Verses (noble family)
Versen or Fersen is the name of an ancient noble family , some of whose branches still exist today and which originally came from Lower Saxony . In the 13th century the family settled in Pomerania and in the 16th century in Estonia , later they were also held in high esteem in Prussia , Sweden and Russia . While the Pomeranian-Prussian line is called Versen , members of the Baltic line consistently call themselves heels .
history
The family borrows its name from the parent company Veerßen near Uelzen and appears for the first time in a document with Alexander de Versne on July 10, 1217. The family line begins with Conrad von Versen, who was wealthy in Belgard's .
Around 1535, the family with Lorenz von Fersen settled in Estonia and spread from there to Livonia and Sweden. 1674 were heels into the baron class of the Swedish knighthood levied , 1719 in the Graf class . Between 1745 and 1755 he was enrolled in the Estonian and Livonian knighthood as well as the recognition of the baron status. The Russian count was awarded on January 1, 1795 to the Russian infantry general Hans Heinrich Freiherr von Fersen. In 1855 the right to use the Russian baron title was granted.
In 1911 two natural daughters of Blanka von Versen, who were adopted in 1910 by their uncle Eldor von Versen, received a Prussian nobility diploma .
coat of arms
The common coat of arms shows in the shield, in blue diagonally to the right, a crowned and winged silver fish with a gold ring in its mouth. On the helmet with blue-silver covers three red roses on green leaf stems (or three golden ears of corn).
The baronial coat of arms ( Fersen 1674) is quartered and covered with a silver heart shield , in it three blue diagonal streams to the left, covered by the winged fish from the family coat of arms. Fields 1 and 4 in silver have a red griffin with four golden arrows in their right hand, fields 2 and 3 in black have a golden crown through which two swords are stuck. Two helmets with a blue-lined, gold-bordered red coat of arms, on the right like the family coat of arms, on the left a green palm.
Family coat of arms of those von Versen and von Fersen in the Pomeranian Wappenbuch by Julius Theodor Bagmihl
Personalities
Pomeranian Line
- Otto Kasimir von Versen (1705–1774) Prussian major general
- Julius Caesar von Versen (1791–1838), Prussian captain and postmaster at Marienwerder
- Rudolf von Versen (1829–1894), Prussian district administrator
- Maximilian von Versen (1833-1893), Prussian cavalry general and adjutant general of Kaiser Wilhelm II.
- Heinrich von Versen (1835–1900), Prussian major general
- Egmont von Versen (1849–1918), Prussian lieutenant general
- Hans Lorenz von Versen (1881–1931), Prussian district administrator
- Lothar von Versen (1938–2014), German actor
Baltic line
- Fabian von Fersen first documented mention 1575–1584, Estonian district administrator, Swedish colonel
- Reinhold von Fersen (1594–1649), Estonian district administrator
- Hans Fersen , 1617–1624 knight captain of the Estonian knighthood
- Hans Freiherr von Fersen (1625–1683), Swedish lieutenant general
- Hans Heinrich von Fersen († 1724) was an Estonian knight captain and district administrator
- Reinhold Johan von Fersen (1646–1716), military and statesman in the Swedish service
- Fabian von Fersen (1626–1677), Swedish field marshal
- Otto Wilhelm von Fersen (1623–1703), Swedish field marshal
- Joachim Friedrich von Fersen († 1726), Swedish major general
- Hans Reinhold von Fersen (1683–1736), Swedish soldier and politician
- Fredrik Axel von Fersen (1719–1794), Swedish general and politician
- Hans Heinrich von Fersen (1743–1800), Russian general of the infantry
- Gustav von Fersen (1749–1805), Livonian district administrator
- Hans Axel von Fersen (1755–1810), Swedish statesman and a favorite of the French Queen Marie Antoinette
- Eva Sophie von Fersen (1757–1816), lady in waiting for King Gustav III. of Sweden
- Louise Sophie von Fersen (1777–1849), lady in waiting for King Gustav III. of Sweden
- Paul Graf von Fersen (1800–1884), chief hunter of Tsar Alexander II.
