Krosigk (noble family)

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Coat of arms of those of Krosigk

Krosigk is an originally noble Upper Saxon nobility family with the parent company of the same name, Krosigk near Halle (Saale) . The family, whose branches still exist today, later acquired property and prestige in Anhalt and Saxony and produced numerous politicians and high-ranking officers.

history

Krosigk Castle , keep

In 1103 the name Krosigk appears for the first time with Dedo von Krosigk (Teto de Crozuc) in a document from Bishop Walram von Naumburg . He built the Krosigk Castle . The line of tribe begins with Guncelinus de Crozuc , which is mentioned in a document in 1143. The Krosigk are of a tribe and coat of arms with those from the Winckel and the von Köler who died in 1727 . The spelling of the name changed frequently and only became Krosigk in the 18th century.

Konrad von Krosigk was elected Bishop of Halberstadt in 1201 , after Dietrich von Krosigk († 1193) the second Halberstadt bishop of the family. He was a leader in the Fourth Crusade and had a great influence on the decision of the Crusaders to conquer Constantinople , where it came to the fight of Christians against Christians. The basic inventory of the Halberstadt cathedral treasure goes back to his booty . In 1209 he resigned his bishopric and entered the Sittichenbach monastery .

Above all in the 15th and early 16th centuries, the Krosigk acquired large estates, which stretched from the parent company Krosigk in a strip of about 50 km in a north-westerly direction along the Saale via Merbitz, Alsleben, Beesen, Poplitz to Neugattersleben and Staßfurt extended. Much was lost to the family in the 17th and 18th centuries. As early as 1451 the Krosigk sold their ancestral home, the Krosigk Castle, to the von Trotha family , the second important noble family to have lived in the lower Saale since the Middle Ages.

Freckleben Castle was also briefly owned by the family (Eschwin von Krosigk acquired it from the Archbishop of Magdeburg in 1455, but his widow then bequeathed it to the family of her second husband von Dorstädt), as did Gatersleben Castle (1381 from the Bishop of Halberstadt to Hans von Krosigk and his sons pledged in 1436 to his grandsons Hans and Eberhard, but already released in 1456). There were several manors in Staßfurt , one of which is mentioned as the property of Hermann von Krosigk as early as the 14th century. It later fell to the Sandersleben line of the Krosigk and was lost to the family in the turmoil of the Thirty Years' War after the death of Hans Caspar von Krosigk in 1634.

Rathmannsdorf Castle

The former Rathmannsdorf manor , with which the Krosigks were enfeoffed in 1466, is located near Staßfurt . The place was devastated during the Thirty Years War. The Krosigk Castle consists of several interconnected building parts with the so-called New House in the center, which was built in 1722 by Johann Ludwig von Krosigk. Johann Ludwig Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, who later became the Reich Finance Minister, who was born in 1884, grew up here .

The Oberhof Ballenstedt had belonged to the Krosigk since the 15th century; it came to the House of Anhalt-Bernburg in 1825 and was acquired by the Alvensleben from Neugattersleben in 1869 , who own it again today as a result of restitution.

In the town of Sandersleben there were several noble courts that belonged to the von Krosigk, von Vitzenhagen and von Duderstadt families. Christoph von Krosigk founded the Sandersleben Line at the beginning of the 16th century. In the middle of the 18th century, Volrath Lebrecht von Krosigk ceded his estate there to Prince Leopold von Anhalt-Dessau.

Alsleben Castle (Saale) , built in 1689 for Heinrich von Krosigk

The Archbishop of Magdeburg, Günther II von Schwarzburg, pledged the immediate imperial county Alsleben to Karl von Krosigk in 1438 . In 1479 the Krosigk received the county as a fief of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg . Lorenz von Krosigk, the only son of Heinrich von Krosigk († 1487), had inherited the county of Alsleben from his father and bought the Poplitz and Laublingen estates on the opposite right bank of the Saale from Tilo von Knebel in 1522 and the neighboring manor and village of Beesen and added the neighboring villages of Bebitz, Cüstrena (Kustrena), Leau, Lebendorf and Trebitz to the east. He incorporated Poplitz into the county of Alsleben. It remained part of this county until Heinrich von Krosigk sold it to his liege cousin Vollrad von Krosigk († 1626) in 1612 . Vollrad's father Vollrad von Krosigk († 1597) was the only son of Vollrad von Krosigk († 1545), the founder of the Beesen line and the youngest son of Lorenz von Krosigk. Vollrad junior was now the heir to Beesen, Kustrena , Peißen , Bebitz , Könnern-Trebitz , Gröna , Lebendorf , Leau and Poplitz with Laublingen and Pregelmühle. Vollrad's son Vollrad Ludolf von Krosigk (1620–1671) divided the property between his three sons:

