Stetten (noble family)

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Coat of arms of those of Stetten

Stetten is the name of an old Franconian aristocratic family of the Lutheran denomination.

history

Stetten Castle

As early as 1098, the Lords of Stetten were often mentioned as witnesses in the documents of the Comburg am Kocher Komburg knight's monastery . So Adelrich, Heinrich and Adelhalm von Stetten, and 1101 Walto, Arn and Gumbert von Buchenbach. The dignity of a baron can be proven from various imperial documents and fiefdoms. In 1140, Kocherstetten Castle was built under Siegfried Zürch de Steten. This probably already belonged to the gender, as the first name “Zürch” was carried by members of the family for a long time. Wolfgang, named as the son of Zürch in 1253, acquires Gabelstein Castle. In 1319 Gernot the old man from Stetten sits in the village. In 1336, Berthold von Stetten acquired the castle and village of Buchenbach, which is still in the family's hands today. This is also when the safe trunk line begins .

Since the organization of the Imperial Knighthood , the von Stetten belonged to the canton of Odenwald . The estates of Stetten Castle and Buchenbach Castle have always been part of the common family estate, only one branch that flourished from the 13th to 14th centuries also wrote "Buchener von Stetten". In 1387, the family acquired the satellite castle Tierberg , which was strategically located near the headquarters , expanded the facilities and also used it as a hunting lodge . In 1474 the descendants of the then seller from Hohenlohe-Langenburg demanded the contractually guaranteed return of the castle for the old price. However, the Lords of Stetten demanded compensation for the construction costs they had incurred and were then driven out of Tierberg Castle by armed troops from the opposing camp in 1475. In the two decades that followed, the two families waged a costly feud . In 1488 the noble family Hohenlohe-Langenburg even managed to partially conquer the Stetten Castle, Stetten Castle . Since both sexes had also sought more powerful allies in the meantime, the feud ultimately developed into a constitutional dispute between the emperor and the imperial prince for power in the Holy Roman Empire . The conflict, which was only settled in 1495, went down in history as the Tierberg feud and is still one of the reasons for the imperial reform to this day . After 1475, the castle remained in the possession of the Hohenlohe-Langenburg family, who later became the prince, for five hundred years.

In the middle of the 17th century, all family estates were united under Wolfgang Eberhard von Stetten († 1644). In the Grand Duchy of Baden this included a share in Sachsenflur, Ober- and Unterschüpf and Uiffingen in the Borberg district, and in the Kingdom of Württemberg a share in Stetten Castle, Hall, Gerabronn and Öhringen . The three sons of Eberhard von Stetten distributed the goods by lot and their descendants established three lines that formed the so-called "Inner House" , the "Outer House" and the "Buchenbacher House" . The Inner House became extinct in 1865 and was shared equally between the two remaining houses. The two remaining lines remained in the possession of the ancient headquarters of Stetten am Kocher Castle and Buchenbach Castle an der Jagst . Branches of the family lead to their seats, the Gabelstein Castle and the Bartenau Castle , the names "von Gabelstein" and "von Bartenau".

Hermann Freiherr von Stetten (1890–1964) adopted the son Kurt (1906–1941) of his sister Mathilde Bauer, born in 1940. Freiin von Stetten (1881–1963). The adopted son, father of Wolfgang von Stetten (* 1941), then went by the name of Freiherr von Stetten .

Great personalities

Gender has produced some great personalities. Numerous members of the family are listed in the German Order . Zurich von Stetten was Teutonic Order Commenthur between 1319 and 1327, exercised the function of German Master from 1329–30, and was probably later Provineialis Austrial. Eberhard von Stetten, Commenthur of the German order in Virnsberg and Nuremberg, was elected German master in 1443 and died in 1447. During his reign there were four other members of the family - Leonhard, Balthasar, Hans Conrad and Sebastian - Ritter and Commenthure. Furthermore, Kilian von Stetten, a member of the Swabian Federation and other knight associations, should be emphasized as a very brave knight, which is particularly evident in the siege of the Hohengeroldsek fortress and the feuds with his neighbors. In addition, members of all three lines served as officers in the armies of Bavaria, Württemberg, Prussia, and the Kaiser. Christoph von Stetten, a captain in the service of Württemberg, stood out for his bravery in the peasant wars. Hans Reinhard fell in 1622 in the battle of Wimpfen as a captain lieutenant on the side of the Franconian district troops. Maximilian Wilhelm Sigmund Freiherr von Stetten († 1794) was an Imperial Austrian Field Marshal Lieutenant and then died as Sergeant General and Governor of Würzburg. Albert Sigmund Friedrich Freiherr von Stetten († 1822) was royal. Bavarian Lieutenant General. Ludwig Freiherr von Stetten was major general in the same war. Furthermore, members of the family held various administrative positions. So Kunz and Johann von Stetten sat in the row of the Württembergische Räthe, and the latter also accompanied his master, Count Eberhard, on the train to Palestine. Another, by the name of Hans, was a confidante and counselor of Duke Eberhard II , but regularly cheated on the Duke and therefore spent some time in custody after his removal. Furthermore, Eberhard Friedrich Freiherr von Stetten († 1782) was Oberhofmarschall of Baden. Leopold Wilhelm Friedrich Freiherr von Stetten was Chamberlain of the Grand Duke of Baden. Members of the family can also be found in the service of the church: Ludwig von Stetten held a position as abbot and prelate of Obernzell in 1374; In 1421 Gottfried von Stetten was abbot of the Comburg monastery.

coat of arms

The family coat of arms shows three red axes with the edges turned to the right (2: 1) in silver (or in gold). On the helmet with red-silver (red-gold) helmet covers a growing red clad maiden, in each of the raised hands holding a red hatchet turned outwards.

List of well-known namesake

literature

Web links

Commons : Stetten  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g Württemberger Urkundenbuch I, p. 204
  2. ↑ Ralf Garmatter: Is the member of the Bundestag Christian von Stetten (CDU) aristocratic at all? - Entries in the aristocracy handbook cast doubt on this on www.hohenlohe-ungefiltert.de, July 31, 2009