Reutern (noble family)

Coat of arms of the von Reutern family

Reuternhaus in Riga

Reutern is the name of a Baltic noble family , some of whose branches still exist today.

history

The family came from the Hanseatic city of Lübeck , where they still appeared under the name Ryter or Rüter and provided merchants and councilors there. The trunk series begins with the Lübeck beer brewer Gerhard Reuter , mentioned in a document in the years 1446–1460. With the merchant Johann Reuter (* 1635; † 1698), who was born in Lübeck, the family came to Riga . He was raised to the Swedish nobility on June 21, 1691 . Among his grandchildren, the family was divided into an Estonian (†) and a Livonian line. In the next generation, the von Reutern enrolled in 1742 with the Livonian Knighthood (No. 151) and 1746 with the Estonian Knighthood (No. 275).

Coat of arms of the Counts of Reutern, Barons of Nolcken

On January 29, 1890 Michael von Reutern was elevated to the rank of count by an imperial ukase . However, since he died without an heir, the dignity of count fell to his nephew Woldemar von Nolcken (* 1851; † 1917) after the primogeniture with diploma on December 5, 1890 . The branch he donated Graf Reutern, Baron Nolcken still existed in 1975.

Historical property

In Estonia

Orrenhof (approx. 1750–1808) and Kau (approx. 1750–1779), both in the parish of Kosch , and Afer (1808–1832) in the parish of Marien-Magdalenen

In Livonia

Kassinorm (1799–1817) in the parish of St. Bartholomaei and Rösthof (1753–1827) in the parish of Thael-Fölk, Kojenholm , Libitzholm and Parzenholm (since 1688) in the parish of Steinholm, and Loddiger (1752–1835), Ayasch (1752–1823 ) and Murrikas with Maisen (1752–1835), all in the parish of Loddiger- Treyden , and Soorhof (1740–1785 and 1808–1864) in the parish of Luhde , around 1727 Welkenhof is said to have been with the family for a short time

In Courland

Wilxaln (1815– after 1821) in the parish of Tuckum

coat of arms

The coat of arms (1691) shows in blue, a band with three blue bees (sometimes interpreted as flight-ventilating beetles), an oblique right-hand bar , accompanied by six (3: 3) silver balls , each placed in a semicircle against it . On the helmet with a gold-silver bead and gold-silver cover, a gold rod of Mercury between two blue balls each with three silver balls placed in a semicircle against it occupied open flight .

Relatives

Johann von Reutern (* 1666; † 1714), councilor in Riga
Christoph Adam von Reutern (* 1782; † 1833), Russian lieutenant general
Gerhardt Wilhelm von Reutern (* 1794; † 1865), painter, co-founder of the Willingshauser painter colony and friend of Goethe
- Alexander von Reutern (* 1824; † 1879), Russian diplomat and lieutenant general
- Joseph Gerhard Wilhelm von Reutern (* 1829; † 1897), Russian privy councilor and president of the Evangelical Lutheran consistory in St. Petersburg
- Gerhard Anton Wilhelm von Reutern (* 1836, † 1918), Russian Senator and Real Privy Councilor
- Christoph von Reutern (* 1839; † 1859), aspiring painter from the Düsseldorf School
Magnus von Reutern (* 1801; † 1863), Russian lieutenant general and member of the general auditorium
Michael von Reutern (* 1820; † 1890), Russian politician

literature

Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels , Adelslexikon Volume XI, Volume 122 of the complete series, Limburg / Lahn 2000, pp. 348-349
Genealogical Handbook of the Baltic Knighthoods (New Series) , Volume II, Hamburg 2012, pp. 271–299
Maximilian Gritzner : J. Siebmacher's large book of arms . Volume 3, Section 11: The Nobility of the Russian Baltic Sea Provinces. 1st part: The knighthood. Nuremberg 1898, pp. 98, 401 and 512
Otto Magnus von Stackelberg : Genealogical manual of the Estonian knighthood , Volume 3, Görlitz 1930, pp. 382–383
Olaf Welding: On the genealogy of the still blooming Baltic families of Luebian origin. In: Baltische Hefte Vol. 2, H. 4, 1956, pp. 57–62

Web links

Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry to Reutern. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital

Individual evidence

^ Oskar Stavenhagen : Genealogical Handbook of the Courland Knights , Volume 1, Görlitz 1939, pp. 413-417.
^ Genealogical Handbook of the Count's Houses B 2, Volume 23 of the Complete Series, 1960, pp. 334–336.
↑ GHdBR / NF II (2012) pp. 301-312.
^ Carl Arvid von Klingspor : Baltic Wappenbuch. Coats of arms of all noble families belonging to the knights of Livonia, Estonia, Courland and Oesel. Stockholm 1882, p. 97 , illustration.

[1] Oskar Stavenhagen : Genealogical Handbook of the Courland Knights , Volume 1, Görlitz 1939, pp. 413-417.

[2] Genealogical Handbook of the Count's Houses B 2, Volume 23 of the Complete Series, 1960, pp. 334–336.

[3] GHdBR / NF II (2012) pp. 301-312.

[4] Carl Arvid von Klingspor : Baltic Wappenbuch. Coats of arms of all noble families belonging to the knights of Livonia, Estonia, Courland and Oesel. Stockholm 1882, p. 97 , illustration.