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Von Der Decken
von der Decken is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * von der Decken family, a German noble family * Georg von der Decken (1836–1898), German politician (DHP), grandson of Johann Friedrich von der Decken * Johann Friedrich von der Decken (1769–1840), Hanoverian general and diplomat * Karl Klaus von der Decken (1833–1865), German explorer of eastern Africa * Leopold von der Decken Leopold may refer to: People * Leopold (given name) * Leopold (surname) Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Leopold (''The Simpsons''), Superintendent Chalmers' assistant on ''The Simpsons'' * Leopold Bloom, the protagonist o ... (1895–1947), changed his name to John Decker, painter in Los Angeles, grandson of Georg von der Decken {{surname, Decken, von der ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Von Der Decken Family
The House von der Decken is the name of an old Hanoverian family of German nobility. Since more than 750 years the center of the family is in a part of Lower Saxony at the south bank of the river Elbe called Kehdingen. History The Origin of the Family The first documented members of the family are ''Alverik and Herewart von Decca''. About 1250 they were vassals of . (ed.), ''Hoyer Urkundenbuch'' (Document book from Hoya), Hanover: 1855, 1. Abteilung (part) Hoyaer Hausarchiv (archive), Heft (booklet) IV: Hoyaer Lehne, 10. Haseldorfer Güter (estates from Haseldorf): pp. 8 and 9on page 9 the first three lines cite a document of Herewart und Alverik von Deca, dated 1250/55'her vredeke' is Frederick of Haseldorf; 'twe houe' are two farms; 'in den dorpen ierlinhusen' is in the village Ihlienworth 10 km south of Otterndorf; 'en pund' are dues; 'bedenem' is the village Belum northwest of Neuhaus (Oste)'bultestrope (61,a)' means: see on p. XI 61) 'Zum Amte Neuhaus an der Oste: ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georg Von Der Decken
Count Georg Friedrich Armand von der Decken (5 October 1836 in Braunschweig - 19 August 1898 in Salzgitter-Ringelheim) was owner of Castle Ringelheim and a member of the German Reichstag. Life Decken was the son of Count Adolphus von der Decken and Louise von Wallmoden. He married in 1866 in Schlobitten Marie zu Dohna-Schlodien. She grew up in Mallmitz in Silesia. The couple had five children.Herwart and Thassilo von der Decken, ''Stammtafeln der Familie von der Decken (The Pedigrees of the Family von der Decken),'' 1994 p. 34-35 Before 1890 count von der Decken was attaché at the Hanoverian Embassy in Paris. Here he had the opportunity to deepen his technic in painting. He was party leader of the German-Hanoverian Party since 1890 and distinguished as a political opponent of Otto von Bismarck and the Prussian supremacy in the German Reich. From 1890 until his death he was a member of the Reichstag (German Empire), German Parliament for the Province of Hanover. He wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Friedrich Von Der Decken
Johann Friedrich or Joh(an)n Frederick may refer to: *Johann Friedrich (theologian) *Johann Friedrich, Duke of Pomerania *Johann Frederick, Duke of Württemberg *John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony John Frederick I (30 June 1503 in Torgau – 3 March 1554 in Weimar), called the Magnanimous, was the Elector of Saxony (1532–1547) and head of the Schmalkaldic League. Early years John Frederick was the eldest son of Elector John by his firs ..., called Johann Friedrich See also * Johannes Friedrich (other) {{hndis, Friedrich, Johann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Klaus Von Der Decken
Baron Karl Klaus (Carl Claus) von der Decken (born 8 August 1833 in Kotzen, Brandenburg, Germany; died 2 October 1865 near Bardera, Somalia) was a German explorer of eastern Africa and the first European to attempt to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Following a stint in the military, von der Decken first travelled to eastern Africa in May 1860. There he explored the region around Lake Nyasa, only a year after David Livingstone had been the first European to reach the area. The following year, von der Decken set out from Mombasa to survey the Kilimanjaro massif. During the journey inland, he met the young English geologist Richard Thornton (1838-1863) Gary Firth: in Target 199Livingstone was impressed by Thornton's early work – who had left Livingstone's [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leopold Von Der Decken
Leopold may refer to: People * Leopold (given name) * Leopold (surname) Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Leopold (''The Simpsons''), Superintendent Chalmers' assistant on ''The Simpsons'' * Leopold Bloom, the protagonist of James Joyce's ''Ulysses'' * Leopold "Leo" Fitz, a character on the television series ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' * Leopold "Butters" Stotch, a character on the television series ''South Park'' * General Leopold von Flockenstuffen, a character in the BBC sitcom Allo 'Allo!'' * Leopold the Cat, Russian cartoon character Other arts, entertainment, and media * Leopold (prize), a biennial German prize for music for children * ''Kate & Leopold'', 2001 romantic comedy film * ''King Leopold's Ghost'', popular history book by Adam Hochschild * "King Leopold's Soliloquy", 1905 pamphlet by Mark Twain. * ''Leopold the Cat'', television series * Léopold Nord & Vous, Belgian musical band Brands and enterprises *Leopold (publisher), a Netherlands-b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
