The House of Ahlefeldt is an ancient German and Danishnoble family. It has similar coat of arms with the von Rumohr family, which indicates that they have descended from one House.[1]
According to legend, the family descended from "Hunold" Hunoldus comes de Schwabeck, whose great-grandson Konrad (Conradus baron de Alhefeld) 1152 participated in the murder of Herman II, Count of Winzenburg, and then, in 1153, he went to serve King Sven III. In 1154 Konrad was overthrown, and he and his family had to flee from Denmark. However, written of records and evidence of these events are unavailable.
Originsedit
Variant CoA of the Ahlefeldt family
The family originated from Westensee near Kiel, Germany. The earliest known ancestor is one Benedict von Ahlefeldt, (d c 1340), whose son and grandsons served King Waldemar of Denmark and received significant pawn fiefs and properties in Denmark.
In Duchy of Schleswig the family inherited estates Søgård, Nør, Königsförde-Lindau, Sakstorp and Gelting. In Holstein, Bossee, Lehmkulen, Wittmold, Deutsch-Nienhof, Emkendorf, Kl. Nordsee, Haseldorf and Fresenburg. Godske von Ahlefeldt (d. 1541) was the last CatholicBishop of Schleswig.[2]
His kinsman, High royal councillor Burchard von Ahlefeldt received in 1672 letters patent as Danish count and the position of Lensgrave. He inherited the county of Langeland which was later inherited by his cousins, Imperial Counts von Ahlefeldt.
One of his grandsons, Count Christian von Ahlefeldt inherited the county of Laurvig in Norway, one of the two official counties ever in that country (the other was Jarlsberg, which belonged to the House of Wedel). In 1785 he received the royal licence to himself and his descendants to bear the name Ahlefeldt-Laurvig and later Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille.
Holdingsedit
The Ahlefeldt family accumulated large holdings of land on the territories of today's Germany and Denmark:
^Henning von Rumohr: Ahlefeld und Rumohr. In: Dat se blive ewich tosamende ungedelt. Neumünster 1960
^Olaus Heinrich Moller: Historische, diplomatische und genealogische Nachrichten von dem adeligen Geschlecht der von Ahlefeldt, Serringhausen 1771
^"Verwaltung der Grafschaft Rixingen, deren Verkauf an den Prinzen von Guise (1720), die Restkaufgeldforderung des Grafen von Ahlefeld sowie die daraus erwachsenen Rechtsstreitigkeiten. Meist Korrespondenzen der Bedienten der Rheingrafen von Dhaun, von Nassau-Ottweiler und Kirchberg-Sayn-Hachenburg: Band 5 - Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek".
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Ahlefeldt noble family news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message The House of Ahlefeldt is an ancient German and Danish noble family It has similar coat of arms with the von Rumohr family which indicates that they have descended from one House 1 House of AhlefeldtNoble houseAhlefeldt family coat of arms CountryKingdom of DenmarkGermanyPlace of originHolsteinFounded1321 703 years ago 1321 FounderBenedict von AhlefeldCurrent headFirst line Eskilsmark Oscar Dolores Count Ahlefeldt Second line Langeland Christian Benedict Count Ahlefeldt LaurvigHistoric seatTranekaer ManorTitlesLensgreve Count Baron ComtesseConnected familiesAhlefeldt Laurvig Ahlefeldt Laurvigen Ahlefeldt Laurvig Bille Ahlefeldt Laurvig Lehn Danish Royal FamilyEstate s Tranekaer Manor Egeskov Castle Frederiksdal House Hvidkilde Estate Eriksholm Castle County of Langeland County of Laurvig Contents 1 Legend 2 Origins 3 Imperial Counts of Rixingen 4 Denmark line 5 Holdings 6 Gallery 7 ReferencesLegend editAccording to legend the family descended from Hunold Hunoldus comes de Schwabeck whose great grandson Konrad Conradus baron de Alhefeld 1152 participated in the murder of Herman II Count of Winzenburg and then in 1153 he went to serve King Sven III In 1154 Konrad was overthrown and he and his family had to flee from Denmark However written of records and evidence of