House of Putbus
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The House of Putbus, Pedebuz or Podebusk was a German noble family of high nobility, ultimately princely house in Pomerania, mainly on the island of Rügen, territories in northern Europe on the south Baltic Sea coast.
History
The aristocratic family of Putbus is of Slavic origin and a collateral line of the
The House of Putbus is descended from
In early modern epoch, lords of Pedebuz became recognized as barons. In 1727, they were created counts of Holy Roman Empire and 1731 counts in Sweden.
In 1807
When the original male line became extinct in 1854, the lordship and the titles were inherited by progeny of daughters (see
Malte von Putbus (1889–1945), 5th prince, landowner on Rügen Island, was killed by the Nazis in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp on 10 February 1945 because of his contacts with resistance fighters, after the 20 July plot.
The Communists in East Germany confiscated the estate that extended over a sixth of the island of Rügen, and destroyed Putbus Palace.
The present-day heir is Malte, prince of Putbus (b. 1964). He owns some farmland on Rügen Island as well as one of the cavalier houses on the neoclassical Putbus Circus, the roundabout that once represented the forecourt of the residential palace.
Lineage of Podebusk
Stoizlav of Vilmnitz was one of earliest attested forefathers.
Head of the House
- Henning Podebusk (died 1388), last Drost of Denmark
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- Count Moritz Ulrich I (1699–1769), President of the Wismarer Tribunal (see Swedish Wismar)
- Count Malte Friedrich (1725–1787), Government and High Court President in Swedish Pomerania
- Wilhelm Malte I(1783–1854), 1st prince of Putbus, Governor of Swedish Pomerania
- Wilhelm Malte II (1833–1907), originally Count von Wylich und Lottum, 2nd prince, Steward and hereditary marshal in New Western Pomerania
- Marie Luise, Countess von Wylich und Lottum, 3rd princess (1858–1930) ⚭ 1877 Franz von Veltheim (1848–1927)
- Asta Eugenie, Countess von Wylich und Lottum, 4th princess (1860–1934) ⚭ Karl von Riepenhausen (1852–1929)
- Malte von Putbus (1889–1945), originally von Veltheim,[3] 5th prince, nephew of Marie Luise and Asta Eugenie von Putbus, landowner, killed by the Nazis in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp
- Franz Wilhelm von Putbus, 6th prince (1927–2004)[4]
- Malte von Putbus, 7th prince, (b. 1964), current head of the family
References
- ^ Wilhelm Malte I, Prince of Putbus, website of Landesmuseum (State Museum) of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- ^ Genealogisches Handbuch der Fürstlichen Häuser (Genealogical Manual of the Princely Houses) 2004, published by Deutsches Adelsarchiv (German Nobility Archives), vol. XVII, Nr 133, ISBN 978-3-7980-0833-5, ISSN 0435-2408, p. 546–549
- ^ Veltheim family, German Wikipedia
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