Somnitz

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Coat of arms of those of Somnitz

Somnitz is the name of a noble family from the Pomerania . The Lords of Somnitz belonged to the Wendish - Pomeranian nobility. Branches of the family still exist today.

history

Manor house in Charbrow / Degendorf

The family zu Bewersdorf in Stolper Land can be traced back to the earliest times . As the first member of the family, Peter Somnitz appears in a document in 1372 . The secured family line begins with Lorenz von Somnitz , councilor of the Pomeranian Duke Barnim IX. His brother Peter von Somniz was captain of Köslin and Bublitz .

One of the best-known representatives of the family was Lorenz Christoph von Somnitz (* 1612, † 1678), privy councilor and diplomat from Kurbrandenburg . 1655 he was appointed by the Great Elector with the Erbkämmereramt of the Duchy of Pomerania and the Principality of Cammin invested and in 1656 the Chancellor appointed by Pomerania. As a diplomat and authorized representative of the Electorate of Brandenburg, he was involved in the peace agreements between Nijmegen and Oliva . From 1658 he was the first captain of Brandenburg in the states of Bütow and Lauenburg .

The family property has been steadily expanded over time. The main holdings were in Lauenburg , where the following goods were owned by the family around 1780: Bebbrow , Charbrow / Degendorf , (Königlich) Freist and Adlig Freest (on Woiwodschaftsstrasse 213 ), Jatzkow , Schwartow and Schartowke as well as Speck . In the Stolper Land the Somnitz belonged to Bewersdorf and Schönwalde and in the Kamminer Land Drenow . In the 19th century a money fideikommiss was formed from the goods from Bewersdorf .

coat of arms

The family coat of arms shows a fallen silver crescent moon pierced by a golden arrow , above it two golden stars. On the crowned helmet the arrow between a blue and a silver ostrich feather. The helmet covers are blue-silver.

Since 1655, when Lorenz Christoph von Somnitz was awarded the title of Chamberlain, the family's coat of arms was improved . Instead of the arrow in the crest it was now a key to the office of the chamberlain and in his beard a red griffin .

people

Esther von Somnitz (1697–1760), wife of Lieutenant General Georg-Dietrich von Puttkamer
  • Lorenz Christoph von Somnitz (* 1612; † 1678), privy councilor and diplomat from Kurbrandenburg
  • Franz von Somnitz (* 1717; † 1770), Prussian lawyer, President of the tribunal of the Lauenburg and Bütow regions
  • Franz Christoph von Somnitz (* 1742; † 1829), treasurer of the Upper Pomerania and Cammin, district administrator of the Lauenburg-Bütow district
  • Karl Hermann von Somnitz (* 1813; † 1878), treasurer of the East Pomerania and Cammin, member of the Prussian House of Representatives
  • Hermann von Somnitz (* 1857, † 1925), German administrative officer and manor owner

literature

Former mausoleum in Charbrow / Degendorf

Web links

Commons : Somnitz  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Leopold von Zedlitz-Neukirch (ed.): New Preussisches Adels-Lexicon . Volume 4, Leipzig 1837, p. 222 .
  2. ^ Ernst Heinrich Kneschke (ed.): New general German nobility lexicon . Volume 8, Leipzig 1868, pp. 531-533 .
  3. ↑ Ludwig Wilhelm Brüggemann (ed.): Detailed description of the current state of the Royal Prussian Duchy of Western and Western Pomerania . Part II, Volume 2, Stettin 1784, pp. 1064-1082, No. 2, No. 12, No. 16, No. 35, No. 42, No. 85 and the like. 85, No. 91 and No. 91 .
  4. ↑ Road map PL003: Western Pomerania. Köslin - Stolp - Gdansk . 9th edition, Höfer-Verlag, Dietzenbach 2005, ISBN 978-3-931103-14-9 .