these events are unavailable Origins edit nbsp Variant CoA of the Ahlefeldt family The family originated from Westensee near Kiel Germany The earliest known ancestor is one Benedict von Ahlefeldt d c 1340 whose son and grandsons served King Waldemar of Denmark and received significant pawn fiefs and properties in Denmark In Duchy of Schleswig the family inherited estates Sogard Nor Konigsforde Lindau Sakstorp and Gelting In Holstein Bossee Lehmkulen Wittmold Deutsch Nienhof Emkendorf Kl Nordsee Haseldorf and Fresenburg Godske von Ahlefeldt d 1541 was the last Catholic Bishop of Schleswig 2 Imperial Counts of Rixingen editFriedrich von Ahlefeldt 1623 1686 was raised ad personam in 1665 to Heiliger Romischer Reichsgraf Count of the Holy Roman Empire in immediate vassalage to the Holy Roman Emperor But in 1669 he bought the County of Rixingen later passed to the Dukes of Richelieu in 1751 thus becoming the real sovereign count Friedrich s daughter Countess Christiane von Ahlefeldt Rixingen 1659 1695 from his first marriage to Countess Magarethe Dorothea zu Rantzau 1642 1665 married Frederick Louis Count of Nassau Ottweiler His two daughters from his second marriage to Countess Marie Elisabeth zu Leiningen Dagsburg Hartenburg 1648 1724 Countess Charlotte Sibylla 1672 1726 married Count Georg Ludwig zu Solms Rodelheim 1664 1715 and Countess Sophie Amalie von Ahlefeldt Rixingen married Prince Frederick William of Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg His two sons followed him as Governors in Schleswig and Holstein The son from his first marriage Count Friedrich von Ahlefedt 1662 1708 married Christiane Charlotte Gyldenlove in 1687 an illegitimate daughter of King Christian V of Denmark and Sophie Amalie Moth Countess of Samsoe His son from his second marriage Count Carl von Ahlefeldt inherited the dominions of Rixingen and Morsberg in 1686 which he later passed on to his brother in law Count Friedrich Ludwig von Nassau Ottweiler After the death of his older half brother in 1708 Carl inherited the county of Langeland with Tranekaer Castle 3 Denmark line editHis kinsman High royal councillor Burchard von Ahlefeldt received in 1672 letters patent as Danish count and the position of Lensgrave He inherited the county of Langeland which was later inherited by his cousins Imperial Counts von Ahlefeldt One of his grandsons Count Christian von Ahlefeldt inherited the county of Laurvig in Norway one of the two official counties ever in that country the other was Jarlsberg which belonged to the House of Wedel In 1785 he received the royal licence to himself and his descendants to bear the name Ahlefeldt Laurvig and later Ahlefeldt Laurvig Bille Holdings editThe Ahlefeldt family accumulated large holdings of land on the territories of today s Germany and Denmark Olpenitz at Kappeln Saxtorf at Schwansen Konigsforde Lindau at the Eider Canal the County of Langeland with Tranekaer Castle Barony of Lehn Egeskov Castle Tranekaer Castle Eriksholm Castle Fjaellebro Hjortholm Mollerup Skovsbo and Ulstrup Castle Gallery edit nbsp Detlev von Ahlefeldt 1480 1572 nbsp Benedikt von Ahlefeldt 1492 1513 nbsp Hans von Ahlefeldt 1620 1694 nbsp Burchard von Ahlefeldt 1634 1695 References edit Henning von Rumohr Ahlefeld und Rumohr In Dat se blive ewich tosamende ungedelt Neumunster 1960 Olaus Heinrich Moller Historische diplomatische und genealogische Nachrichten von dem adeligen Geschlecht der von Ahlefeldt Serringhausen 1771 Verwaltung der Grafschaft Rixingen deren Verkauf an den Prinzen von Guise 1720 die Restkaufgeldforderung des Grafen von Ahlefeld sowie die daraus erwachsenen Rechtsstreitigkeiten Meist Korrespondenzen der Bedienten der Rheingrafen von Dhaun von Nassau Ottweiler und Kirchberg Sayn Hachenburg Band 5 Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ahlefeldt Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ahlefeldt noble family amp oldid 1190042679, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