Poplitz Castle (around 1860), built in 1671 by Bernhard Friedrich von Krosigk , owned by the family from 1522 to 1945
  • Vollrat Busse (1654-1719) received Beesen Castle (Altbeesen) and half of the Beesen property with fiefs and interest.
  • Bernhard Friedrich (1656–1714) took over Poplitz with Laublingen andegelmühle as well as the Zinkenwerder near Plötzkau with Gröna. He had the current baroque Poplitz Palace built in 1671 on the foundations of the old manor house and is the progenitor of the Poplitz line. He conducted astronomical studies and had observatories set up not only on the roof of the Poplitz Palace, but also in other places.
  • Levin August (1658–1686) received the other half of the Beesen property with fiefs and interest and moved into the Neubeesen house, built in 1596, which resulted in the Neu-Beesen manor next to Alt-Beesen.

The Alsleben Castle was rebuilt in 1689 by Heinrich von Krosigk in the baroque style. Prince Leopold Maximilian von Anhalt-Dessau , who forced the aristocracy of his country to sell to him and also bought goods in the surrounding area, bought the Alsleben lordship from Hans Georg von Krosigk in 1747, who had previously bought most of his cousin from his cousin Eckard Christoph von Krosigk had acquired; However, Hans Georg kept Piesdorf , Gnölbs ( Gnölbzig ), Strentz, Nauendorf (today Strenznaundorf ) and Nelbe , all to the left of the Saale. The feudal cousins ​​and agnates, headed by Anton Friedrich and Ferdinand Anton von Krosigk, raised objections to this sale of the largest family estate, but were dismissed with their complaint by the royal Prussian government in Magdeburg in 1765.

Neu-Beesen Castle in Beesenlaublingen

In 1720 August Wilhelm von Krosigk Neu-Beesen , and in 1737 his cousin Volrath Ludolph von Krosigk Alt-Beesen , had to sell all associated works and localities to King Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia, who established the Royal Domain Beesen from it, which was then leased to the property was awarded. The multi-storey Renaissance building of Alt-Beesen Castle was demolished in the 18th century. The Beesener lines of the Krosigks died out in the middle of the 18th century and 1816 respectively. In 1820 Beesen and the neighboring Laublingen (with the old Sattelhof, which belonged to the Poplitzer Gut) were united to form the municipality of Beesenlaublingen . The church houses the epitaph by Levin August (1658–1686) and four Renaissance tombstones belonging to the family.

Mukrena , acquired by Heinrich von Krosigk in 1477, first came to the County of Alsleben, but when it was sold to Hans Georg von Krosigk, Eckard Christoph von Krosigk retained it. When the last member of the Alsleben line died in 1790, Mukrena fell to Adolph Leopold Friedrich von Krosigk, who sold it. In 1818 Dedo von Krosigk bought it back and united it with the Poplitz family.

The Beesedau manor , located in the immediate vicinity of Beesen, Laublingen and Poplitz, was given in 1664 by Duke August von Sachsen-Weißenfels as a fief to the von Krosigk brothers from the Sanderslebischen line. After the loss of the Sandersleben estate, this line of the von Krosigk family was called the Beesedauer or Reformed line. Ferdinand Anton von Krosigk (1743–1805) in Poplitz, Laublingen etc. bought Beesedau from his cousin Karl Eschwin von Krosigk and added it to his inherited property.

Heinrich Ferdinand von Krosigk (1778–1813) from Poplitz became known as a stubborn opponent of the French occupiers in the Kingdom of Westphalia , which earned him the French nickname "le mauvais Baron" ("the bad baron"); he fell in the Battle of the Nations near Leipzig at the head of a free corps he had formed; his burial mound in Poplitz became a place of pilgrimage. His older brother Dedo von Krosigk , the majorate on Poplitz with Laublingen, Mukrena, Beesedau and at times also on Benkendorf and Delitz, was district administrator and Naumburg cathedral capitular; On October 15, 1840, King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia awarded him the dignity of a hereditary meal of the Duchy of Magdeburg , linked to the property of the Poplitz Majorate and made him a baron. With the last legacy of Anton von Krosigk, the Poplitz line died out in 1919; the property fell to the Krosigk-Tüngeda line. The landlord since 1928, Fritz von Krosigk, was expropriated in 1945.