- Nikolai Graf von Fersen (1858–1921), Russian major general
- William von Fersen (1858–1937), Russian Vice Admiral
- Hans-Heinrich von Fersen (1909–1996), German non-fiction author
- Olaf von Fersen (1912–2000), German journalist
- Klaus von Fersen (* 1931), German rower, 1956 Vice European Champion in single
Baron Otto Wilhelm von Fersen (1623–1703)
Baron Fabian von Fersen (1626–1677)
Count Reinhold Johan von Fersen (1646–1716)
Count Axel von Fersen the Elder (1719–1794)
Count Hans Axel von Fersen (1755–1810)
Countess Eva Sophie von Fersen (1757–1816)
literature
- Deutsche Adelsgenossenschaft (Hrsg.): Yearbook of the German nobility . Volume 3, published by WT Bruer, Berlin 1899, pp. 695-714 .
- Genealogical manual of the Baltic knighthoods , part 1, 1: Livland, Görlitz 1929, pp. 160–166 ; Part 2, 1.2: Estonia, Görlitz, 1930, pp. 82–95 .
- Genealogical manual of the Baltic knighthoods (new series) . , Hamburg 2017, Volume 7, pp. 173-272.
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Genealogical manual of the nobility . CA Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn)
- Adelslexikon Volume III, Volume 61 of the complete series, 1975, pp. 255-256; Volume XV, Volume 134 of the complete series, 2004, pp. 227-228.
- Genealogical manual of the baronial houses , Volume FA 15, Volume 96 of the complete series, 1989, pp. 99-131.
- Genealogical handbook of the count's houses , volume GA 7, volume 56 of the complete series, 1973, pp. 174-181.
- Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of noble houses , Justus Perthes, Gotha 1903, p. 862ff
- Otto Titan von Hefner : Register of the nobility in Germany . Regensburg 1860, p. 361, column 2m .
- Egmont and Friedrich von Versen: History of the sex v. Verses and v. Heels . 2 volumes. Berlin 1885 and Stettin 1910.
- Heels, from . In: Herman Hofberg, Frithiof Heurlin, Viktor Millqvist, Olof Rubenson (eds.): Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon . 2nd Edition. tape 1 : A-K . Albert Bonniers Verlag, Stockholm 1906, p. 332-335 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
Web links
- Homepage of those of heels / of verses
- Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on heels. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
- Friherrliga ätten by Fersen nr 63 † and Grevliga ätten by Fersen nr 56 † on adelsvapen.com (= Gustaf Elgenstierna : Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor , Volume II, Stockholm 1936 [1998]; Swedish).
Individual evidence
- ^ Genealogical manual of the count's houses , Volume A 7, Volume 56 of the complete series. CA Starke Verlag, Limburg an der Lahn 1973, p. 174.
- ↑ Mecklenburgisches Urkundenbuch , Volume I., P. 22, No. 236.
- ^ Genealogical manual of the count's houses , Volume A 7, Volume 56 of the complete series. CA Starke Verlag, Limburg an der Lahn 1973, pp. 178–179.
- ↑ Julius Theodor Bagmihl : Pommersches Wappenbuch , Volume 1, Stettin 1843, pp. 8-10 ; Tfl. III.
- ^ A b c Carl Arvid Klingspor : Baltisches Wappenbuch , Stockholm 1882, p. 74 ; Tfl. 32 ; Tfl. 33.
- ^ Preussische Provinzial-Blätter , Volume 20, Königsberg i. Pr. 1838, pp. 547-565.
- ^ Genealogical handbook of baronial houses , Volume FA XV, Volume 96 of the complete series, CA Starke Verlag, Limburg an der Lahn 1989, p. 100.
- ^ Genealogical manual of the baronial houses , Volume FA XV, Volume 96 of the complete series, CA Starke Verlag, Limburg an der Lahn 1989, p. 106.
- ^ Genealogical handbook of baronial houses , Volume FA XV, Volume 96 of the complete series, CA Starke Verlag, Limburg an der Lahn 1989, p. 107.
- ^ Genealogical manual of the baronial houses , Volume FA XV, Volume 96 of the complete series, CA Starke Verlag, Limburg an der Lahn 1989, p. 104.
- ^ Genealogical handbook of baronial houses , Volume FA XV, Volume 96 of the complete series, CA Starke Verlag, Limburg an der Lahn 1989, p. 125.
- ↑ Genealogical Handbook of Baronial Houses , Volume FA XV, Volume 96 of the complete series, CA Starke Verlag, Limburg an der Lahn 1989, p. 126.