Wolff von Todenwarth
The noble family Wolff von Todenwarth is an old hennebergisch-Franconian-Hessian noble family whose ancestral seat is the old toll castle Todenwarth near Schmalkalden .
history
The origin of the "Wölffe von Todenwarth" is controversial. While the historian Carl Knetsch assumes bourgeois origin, this contradicts the texts of the nobility letters of 1623. Here, “the noble descent and the noble coat of arms that has been used for more than 300 years” is confirmed. Enfeoffments from the family have been recorded in the county of Henneberg since the early 15th century. Hans Wolff, who was enfeoffed with a farm in Niederschmalkalden in 1427 and with the dwelling "zu der Wart" in 1444, is considered to be the established progenitor. In 1452 his son Hans was enfeoffed by Count Wilhelm von Henneberg and his brothers Johann and Berthold with bower and dwelling "Dothertwart". The "Todenwarth" border control point is located on a sandstone spur above the Werra near Niederschmalkalden and was family-owned until 1919 without interruption.
Members of the family held important administrative positions for centuries, mainly in southern Thuringia, Franconia and Hesse.
Personalities
- Antonius (Thönges) Wolff zur Todenwarth (approx. 1480–1535). In 1510 he married Anna Eisenbergerin (1487 – approx. 1550), daughter of Henne Eisenberger (1457–152…) and his wife Elisabeth von Langsdorf and was a Hessian bailiff at the Stein Feste (1514–1518) and from 1519 at the Rüsselsheim fortress . He was dismissed for taking office in 1526 after the Peasants' War . He was with Landgrave Philipp von Hessen at the Worms Reichstag in 1521 .
- Son Eberhard Wolff zur Todenwarth (1515–1585), Henneberg chancellery secretary, since 1550 district judge, councilor and bailiff in Schleusingen . Through his daughter Margaretha (1564–1639) he is the 8th generation ancestor of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe .
- Son Sebastian Wolff zur Todenwarth (1548–1616) was a lawyer and procurator at the Imperial Court of Justice .
- Son Leonhard Wolff zur Todenwarth (1549–1606) was a lawyer and procurator at the Imperial Court of Justice. His sons Johann Jakob, Antony and Marsilio were on March 10, 1623 by the Emperor Ferdinand II. In the kingdom knighthood raised.
- Johann Jakob Wolff von Todenwarth (1585–1657), from 1612 for 30 years as a syndic in the service of the imperial city of Regensburg and from 1644 member of the inner council of the city. Since 1628 Imperial Councilor and active for Regensburg at the imperial court in Vienna, from 1628 also as envoy of Landgrave Georg II of Hesse-Darmstadt . From 1646 also envoy of the imperial city of Regensburg during the negotiations for the Peace of Westphalia in Münster and Osnabrück. Buried in the (former) Petersfriedhof (Regensburg) in the grave of his second wife Barbara (196–1652), whose epitaph is preserved in the Minorite Church (Stadtmuseum Regensburg).
- Christian Marsilius Wolff von Todenwarth (1595–1641), imperial colonel , 1632 Hessian bailiff of the Eppstein rule, 1637 senior bailiff of the Lower Countship and colonel of Rheinfels
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Anton Wolff von Todenwarth (1592–1641), 1624 Privy Councilor of Landgrave Ludwig V and under Landgrave Georg II until 1639 Chancellor of Hesse-Darmstadt. In 1637 Emperor Ferdinand III raised him . in the hereditary imperial baron class . (Gravestone at the city church Darmstadt ).
- Son Eberhard Freiherr Wolff von und zu Todenwarth (1614–1663), Imperial Councilor of the Reichshof , married in 1636 in the Uradel Schenck zu Schweinsberg . Died in Regensburg, buried on July 16, 1663 in the churchyard of the Dreieinigkeitskirche , today a cemetery for envoys . Tombstone preserved; Known inscription.
- Son Ortholph Wolff zur Todenwarth (1558–1627) ran a steel mill in Schmalkalden.
Further:
- Christine Wolff von und zu Todenwarth (1837–1894), wife of Karl Hassenpflug , sculptor and professor at the Kassel Art Academy
- Paul Freiherr Wolff von Todenwarth (1876–1965), German cavalry officer and secret agent in the First World War
- Gaston Wolff von und zu Todenwarth (1891–1914), expressionist painter (known with Emil Nolde ) and war volunteer.
