Constable (noble family)
Wachtmeister is the name of a Swedish noble family with origins on the island of Dagö ( Estonia ), who immigrated to Sweden in the 16th century .
When the Teutonic Order dissolved in Estonia, the non-aristocratic families lost their property.
Famous family members
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Hans Wachtmeister af Johannishus, statue in Karlskrona .
- Hans Wachtmeister († 1590), Swedish officer and progenitor of all branches of the Swedish family. He acquired the nobility name in German military service. He cameto Swedenfrom Livonia in 1569 , enteredSwedish serviceas a cavalry officer and was ennobled simultaneously with a number of German knights in 1578. He eventually became a colonel in Estonia in 1581.
- Hans Wachtmeister zu Björkö (1609–1652), baron, grandson of the aforementioned Hans, major general and councilor
- Hans Wachtmeister zu Johannishus (1641–1714), Count, son of the aforementioned, admiral and Reichsrat. In 1684 he acquired Johannishus Castle, whichbelongs tohis descendants from the line of Count Wachtmeister af Johannishus to this day.
- Axel Wachtmeister zu Mälsåker (1643–1699), count, brother of the aforementioned, field marshal and royal councilor
- Bleckert Wachtmeister (1644–1701), brother of the aforementioned, major general
- Karl Hans Wachtmeister (1682–1731), count, son of Bleckert Wachtmeister, admiral and Reichsrat
- Karl Hans Wachtmeister (1689–1736), Count, son of Hans Wachtmeister zu Johannishus, Admiral
- Gustav Wachtmeister (1757–1826), count, Swedish general
- Hans Gabriel Trolle-Wachtmeister (1782–1871), son of Count Carl Axel Trolle-Wachtmeister (1754–1810) and Hilla Birgitta Trolle , hence since 1810 with the name Trolle-Wachtmeister . This line is still based at Trolle-Ljungby Castle in Kristianstad and Trolleberg Castle in Staffanstorp .
- Constance Wachtmeister (1838–1910), theosophist
Own
Johannishus Castle (owned since 1684)
Knutstorp Castle (since 1771)
Vanås Castle (since 1801)
Tistad Castle near Nyköping (since 1812)
literature
- Constable . In: Theodor Westrin, Ruben Gustafsson Berg, Eugen Fahlstedt (eds.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 2nd Edition. tape 31 : Ural vertex . Nordisk familjeboks förlag, Stockholm 1921, Sp. 221-235 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
- Constable . In: Herman Hofberg, Frithiof Heurlin, Viktor Millqvist, Olof Rubenson (eds.): Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon . 2nd Edition. tape 2 : L – Z, including supplement . Albert Bonniers Verlag, Stockholm 1906, p. 665-670 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
- Otto Magnus von Stackelberg (edit.): Genealogical manual of the Estonian knighthood , Volume 2, Görlitz [1931], 265–269
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Genealogical handbook of the nobility , Limburg / Lahn
- Adelslexikon , Volume XV, Volume 134 of the complete series, 2004, pp. 333-335
- Genealogical handbook of baronial houses , B 7, volume 68 of the complete series, 1978, pp. 457-461
Web links
- Sergeant af Björkö nr 31 ; Wachtmeister af Johannishus nr 25 and Wachtmeister af Mälsåker nr 39 on adelsvapen.com (= Gustaf Elgenstierna : Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor , Stockholm 1925–1936; Swedish).