Counts of Castell
The House of Castell is a German noble family of mediatised counts of the old Holy Roman Empire.[1] In 1901, the heads of the two family branches, Castell-Castell and Castell-Rüdenhausen, were each granted the hereditary title of Prince by Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria.[1]
History
The family appears in 1057 with Robbrath de Castello. The County of
Counts of Castell (1200–1254)
- Rupert I (1200–23)
- Louis (1223–30) with...
- Rupert II (1223–35)
- Albert II (Count of Castell (Younger)) (1235–54) with...
- Frederick II (1235–51) and...
- Henry I (1235–54) and...
- Frederick III (1251–4)
Partitioned between Elder and Younger lines
Counts of the Elder Line of Castell (1254–1347)
- Henry II (1254–307)
- Rupert II (1307–34)
- Henry III (1334–47)
Line extinct and inherited by the Younger line, which renamed itself to Castell
Counts of the Younger Line of Castell (1254–1347)
- Albert II (Count of Castell) (1254–8)
- Herman II (1258–85)
- Frederick IV (Count of Castell) (1285–1347)
Line inherited the Elder branch and was renamed to Castell
Counts of Castell (1347–1597)
- Frederick IV, Count of Castell, from the Younger line (1347–49)
- Herman IV (1349–63) with...
- Frederick VII 1349–76) and...
- John I (1363–84) and...
- William I (1363–99)
- Leonard (1399–426)
- William II (1426–79)
- Frederick IX (1479–98)
- George I (1498–528) with...
- John III (1498–500) and...
- Wolfgang I (1498–546)
- Conrad II (1546–77) with...
- Frederick XI (1546–52) and...
- Henry IV (1546–95) and...
- George II (1546–97)
Partitioned into Castell-Remlingen and Castell-Rüdenhausen
Counts of Castell (1709–1772)
- Louis Frederick (1709–72) with...
- Christian Adolph Frederick (Count of Castell-Remlingen) (1743–62)
Inherited by Count Christian Frederick Charles of Castell-Castell
After 1806
The family was mediatized in 1806 and 1815, however without the loss of its equal-to-royal rank, and the two states were incorporated into Bavaria. In 1901, both branches received the Bavarian rank of Prince (only in primogeniture), with the title of Prince (Serene Highness) for the heads of the branches and the title of Count/Countess (Illustrious Highness) for all other members of the House.
Castell-Castell line
- Friedrich Carl, Count 1886-1901, 1st Prince 1901-1923 (1864-1923), m. Gertrud, countess of Stolberg-Wernigerode
- Carl, 2nd Prince 1923-1945 (1897-1945), m. Anna-Agnes, princess of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
- Albrecht, 3rd Prince 1945-2016 (1925-2016), m. Marie Luise, princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
- Ferdinand, 4th Prince 2016–present (born 1965), m. Marie-Gabrielle, countess of Degenfeld-Schonburg
- Count Carl of Castell-Castell (born 2001)
- Ferdinand, 4th Prince 2016–present (born 1965), m. Marie-Gabrielle, countess of Degenfeld-Schonburg
- Albrecht, 3rd Prince 1945-2016 (1925-2016), m. Marie Luise, princess of
- Carl, 2nd Prince 1923-1945 (1897-1945), m. Anna-Agnes, princess of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
Castell-Rüdenhausen line
- Wolfgang, Count 1850-1901, 1st Prince 1901-1913 (1830-1913), m. Emma, princess of Ysenburg and Büdingen in Büdingen
- Casimir, 2nd Prince 1913-1933 (1861-1933), m. Mechtild, countess of Bentinck
- Rupert, 3rd Prince 1933-1944/1951 (1910-missing 1944, declared dead 1951)
- Siegfried, 4th Prince 1944/1951-2007 (1916-2007), m. Irene, countess of Solms-Laubach
- Johann Friedrich, 5th Prince 2007-2014 (1948-2014), m. Maria, countess of Schönborn-Wiesentheid
- Otto Friedrich, 6th Prince 2014–present (born 1985)
- Count Anton of Castell-Rüdenhausen (born 1992)
- Count Manto Friedrich (b. 1949)
- Countess Marie Karoline Johanna Mechtild (b. 1985)
- Countess Donata of Castell-Rüdenhausen (1950-2015), m. I) Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (1944–1977), m. II) Duke Friedrich August of Oldenburg (b. 1936)
- Count Christian (1952-2010), owner of Twickel castle near Hof van Twente, Netherlands, m. Carolina Hintzen
- Count Juriaan Georg Frederik (b. 1978)
- Count Roderik Frederik (b. 1980) m. Elisabeth Lotgering
- Count Alexander (b. 2015)
- Countess Clara Marie (b. 1983)
- Count Rupert Friedrich of Castell-Rüdenhausen (born 1954), m. Alexandra, baroness of Werthern-Beichlingen
- Count Philipp of Castell-Rüdenhausen (born 1979)
- Count Leopold of Castell-Rüdenhausen (born 1981)
- Count Karl Friedrich of Castell-Rüdenhausen (born 1957)
- Count Hermann Friedrich of Castell-Rüdenhausen (born 1963), m. Henriette, princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
- Count Casimir of Castell-Rüdenhausen (born 1994)
- Johann Friedrich, 5th Prince 2007-2014 (1948-2014), m. Maria, countess of
- Alexander, Count of Faber-Castell 1898-1927 (1866-1928), children by 1st marriage Faber-Castell (see below)
- Count Hugo of Castell-Rüdenhausen (1871-1936), m. Clementine, countess of Solms-Sonnenwalde
- Count Friedrich-Wolfgang of Castell-Rüdenhausen (1906-1940), m. Karoline-Mathilde, princess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
- Count Bertram Friedrich of Castell-Rüdenhausen (born 1932), m. Felizitas, countess of Auersperg
- Count Dominik of Castell-Rüdenhausen (born 1965)
- Count Michael of Castell-Rüdenhausen (born 1967)
- Count Bertram Friedrich of Castell-Rüdenhausen (born 1932), m. Felizitas, countess of
- Count Friedrich-Wolfgang of Castell-Rüdenhausen (1906-1940), m. Karoline-Mathilde, princess of
- Casimir, 2nd Prince 1913-1933 (1861-1933), m. Mechtild, countess of Bentinck
Faber-Castell
This is a collateral line of Castell-Rüdenhausen. Through the marriage of Count Alexander von Castell-Rüdenhausen (1866–1928) with Baroness Ottilie von Faber (1877–1944), from a well-known family of industrialists, the branch of Faber-Castell was created in 1898.