Hohenerxleben Castle (owned by the family from 1466 to 1945, owned by a Krosigk Foundation since 1997)

Hohenerxleben Castle was acquired by Lorenz von Krosigk in 1522. The castle, built around 1200, is located on a limestone rock and is surrounded on three sides by dry trenches. In the 16th, 18th and 19th centuries it was converted into a castle. In 1543 the property was divided, but then reunited in 1738/44. The castle remained in the family's possession until it was expropriated in 1945. In 1997 the non-profit, Theatrum Herberge Hohenerxleben Foundation founded by Ingrid von Krosigk acquired the castle. It is used as a hotel, restaurant and for events.

Gröna , located on the Saalehang, belonged to Ferdinand Anton von Krosigk , Majorate Lord of Poplitz, and came to his youngest son Anton Emil von Krosigk during the division of the estate , then to his son Anton von Krosigk (1820-1892), who owned the castle there renewed.

The manor Großböhla near Dahlen in northern Saxony came into the Krosigk family through Charlotte Elisabeth von Krosigk, née von Miltitz , and stayed with them for almost 165 years. The Miltitz had owned the estate since 1715 and built the baroque manor house. However, the Krosigks from Poplitz only stayed in Großböhla in summer or on winter hunts, the estate was ordered by tenants or administrators until it was bequeathed to a younger son, Friedrich , at the beginning of the 19th century , who, however, was President of the Merseburg government lived. In 1921 Armgard von Krosigk brought the estate into her marriage to Friedrich von Bültzingslöwen ; they had the manor house renovated by Paul Schultze-Naumburg and owned the estate until 1945.

Eichenbarleben Castle in the Magdeburger Börde was bought by Adolf von Krosigk in 1858 from his wife's uncle, Udo von Alvensleben-Wittenmoor. The Alvensleben had owned it since 1453 and had today's manor house built according to plans by Hermann Korb around 1700 . The 625 hectare estate was expropriated in 1945.

The manor Merbitz was bought in 1594 by Vollrat von Krosigk (1543–1597). It is located in a neighboring village to the old headquarters in Krosigk. Matthias von Krosigk (1616–1697) and his son Anton-Ludolf (1667–1737) expanded the old fortress house. Expropriated in 1945, the manor house was bought back and renovated by the von Krosigk family after 1990.

Ostramondra Castle in Thuringia came to the von Krosigk family at the end of the 19th century. Tüngeda Castle in Thuringia was acquired by Hermann von Krosigk in 1881 and redesigned in the neo-renaissance style. In 1919 the Poplitz manor fell to the Tüngeda branch, the Poplitz Castle remained uninhabited until 1930; The last owner of Poplitz was Fritz von Krosigk from 1928 to 1945, the last owner of the 438-hectare manor Tüngeda until the expropriation in 1945 by Karl-Dedo von Krosigk.

The historical property continued to include property in Most (Czech Republic) and in the 17th century the former Marienthal monastery (Eckartsberga) .

Ranks

Coat of arms graphic by Otto Hupp in the Munich calendar of 1920

coat of arms

Silver three red plowshares , beams as asked and pale as specified. On the helmet two red plowshares growing from a red-silver helmet bulge , with their backs turned against each other. Covers red-silver.

Known family members

See also

literature

Web links

Commons : Krosigk family  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Original in the main state archive in Weimar
  2. ^ Original in the Dresden State Archives
  3. ^ Extracts from the family history of Krosigk: Lorenz
  4. ^ A b Excerpts from the family history of Krosigk: Poplitz
  5. ^ Excerpts from the Krosigk family history: Vollrath
  6. ^ Excerpts from the Krosigk family history: Beesen
  7. ^ Rolf Straubel : Biographical manual of the Prussian administrative and judicial officials 1740–1806 / 15 . In: Historical Commission to Berlin (Ed.): Individual publications . 85. KG Saur Verlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-598-23229-9 , pp. 533 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  8. ^ Website about the von Krosigk family
  9. ↑ The village of Gröna, OT Bernburg (Saale) (PDF)
  10. ^ Genealogical handbook of the nobility. Adelslexikon , Volume VII, Page 37, CA Starke-Verlag, Limburg, 1989.
  11. ↑ Hohenerxleben Castle website
  12. ^ Schloss Eichenbarleben on the website of Wulf-Henrik v. Krosigk
  13. ^ Genealogical handbook of the nobility. Adelslexikon , Volume VII, Page 37, CA Starke-Verlag, Limburg, 1989