Reichenbach (Silesian noble family)
The later counts of Reichenbach were a Silesian nobility family . His possessions were mostly in the duchies Świdnica and Jawor and Münsterberg , but also in to 1763 directly to Bohemia belonging Glatz . However, the branch in Glätzisches called itself in the 14./15. Century from the Bielau or from the Bela but also Bieler von Reichenbach . It was only after the older Peterwitz line had expired around 1477 that the Glatzer branch again assumed the tribe name of Reichenbach .
history
The first family member that can be documented is the locator Wilhelm, who is recorded as mayor in 1258 and as Vogt of Reichenbach in 1266 . At that time Reichenbach belonged to the Duchy of Breslau and in 1290/91 came to the Duchy of Schweidnitz .
The family was originally divided into five tribes, of which only one has survived since the 18th century. The family line begins with Cunze Bieler (or Bielau or Bela ), 1438 Burggraf zu Schatzlar , and Herr auf Fischbach . His son Cunze took the old name Reichenbach again and called himself Cunze von Reichenbach, called Bieler. In the 16th century the family built Niederrathen Castle .
The sex became on May 30, 1665 the Bohemian baron, on January 16, 1678 the Czech peerage and on March 10, 1730 the Bohemian count conditions. After the conquest of Silesia by Prussia, the family was immediately awarded the title of Postmaster General for Lower Silesia (November 6, 1741) by Frederick II . However, this non-hereditary dignity was converted into the hereditary dignity of hereditary postmaster for all of Silesia on January 7, 1752 . Soon after, on July 5, 1752, another branch of the family received the hereditary title of chief hereditary master in Silesia.
Goschütz was raised to free class rule by the Prussian king , originally with a size of 8,245 hectares and around 1900 still 7,500 hectares. In addition, the Groß-Schönwald estate (approx. 2100 hectares) in the district of Groß Wartenberg was owned by the registry lords.
The brothers Eduard and Oskar distinguished themselves as democratic politicians during the revolution of 1848/49 .
On October 12, 1854, the family received a hereditary seat in the Prussian mansion for the respective entertainer von Goschütz .
Family coat of arms
In blue a silver millstone , emerging from behind it three (2: 1) drawbar-shaped silver maces (so-called "barrels"; historical interpretations as hammers or crossed mill irons are said to be incorrect. The designation as " mill mallets " was also used). On the helmet with blue-silver covers a growing silver (or natural-colored) donkey (or mule) .
Family coat of arms of those of Reichenbach
Coat of arms graphic by Otto Hupp in the Munich calendar of 1906
Coat of arms of the Counts of Reichenbach from 1730
Coat of arms of the Counts of Reichenbach from 1741
Coat of arms of the Counts of Reichenbach from 1752
Known family members
- Heinrich von Reichenbach (1508–1557), governor of the Bohemian hereditary principalities of Schweidnitz-Jauer
- Heinrich von Reichenbach (1590–1660), state elder and envoy of the Protestant estates to Emperor Ferdinand II.
- Heinrich Leopold Count von Reichenbach-Goschütz (1705–1775), Postmaster General of Silesia, Knight of the Black Eagle Order
- Fabian Graf von Reichenbach-Goschütz (1755–1821), industrial pioneer and politician
- Heinrich Leopold Count von Reichenbach-Goschütz (1768–1816), General Landscape President of Silesia
- Christoph Graf von Reichenbach-Goschütz (1772–1845), master hunter master and holder of the order pour le merite
- Leopold Graf von Reichenbach-Goschütz (1773–1834), District Administrator of the Waldenburg district
- Carl Heinrich Fabian Graf von Reichenbach (1778–1820), District President of Opole (1816–1820)
- Eduard Graf von Reichenbach-Goschütz (1812–1869), Prussian landowner and politician
- Oskar Graf von Reichenbach-Goschütz (1815-1893), German politician
- Hugo von Reichenbach (1821–?), Painter
- Woldemar von Reichenbach (1845–1914), painter
- Friedrich Graf von Reichenbach-Goschütz (1856–1917), Prussian major general
- Heinrich Graf von Reichenbach-Goschütz (1865–1946), German landlord and member of the Prussian manor house
Other noble families Reichenbach
The Silesian dynasty is not related to the noble-free count dynasty Reichenbach that flourished in the Middle Ages . There were also several letter noble families of Reichenbach , the collected, for example in 1719 in the imperial nobility, from Saxony originating from Reichenbach to which the General Oskar von Reichenbach was one. They were also not related to the Silesian Reichenbach.
literature
- Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Adelslexikon, Volume XI, CA Starke-Verlag, Limburg, 2000. S. 274/5
- Heinrich Raphael Count von Reichenbach, 1907: Documented history of the Counts Reichenbach in Silesia by Heinrich Count Reichenbach. Volume 2: Historical presentation. 660 pages. Printed by the Schlesische Druckerei-Genossenschaft eGmbH, Breslau.
- Home district organization Groß Wartenberg (Ed.), 1974: Groß Wartenberg - city and district . A description of the Lower Silesian district up to 1945 by Karl-Heinz Eisert. Commission publisher Karl-Heinz Eisert, Alfdorf / Württemberg.
- Heinrich Graf von Reichenbach (Ed.), 2001: My biographical sketch. Diaries of Carl Heinrich Fabian Graf von Reichenbach (1746–1828). Self-published, total production: Druckhaus Köthen GmbH.
- Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the count's houses for the year 1842, p.416ff
Individual evidence
- ↑ Glatzer Adel 1462–1623
- ↑ Glatzer Adel 1319–1462
- ↑ Hugo Weczerka (Ed.): Handbook of historical sites . Volume: Silesia (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 316). Kröner, Stuttgart 1977, ISBN 3-520-31601-3 , p. 433f.
- ^ Source: Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Volume GA IV, Page 360, CA Starke-Verlag, Limburg, 1962
- ^ Website Bernhard Peter: Historische heraldische Exlibris (39) (accessed on January 29, 2016)