The current Faber-Castell company was founded in 1761 at Stein near Nuremberg by cabinet maker Kaspar Faber (1730–1784), and it has remained in the family for nine generations.[2] The company opened branches in New York (1849), London (1851) and Paris (1855), and then expanded to Vienna (1872) and St. Petersburg (1874).[2] It opened a factory in Geroldsgrün and expanded internationally, and it launched new products under Kaspar Faber's ambitious great-grandson, Lothar von Faber (1817–1896).[2] In 1900, after the marriage of Lothar's granddaughter with a cadet of the Counts of Castell, the A. W. Faber enterprise took the name of Faber-Castell and a new logo, combining the Faber motto ("Since 1761") with the "jousting knights" of the Castells' coat of arms.[3]
A descendant of the first Prince of Castell-Rüdenhausen, Count Alexander von Castell-Rüdenhausen (1866–1928), married Baroness Ottilie von Faber (1877–1944), heiress of the Faber pencil "dynasty", in 1898.
In 1927, Alexander resumed his original name for himself, his second wife (born a countess, Margit Zedtwitz von Moravan und Duppau, 1886–1973), and their son, Radulf (1922–2004).[5] Alexander's issue by his first marriage had never been considered dynasts of the House of Castell, but they inherited the vast Faber fortune and continue to include 'Castell' in their surname with the comital title.[5] Alexander and Ottilie's only son, Roland Lothar Wolfgang Christian Ernst Wilhelm Graf von Faber-Castell (1905–1978), inherited the headship of the Faber-Castell companies from his parents.[2]
Family
The immensely wealthy
To resolve this dilemma, the chosen groom, Count Alexander von Castell-Rüdenhausen (1866–1928) renounced his birth rank prior to the marriage. The Castell family had been
Count Alexander, a younger son of the first prince, married the pencil heiress, Baroness Ottilie von Faber (1877–1944), in 1898.
In 1927 Alexander resumed his original name for himself, his second wife (born a countess, Margit Zedtwitz von Moravan und Duppau, 1886–1973), and their son, Count Radulf (1922–2004).[5] His issue by the first marriage had never been considered dynasts of the House of Castell, but they inherited the vast Faber fortune and continue to include Castell in their name with the comital title.[5]
Various branches of the family continued to flourish, but the Faber and Faber-Castell corporate holdings usually passed to the eldest male of the patrilineage.[7] Alexander and Ottilie's only son, Roland Graf von Faber-Castell (1905–1978), inherited headship of the Faber-Castell companies from his parents. His eldest son, Hubertus Graf von Faber-Castell , left the family business after a dispute with his father and was succeeded by his younger brother, Anton-Wolfgang (1941-2016). As the first born, Hubertus inherited the majority of the family's assets, yet sold most of his company shares to his successor, after leaving the company. Hubertus joined his maternal family business Sal Oppenheim. The company stakes made Hubertus a billionaire.[8] Anton Wolfgang Graf von Faber-Castell left a son, Charles Alexander von Faber-Castell (born in Zürich 20 June 1980), of his 1986 marriage to Carla Mathilde Lamesch. His widow, Mary Hogan (born 1951), continues as managing director of Faber-Castell's cosmetics division. His three daughters, Katharina Elizabeth (born 5 May 1988), and twins Sarah Angela and Victoria Maria (born 1 August 1996), succeed him.[9][10]
Hubertus's daughter,
Other items
Castell, Texas in the USA is named after Count Carl Frederick Christian of Castell-Castell (1801–1850), who was the Vice President and Business Manager at the beginning of the Adelsverein, a German settlement organization.
The present heads of the existing two branches are Albrecht, Prince of Castell-Castell and Otto Friedrich, Prince of Castell-Rüdenhausen.
Literature
- Almanach de Gotha, Gotha 1901 and 1930.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Almanach de Gotha. 1910. Perthes, p. 107, 109, 120–1. Deuxième Partie.
- ^ a b c d e f Faber-Castell International. The History of the Faber-Castell Company
- ^ Faber-Castell International. The Company Logo Archived 2014-08-12 at archive.today
- ^ a b "At the Sharp End". The Economist. March 2007.
- ^ ISBN 2-901138-06-3.
- ^ a b Faber-Castell International. The Faber-Castell Castle Archived 2014-08-12 at archive.today
- ^ a b c "History". Faber-Castell International. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- ^ "tebiko - Wirtschaft spannend erzählt". Archived from the original on 2011-07-12. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
- ^ Faber-Castell International. The company facts & figures Archived 2014-08-12 at archive.today
- ^ "Countess Mary von Faber-Castell's passion for cosmetics". Options.
- ^ "Hessen-Prinz heiratet Faber-Castell-Gräfin". Stern. 18 May 2003.
- ^ https://www.superillu.de/mariella-ahrens-die-maerchenhochzeit-des-jahres[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ein rheinischer silberschatz von joppien - ZVAB".