The House of Alvensleben[1] is an ancient, Low German (niederdeutsch) noble family from the Altmark region, whose earliest known member, Wichard de Alvensleve, is first mentioned in 1163 as a ministerialis of the Bishopric of Halberstadt. The family name derives from Alvensleben Castle (today Bebertal, district of Börde in Saxony-Anhalt). They are one of the oldest extant German aristocratic families.
The family line begins with Gebhard von Alvensleben, probably Wichard's son, mentioned between 1190 and 1216. The Alvenslebens were hereditary seneschals (Erbtruchsessen) of the Bishopric and Principality of Halberstadt from the 12th century. In the beginning, they served as Burgmannen in the bishop's castle of Alvensleben. Around 1270 they acquired their own family estate, Erxleben Castle, and, around 1324, Kalbe Castle.
Friedrich von Alvensleben (c 1265-1313) was master of the Knights Templar in their German and Slavic districts. His elder brothers founded two branches, the white and the black Alvenslebens, whereas the red branch died out in 1553.
The family generated two catholic bishops of Havelberg in the 15th and 16th centuries, but then became Lutheran Protestants. Joachim I. von Alvensleben (1514-1588) promoted the reformation in the Altmark region. The family provided many heads of government in this province, as well as a number of ministers, generals and diplomats in different Northern German states. Several lines of the family were made Prussian counts, beginning in 1798,[2] and the family received a hereditary seat in the Prussian House of Lords. Most of their properties were expropriated in 1945 in communist East Germany. Their main family estates were:
The family coat of arms shows in gold two red fesses, the upper one emblazoned with two, the lower one with one silver roses. On the helmet with its red and gold mantling there is an upright, gnarled branch in red and gold, two branches to the right and one to the left, crowned with a silver rose.
Personalitiesedit
Achaz Henry of Alvensleben (1716–1777), Prussian general
Albert, Count of Alvensleben (1794–1858), Prussian minister of finance
Albert, Count of Alvensleben-Schönborn (1848–1928), member of the Prussian House of Lords
Alkmar II of Alvensleben (1841–1898), lieutenant general and commandant of Breslau
Alkmar of Alvensleben (1874–1946), German doctor
Andrew of Alvensleben (died 1565), castellan
Anna Maria of Alvensleben (1659–1724), eldest daughter of Gebhard Christopher of Alvensleben at Erxleben I
Armgard of Alvensleben (1893–1970), abbess of Heiligengrabe Abbey and managing director of the German Evangelical Railway Mission
Wichard von Alvensleben (Go player) (1937–2016), lawyer, Go player, Chess player
Sourcesedit
Siegmund Wilhelm Wohlbrück: Geschichtliche Nachrichten von dem Geschlecht von Alvensleben und dessen Gütern. 3 Bände, Berlin 1819–1829. Band I, Band II, Band III
George Adalbert von Mülverstedt: Codex Diplomaticus Alvenslebianus. Urkundensammlung des Geschlechts von Alvensleben. 4 Bände, Magdeburg 1879, 1882, 1885, 1900.
Hellmut Kretzschmar: Geschichtliche Nachrichten von dem Geschlecht von Alvensleben seit 1800. Burg 1930
Udo von Alvensleben-Wittenmoor: Alvenslebensche Burgen und Landsitze. Dortmund 1960.
^Williams, Gerhild Scholz. Ways of Knowing in Early Modern Germany. Oxford: Routledge, 2017. p. 44.
^„Alvensleben, Johann August Ernst Graf von“ from Ferdinand Spehr in: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, herausgegeben von der Historischen Kommission bei der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Band 1 (1875), pp. 377–378.
