Reuschenberg (family name)
Reuschenberg is a Rhineland family name, which can also be found in Westphalia from the end of the 19th century. Today this name can also be found in various major German cities. The geographical distribution was determined in 2016 based on phone book entries. This shows that the family name occurs significantly more frequently in the following areas:
- in the south-western Rhineland
- in central east Westphalia
Name customer
Reuschenberg was originally the name of a castle and was initially adopted as an epithet by its noble owners. Over time, the new family name developed from this, while the original was lost (see also von Reuschenberg ). The Reuschenberg spelling did not develop until around 1600. Before that, variants of the Ruischenberg spelling dominated . The first part of the name "Ruisch" can probably be traced back to the Low German word "Rusch" (= rush) (see also). The grounds of the castle in a formerly damp depression would also support this interpretation. Morphologically, this depression was hardly noticeable due to its flat relief and is probably more likely due to the vegetation typical of a damp location, such as B. rushes, be noticed. The term mountain, on the other hand, refers to the original layout of the castle on an artificial hill (see also Motte ).
The family name was taken over from a non-aristocratic person from Setterich around 1500 and has been used since then (with one exception) without the addition of "von". Until the middle of the 18th century, nicknames were used as equivalent to family names:
- Mayor about 1520–1550
- Küpper approx. 1600-1750
In addition, the mayor Conrad Reuschenberg called himself in the course of legal proceedings from Reuschenberg - possibly a deliberate reference to the origin of his ancestors.
It was not until 1750 that the Reuschenberg family name was used as it is common today.
history
The name Reuschenberg was first mentioned in 1287 as an epithet of the Rhineland landed gentry von Esch. It was not until the beginning of the 14th century that Reuschenberg established itself as a family name. The von Reuschenberg formed several side lines in the course of time, such as B. Reuschenberg to Setterich . As the name affix suggests, this had its ancestral seat at Setterich Castle and can be traced there until the male successor died out in the middle of the 18th century.
Older line
Reuschenberg was first recorded in 1525 as the family name of a non-aristocratic family. The Settericher mayor Johann Reuschenberg represented the noblewoman Catharina von Reuschenberg before the Imperial Court of Justice in Speyer. The evidence indicates that Johann's father was an illegitimate descendant of Mr. zu Setterich Johann von Reuschenberg around 1500. In the documents themselves, Johann is named after his nickname `` Johann Schultheiss ''. His son Conrad - like his father Schultheiß von Setterich - called himself in 1562 "Conrad von Reuschenberg". The direct descendants of Conrad Reuschenberg are not yet known. However, Wilhelm Reuschenberg from Setterich enrolled at the University of Cologne in 1578. Its exact family assignment is still pending. This also applies to Heinrich Reuschenberg, who is mentioned in 1623 as a member of the local court.
With Edmund Cüper (first mentioned in 1613) the family relationships can be traced back to the present day. He is mentioned in the church book of St. Andreas / Setterich only with his nickname Cüper (or Küpper, Cuper), but his family name was undoubtedly Reuschenberg. Only his son Franz and his descendants were called Reuschenberg again in the first place. In the church book, his descendants are also referred to as "Reuschenberg sive Cüper" (Latin sive = or) for two generations. The nickname suggests that the Reuschenberg probably made barrels for several generations (Küpper = Low German for barrel maker).
All first names of the non-aristocratic Reuschenberg identified between 1525 and 1625 are identical to the leading names of the noble von Reuschenberg (see also von Reuschenberg ):
- Johann
- Conrad
- Heinrich
- Wilhelm
- Edmund
- Franz
The family, mentioned several times in the early 16th century, and that of the son Conrad, who was entitled to inherit, were at the head of the village community. Only in the course of time did the Reuschenberg lose their property and thus also their status in the social hierarchy, possibly through the division of the inheritance. An example can be used to show the history of the “older line” very concretely up to the present: A descendant of the mayor Johann Reuschenberg left his home before 1865 and moved to Düren . Only one generation later, one of his sons moved to Bielefeld and founded the "East Westphalian Line" there with his wife.
Younger line
A family named Reuschenberg can be found in Setterich from around 1690, which was not related to the line already described. It is noticeable that the godparents of two children were noble Reuschenbergs. Another son was Maximilian Heinrich Reuschenberg, b. on 1698. Possibly this is identical to the officer Maximilian Heinrich Reuschenberg, who deposited his bastard coat of arms in the artillery book of the city of Aachen in 1735 . The representation of the full coat of arms clearly refers to the baronial coat of arms of those of Reuschenberg zu Setterich (see von Reuschenberg ) and allows the conclusion that the bearer of the coat of arms comes from Setterich. Presumably the "younger line" also came from an illegitimate union of the nobles from Reuschenberg to Setterich. In this case, too, the bastard has not yet been directly detected.
Web links
literature
- Church book St. Andreas in Setterich (unpublished).
- Reuschenberg, Bernd: Bastards of the Reuschenberg family - A search for traces in: Yearbook of the Baesweiler history association. V. , Vol. 3 / 2013–14, o. O. 2014, pp. 94–101.
- Reuschenberg, Bernd: Genealogy and history Reuschenberg / von Reuschenberg (unpublished).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Low German Word, ed. v. William Foerste, Vol. 2, Münster 1961, p. 81.
- ↑ Bremer, Timo: The Reuschenberg Castle, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, from the High Middle Ages to the Early Modern Age, unv. Diss., Bonn 2015, p. 96f.
- ^ Landesarchiv Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rhineland department: Jülich main court, file 772, sheet 1.
- ^ Landesarchiv Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rhineland Department: May 115, 2007 Reich Chamber of Commerce, Part VII: PR, file number: R 214/619.
- ^ The register of the University of Cologne, Vol. 4, supplement 1559–1675, Düsseldorf 1981, p. 113.
- ^ Church book St. Andreas in Setterich (unpublished).
- ↑ Family names on the Lower Rhine and Mass. From Angenendt to Seegers / Zeegers, edited by Georg Cornelissen and Heinz Eickmanns (series of publications by the Niederrhein Academy), Bottrop 2010, p. 42.
- ↑ City Archives Dülken: marriage certificate 1865/48.