Descendants
The descendants of the family include the Kassel entrepreneur Georg Alexander Karl Henschel and the legal scholar Rudolf von Jhering .
coat of arms
The family had the jumping black, gray or brown wolf in gold as an old family coat of arms . The coat of arms of the baron diploma for Antonius Wolff from 1637 shows a quartered shield, in 1 and 4 the family coat of arms, in 2 and 3 in blue two silver stakes , on the helmet two gold tournament helmets , the first crowned, with a blue-silver cover, with one silver between two blue ostrich feathers, the other helmet with the growing wolf and black and gold blanket.
today
There are numerous descendants of the family, but only two people bear the name.
The headquarters in Todenwarth was founded in 1997 by Dr. Jochen Halbig, a descendant, acquired as a ruin and has been restored since then (Thuringian Monument Prize 2008). The “Freundeskreis Todenwarth eV”, founded in December 2005, promotes the renovation of the former border control point and the processing of the family history. The "Todenwarth" is a place for cultural events and is open annually for the Open Monument Day .
The " Wolff Verlag R. Eberhardt " traces its name back to the Wolff von Todenwarth family.
literature
- Edmund Kelter : A Jena student around 1630 (Eberhard von Todenwarth). An anniversary gift for the university celebration. With 27 illustrations. Eugen Diederichs, Jena 1908.
- Herman Knodt: The Hessian Chancellor Dr. Anthon Wolff von Todenwarth, his time and family. Darmstadt 1965/66.
Web links
- Eckhart G. Franz : Wolff von Todenwarth family archive (= Repertories Hessisches Staatsarchiv Darmstadt ) holdings O 4 (PDF; 135 KB). In: Archive Information System Hessen (Arcinsys Hessen), as of August 2006, accessed on September 20, 2016.
- Eckhart G. Franz: Documents of the Wolff family. Todenwarth (= Repertories Hessisches Staatsarchiv Darmstadt ) holdings B 22 (PDF; 129 KB). In: Archive Information System Hessen (Arcinsys Hessen), as of August 2006, accessed on September 20, 2016.
- Website of the headquarters in Todenwarth and the circle of friends
- Website of the Wolff Verlag R. Eberhardt
Individual evidence
- ↑ Abraham Ortelius : Grafschaft Henneberg 1594
- ↑ See certificates under web links
- ↑ Hartmut Bock: Overview: The Eisenberger Chronicle . From: Hartmut Bock: Die Chronik Eisenberger - Edition and commentary: Illustrated history of a civil servant family of the German Renaissance - ascent into the Wetterau Niederadel and the Frankfurt patriciate (= writings of the Historisches Museum Frankfurt am Main, Volume 22) Historisches Museum, Frankfurt am Main, 2001, ISBN 3-89282-040-6 .
- ^ Wolfgang Trogus: New list of ancestors from Johann Wolfgang v. Goethe. With the multiple ancestors, up to the dynasty in the 8th century - draft - . Goethe Genealogy, as of January 26, 2009, p. 15 (pdf; 2.6 MB).
- ↑ a b Bettina Ulrike Schwick: This stone should be a witness for posterity , Regensburger Studien und Quellen zur Kulturgeschichte, Vol. 20, Universitätsverlag Regensburg 2012, pp. 130-133. ISBN 978-3-86845-077-4
- ↑ Portrait of Johann Jacob Wolff von Todenwarth… Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe : Internet portal “Westphalian History”, accessed on October 15, 2016 .
- ↑ Klaus-Peter Rueß: Burials and grave monuments on the "Kirch-Hoff zur Heyligen Dreyfaltigkeit" at the Dreieinigkeitskirche in Regensburg. Edition of the burials in the handwritten burial directory 1641–1787 for the sentry cemetery in Regensburg. State Library Regensburg, Regensburg 2015, pp. 72–169.
- ^ Albrecht Klose, Klaus-Peter Rueß: The grave inscriptions on the ambassador's cemetery in Regensburg (= Regensburger Studien , 22). Regensburg City Archives, Regensburg 2015, ISBN 978-3-943222-13-5 , p. 54.
- ↑ Biography of Paul Freiherr Wolff von Todenwarth. Retrieved October 18, 2016 .