External linksedit
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Internet page of the House of Alvensleben
House of Alvensleben in the Wildenfels castle archive
January 01, 1970
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The House of Alvensleben 1 is an ancient Low German niederdeutsch noble family from the Altmark region whose earliest known member Wichard de Alvensleve is first mentioned in 1163 as a ministerialis of the Bishopric of Halberstadt The family name derives from Alvensleben Castle today Bebertal district of Borde in Saxony Anhalt They are one of the oldest extant German aristocratic families Coat of arms of Alvensleben Contents 1 History 2 Coat of arms 3 Personalities 4 Sources 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory edit nbsp Alvensleben Castle The family line begins with Gebhard von Alvensleben probably Wichard s son mentioned between 1190 and 1216 The Alvenslebens were hereditary seneschals Erbtruchsessen of the Bishopric and Principality of Halberstadt from the 12th century In the beginning they served as Burgmannen in the bishop s castle of Alvensleben Around 1270 they acquired their own family estate Erxleben Castle and around 1324 Kalbe Castle Friedrich von Alvensleben c 1265 1313 was master of the Knights Templar in their German and Slavic districts His elder brothers founded two branches the white and the black Alvenslebens whereas the red branch died out in 1553 The family acquired many further estates some located in the Archbishopric of Magdeburg the Margraviate of Brandenburg and the Duchy of Brunswick Gebhard XIV von Alvensleben mentioned 1393 1425 was part of the noblemen s opposition against Frederick I Elector of Brandenburg the first Hohenzollern to rule Brandenburg but was later subdued by him The family generated two catholic bishops of Havelberg in the 15th and 16th centuries but then became Lutheran Protestants Joachim I von Alvensleben 1514 1588 promoted the reformation in the Altmark region The family provided many heads of government in this province as well as a number of ministers generals and diplomats in different Northern German states Several lines of the family were made Prussian counts beginning in 1798 2 and the family received a hereditary seat in the Prussian House of Lords Most of their properties were expropriated in 1945 in communist East Germany Their main family estates were nbsp Erxleben Castle nbsp Gardelegen Castle nbsp Neugattersleben Castle nbsp Hundisburg Castle near Haldensleben Coat of arms editThe family coat of arms shows in gold two red fesses the upper one emblazoned with two the lower one with one silver roses On the helmet with its red and gold mantling there is an upright gnarled branch in red and gold two branches to the right and one to the left crowned with a silver rose Personalities editAchaz Henry of Alvensleben 1716 1777 Prussian general Albert Count of Alvensleben 1794 1858 Prussian minister of finance Albert Count of Alvensleben Schonborn 1848 1928 member of the Prussian House of Lords Alkmar II of Alvensleben 1841 1898 lieutenant general and commandant of Breslau Alkmar of Alvensleben 1874 1946 German doctor Andrew of Alvensleben died 1565 castellan Anna Maria of Alvensleben 1659 1724 eldest daughter of Gebhard Christopher of Alvensleben at Erxleben I Armgard of Alvensleben 1893 1970 abbess of Heiligengrabe Abbey and managing director of the German Evangelical Railway Mission Berthold I of Alvensleben Bishop of Hildesheim Busso of Alvensleben Christian of Alvensleben born 1941 German photographer Constantine of Alvensleben 1809 1892 Prussian general Edward of Alvensleben 1787 1876 Landrat Frederica of Alvensleben nee von Klinglin 1749 1799 actress Frederick of Alvensleben urk 1301 1308 last Master of the Order of the Templers in Alemannia and Slavonia Frederick Joachim of Alvensleben 1833 1912 Landrat Frederick John Count of Alvensleben 1836 1913 ambassador Ferdinand Count of Alvensleben 1803 1889 landowner and member of the Prussian House of Lords Gebhard XIV of Alvensleben erw 1393 1425 castellan at Gardelegen and governor Landeshauptmann Gebhard XVII of Alvensleben died 1541 governor Landeshauptmann Gebhard XXIII of Alvensleben 1584 1627 Governor Landeshauptmann Beeskow uns Storkow Gebhard XXV of Alvensleben 1618 1681 statesman and historian Gebhard John I of Alvensleben 1576 1631 lord of