |
| VI | Helmut Artur Raus, called de Baviera, VI. Duque de Rausenbach (1938) | 1989-2015 |
| VII | Daniel Artur Raus, called de Baviera, VII. Duque de Rausenbach (1974) | 2015- |
Individual evidence
- ^ Czech National Archives Prague, Hall books: entry 163, pp. 482–487; Entry 204, pp. 244-253; and Entry 12a, pp. 561-565.
- ↑ a b Fundación Casa ducal de Rausenbach (Foundation of the ducal house Rausenbach): Complete archive of the house Raus
- ↑ Austrian Vienna State Archives, General Administrative Archives, Court Chancellery files
- ^ Austrian State Archives Vienna, General Administrative Archives, Court Chancellery files
literature
- Megerle von Mühlfeld: Austrian nobility lexicon . Vienna 1822, p. 139 and supplementary volume, p. 417.
- Leopold Freiherr von Ledebur: Adelslexikon der Prussischen Monarchy . Berlin, p. 261.
- Studbook of the flourishing and dead nobility in Germany . Publishing house Georg Joseph Manz, Regensburg 1865.
- Ernst Heinrich Kneschke: New general German nobility lexicon . Leipzig 1867, p. 367.
- Johann Gottfried Sommer: The Kingdom of Bohemia presented statistically and topographically . Prague 1843, p. 79.
- Doris M. Ladd: The Mexican Nobility at Independence . Austin Institute of Latin American Studies, 1976, ISBN 0-292-75027-7 .
- Johann Christian von Hellbach: Adels-Lexikon or manual on the historical, genealogical and diplomatic, partly also heraldic news from the high and low nobility, especially in the German federal states, as well as from the Austrian, Bohemian, fairy tale, Prussian, Silesian and Lausitz ´schen nobility. Second volume, Verlag Bernhard Friedrich Voigt, Ilmenau 1826, p. 292.
- August von Doerr: The nobility of the Bohemian Crown Lands. Rivnac Publishing House, Prague 1900, pp. 222, 238.