Viktor von Carlowitz-Maxen
Viktor Karl von Carlowitz-Maxen (born December 6, 1809 , † September 11, 1856 in Dresden ) was a German heraldist and genealogist .
He came from the old Meissen noble family of the von Carlowitz family , from which the family von Carlowitz- Maxen arose in 1773 . Carlowitz-Maxen was a Saxon captain, chamberlain and legation counselor . He was regarded as an excellent expert on Saxon history and had put together an extensive historical private collection, which after his death became the property of the Saxon Main State Archives in Dresden . In addition, he worked as deputy chairman of the Royal Saxon Antiquities Association (now: Association for Saxon State History eV).
He edited the volume “Souveräne” for the Neue Siebmacher .
Works
- Contribution to a gender description of the von Bernstein family, from the beginning of the 14th to the beginning of the 17th century. Middle of 19th century ( digitized version )
Individual evidence
- ^ Johann Samuelersch / Johann Gottfried Gruber (ed.): General Encyclopedia of Sciences and Arts , Vol. 22, Leipzig 1832, p. 15.
- ^ A b Ernst Gotthelf Gersdorf , Theodor O. Weigel: Leipzig Repertory of German and Foreign Literature . University of Leipzig, Leipzig, 1857.
literature
- Ernst Heinrich Kneschke u. a. (Ed.): New General German Adels Lexicon, Vol. 6 . Olms, Hildesheim 1973, ISBN 3-487-04555-9 (9 vols .; unchanged reprint of the Leipzig 1865 edition).
- Gert Oswald : Lexicon of Heraldry. From apple cross to twin bars . Verlag Battenberg, Regenstauf 2006, ISBN 3-86646-010-4 , p. 86 f.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Carlowitz-Maxen, Viktor von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Carlowitz-Maxen, Viktor Karl von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German genealogist and heraldist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 6, 1809 |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 11, 1856 |
| Place of death | Dresden |