House of Alvensleben
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Alvensleben is the name of a Low German aristocratic family, whose oldest known member is Wichard de Alvensleve first mentioned in 1163 as a ministerialis
of the Bishopric of Halberstadt
. The family name comes from Alvensleben Castle (today Bebertal
, district of Börde in central Germany).
s (Erbtruchsessen) of the Bishopric and Principality of Halberstadt from the 12th century and had castles as the family seat from the time of the purchase (before 1282) of the castle of Erxleben and at Kalbe Castle (1324) in the Altmark
.
They were occasionally also castellan
s (Burgherren) of Calvörde Castle in Calvörde
.
es, 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 read and gold, two branches to the right and one to the left, crowned with a silver rose.
Ministerialis
Ministerialis ; a post-classical Latin word, used in English, meaning originally servitor, agent, in a broad range of senses...
of the Bishopric of Halberstadt
Bishopric of Halberstadt
The Bishopric of Halberstadt was a Roman Catholic diocese from 804 until 1648 and an ecclesiastical state of the Holy Roman Empire from the late Middle Ages...
. The family name comes from Alvensleben Castle (today Bebertal
Bebertal
Bebertal is a village and a former municipality in the Börde district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the municipality Hohe Börde....
, district of Börde in central Germany).
History
The agnatic line of the family begins with Gebhard von Alvensleben, mentioned in 1190–1216. The Alvenslebens were hereditary seneschalSeneschal
A seneschal was an officer in the houses of important nobles in the Middle Ages. In the French administrative system of the Middle Ages, the sénéchal was also a royal officer in charge of justice and control of the administration in southern provinces, equivalent to the northern French bailli...
s (Erbtruchsessen) of the Bishopric and Principality of Halberstadt from the 12th century and had castles as the family seat from the time of the purchase (before 1282) of the castle of Erxleben and at Kalbe Castle (1324) in the Altmark
Altmark
The Altmark is a historic region in Germany, comprising the northern third of Saxony-Anhalt. As the initial territory of the Brandenburg margraves, it is sometimes referred to as the "Cradle of Prussia", as by Otto von Bismarck, a native from Schönhausen near Stendal.- Geography :The Altmark is...
.
They were occasionally also castellan
Castellan
A castellan was the governor or captain of a castle. The word stems from the Latin Castellanus, derived from castellum "castle". Also known as a constable.-Duties:...
s (Burgherren) of Calvörde Castle in Calvörde
Calvörde
Calvörde is a municipality in the Börde district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approx. 15 km northwest from Haldensleben between the Ohre river and the Midland Canal...
.
Coat of arms
The family coat of arms shows in gold two red fessFess
In heraldry, a fess or fesse is a charge on a coat of arms that takes the form of a band running horizontally across the centre of the shield. Writers disagree in how much of the shield's surface is to be covered by a fess or other ordinary, ranging from one-fifth to one-third...
es, 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 read and gold, two branches to the right and one to the left, crowned with a silver rose.
Personalities
- 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 († 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
- Christian of Alvensleben (* 1941), German photographer
- Constantine of Alvensleben (1809–1892), Prussian general
- Edward of Alvensleben (1787–1876), Landrat
- Frederica of Alvensleben, née 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 († 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
- 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 of Alvensleben, architect
- Kuno of Alvensleben (1588–1638), Canon of Magdeburg
- Ludolf of AlvenslebenLudolf von Alvensleben (Major General)Ludolf Arthur Herman von Alvensleben was a Prussian major general from the German noble family von Alvensleben who was born in Potsdam and died in Halle an der Saale...
(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
- 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 (* 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-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 concillor and court marshal (Oberhofmarschall)
- Werner VIII of Alvensleben (1802–1877), Prussian general
- Werner, Count of Alvensleben-Neugattersleben (1840–1929), landowner and businessman
- Werner von AlvenslebenWerner von AlvenslebenWerner von Alvensleben was a German businessman and politician.He was the second son of Werner Graf von Alvensleben-Neugattersleben and Anna von Veltheim...
(1875–1947), merchant and politician - Wichard von AlvenslebenWichard von AlvenslebenWichard von Alvensleben was a German agriculturist, Wehrmacht Officer, and Knight of the Order of Saint John. Alvensleben was the commander of Wehrmacht troops stationed in April 1945 at Bozen, whence he led his troops to liberate the prisoners being held by the SS at Tyrol.-Early Life:Alvensleben...
(1902–1982), farmer and forester, officer - Wichard von Alvensleben (Go-Spieler) (* 1937), lawyer, Go player
Sources
- 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.
- Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Vol. 53, 1972, Adelslexikon