the manor and builder of an observatory Gebhard Charles Ludolf of Alvensleben 1798 1867 Prussian general Gebhard John Achaz of Alvensleben 1764 1840 landowner Gebhard Nicholas of Alvensleben 1824 1909 senior master forester Gustav of Alvensleben 1803 1881 Prussian general Gustav Hermann of Alvensleben 1827 1905 Prussian general Gustav Constantine of Alvensleben 1879 1965 businessman in Vancouver Canada Hans Bodo Count of Alvensleben Neugattersleben 1882 1961 landowner and President of the German Gentleman s Club Hermann of Alvensleben 1809 1887 Prussian general Joachim I of Alvensleben 1514 1588 scholar and reformer John Ernest Count of Alvensleben 1758 1827 cathedral dean and Brunswick minister John Frederick II of Alvensleben 1657 1728 Hanoverian minister builder of Hundisburg Castle John Frederick Charles of Alvensleben 1714 1795 British Hanoverian minister John Frederick Charles II of Alvensleben 1778 1831 Prussian general John Louis Gebhard of Alvensleben 1816 1895 lord of the manor and musician Charles Augustus I of Alvensleben 1661 1697 privy councillor in Hanover and Canon of Magdeburg Kathleen King von Alvensleben architect Kuno of Alvensleben 1588 1638 Canon of Magdeburg Ludolf of Alvensleben 1844 1912 Prussian major general and lord of the manor Ludolf X of Alvensleben 1511 1596 statesman Ludolf Augustus Frederick of Alvensleben 1743 1822 royal Prussian major general commandant of Glaz Fortress and Inspector of the Silesian Army Ludolf Hermann of Alvensleben 1901 1970 Nazi Reichstag MP and lieutenant general in the Waffen SS Ludolf Udo of Alvensleben 1852 1923 county deputy and Prussian politician Ludwig von Alvensleben 1800 1868 author Louis Charles Alexander of Alvensleben 1778 1842 Prussian officer and literary figure in Theodor Fontane s novel Schach von Wuthenow Louis of Alvensleben 1805 1869 landowner and member of the Prussian House of Lords Louis of Alvensleben playwright 1800 1868 German playwright Margarethe of Alvensleben 1840 1899 abbess of Heiligengrabe Abbey Oscar of Alvensleben 1831 1903 German landscape artist Phillip Charles Count of Alvensleben 1745 1802 Prussian state and cabinet minister Professor Reimar von Alvensleben born 1940 agrarian economist Rudolf Anthony of Alvensleben 1688 1737 Hanoverian minister Udo Gebhard Ferdinand of Alvensleben 1814 1879 landowner and member of the Prussian House of Lords Udo III of Alvensleben 1823 1910 landowner and author Udo von Alvensleben from Wittenmoor 1897 1962 German art historian Sophia of Alvensleben 1516 1590 abbess of Althaldensleben Abbey Valentine of Alvensleben 1529 1594 castellan at Gardelegen and Erxleben Werner II of Alvensleben erw 1428 1472 castellan at Gardelegen Electoral Brandenburg councillor and court marshal Oberhofmarschall Werner VIII of Alvensleben 1802 1877 Prussian general Werner Count of Alvensleben Neugattersleben 1840 1929 landowner and businessman Werner von Alvensleben 1875 1947 merchant and politician Wichard von Alvensleben 1902 1982 farmer and forester officer Wichard von Alvensleben Go player 1937 2016 lawyer Go player Chess playerSources editSiegmund Wilhelm Wohlbruck Geschichtliche Nachrichten von dem Geschlecht von Alvensleben und dessen Gutern 3 Bande Berlin 1819 1829 Band I Band II Band III George Adalbert von Mulverstedt Codex Diplomaticus Alvenslebianus Urkundensammlung des Geschlechts von Alvensleben 4 Bande Magdeburg 1879 1882 1885 1900 Hellmut Kretzschmar Geschichtliche Nachrichten von dem Geschlecht von Alvensleben seit 1800 Burg 1930 Udo von Alvensleben Wittenmoor Alvenslebensche Burgen und Landsitze Dortmund 1960 Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels Vol 53 1972 AdelslexikonSee also editList of German nobilityReferences edit Williams Gerhild Scholz Ways of Knowing in Early Modern Germany Oxford Routledge 2017 p 44 Alvensleben Johann August Ernst Graf von from Ferdinand Spehr in Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie herausgegeben von der Historischen Kommission bei der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften Band 1 1875 pp 377 378 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alvensleben Internet page of the House of Alvensleben House of Alvensleben in the Wildenfels castle archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title House of Alvensleben amp oldid 1183886654, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
