The House of Knesebeck is the name of two branches of a prominent aristocratic family in the tradition of the ancient nobility in Germany. In the 17th century they acknowledged a common ancestry and combined their arms. The ''black'' line of the family von dem Knesebeck stems from the ancient nobility of

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, while the ''white'' line stems from the ancient nobility of the

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. Branches of both lines remain to this day. As one of the leading Prussian

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families, it has produced numerous senior military and public figures. These have included ambassadors, bishops, governors, members of parliament, a

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, and dozens of generals.

History

Origin

The castle of

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in Lower Saxony was jointly established by the first

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and the

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in 1236, as a defence against the

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. Each appointed a knight to man the fortress, who then both took their name from the castle, as was common at the time. The first documented mention in the black line is of a ''Wasmodos von dem Knesebeck'' in 1248. From 1374 the family held the position of hereditary

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of the

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, ''Adelslexikon'' Band VI, Band 91 der Gesamtreihe, p.311–312 The first documented mention of the white line is of ''Bodo de Soltwedele'' in 1207. He was governor and constable in

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, from which he initially took his name. He is first mentioned as ''de Knesebeke'' on 26 January 1244 as a witness in a document for the Margraves

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and Otto of Brandenburg.''Neues allgemeines deutsches Adels-Lexicon''
Band 5, p.154–157.

Rise

In 1281 ''Pariadmus miles dictus de Knesebecke'' appears as donor of an altar to St Spiritus in the convent of Diesdorf, while the brothers ''Boldewinus'' and ''Paridam de Knesebeck'' are mentioned as selling the estate of Mackstorf to the convent of Dambeck in 1283. In 1338 the family became vassals of Margrave Louis I of Brandenburg, in exchange for providing ten men in armour and forty armed with spears. In 1374 ''Werner von dem Knesebeck'' was awarded the position of chamberlain of the Principality of Lüneburg, which his grandfather hat first held, as a hereditary office. From 1380 the house of Knesebeck together with the families Alvensleben, Bartensleben, Bismarck, Jagow,

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and Schulenburg, belonged to the eight most prominent families in the

ranked as "schlossgesessen", meaning lords of castles guaranteed legal privileges. They were directly answerable to the

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(Governor) and were given the title "Edle", as members of the military class. These families intermarried heavily. During the 15th century, the Knesebeck, Schulenburg and Alvensleben families were further granted the

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, which they exercised. Numerous members of the white line rose to senior positions in Brandenburgish and later Prussian military and public service. In 1440 Paridam von dem Knesebeck served as Prince-Bishop of Ratzeburg, while in 1464 Matthias von dem Knesebeck became

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of the Benedictine Ebstorf Abbey, having previously served as secretary and chancellor to the Dukes of Brunswick. Ludolf von dem Knesebeck joined

Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (; ; c. 1460s – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope (1497–1499) was the first to link E ...

as a

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on his exploration of the sea route to India in 1497. Thomas von dem Knesebeck (1559–1625) rose to

(Governor) of the Altmark and was instrumental in introducing the

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to Brandenburg. In 1901 he was honoured with inclusion among the statues of the

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, as a bust next to

John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg John Sigismund (german: Johann Sigismund; 8 November 1572 – 23 December 1619) was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg from the House of Hohenzollern. He became the Duke of Prussia through his marriage to Duchess Anna, the eld ...

. His son Thomas would also go on to hold the position of Landeshauptmann, as did another son Hempo von dem Knesebeck (1595–1656), who was previously diplomat and Master of the Horse to Christian I. of Anhalt.

The most famous member of the family is

Karl Friedrich von dem Knesebeck Karl Friedrich von dem Knesebeck (5 May 1768– 12 January 1848) was a Prussian field marshal and military adviser in the Napoleonic Wars, best known for designing the campaign plan of the Battle of the Nations and the subsequent invasion of Fran ...

, who was chief military advisor to

Frederick William III of Prussia Frederick William III (german: Friedrich Wilhelm III.; 3 August 1770 – 7 June 1840) was King of Prussia from 16 November 1797 until his death in 1840. He was concurrently Elector of Brandenburg in the Holy Roman Empire until 6 August 1806, wh ...

during the

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and rose to the rank of

. He is best known for his diplomatic role maintaining a Russo-Prussian alliance and for designing the campaign plan of the

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and the subsequent

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. In light of his services he was offered elevation to

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(Earl), but declined, preferring to retain his

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title. His son,

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, became a member of the

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and the

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. His service was recognised by the joining the barony of Milendonck to that of Knesebeck. The Milendonck family had married into the Knesebeck family in the early 18th century, but had since become extinct. The joining was granted by royal decree on 10 March 1870. Among notable members of the black line were (1775–1842), Hanoverian

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, and his sons Major-General Bernhard (1817–1887) and

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Ernst Julius Georg von dem Knesebeck (1809–1869). Bernhard von dem Knesebeck rose to prominence as a senior field commander during the

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(1866) and the Franco-Prussian War (1871) and later as Commandant of

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; his brother Ernst Julius Georg von dem Knesebeck served on the

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and as ambassador to the Bavarian and

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courts. His son Bodo von dem Knesebeck (1851–1911), rose to Imperial

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and Master of Ceremonies, Secretary of the

Order of the Black Eagle The Order of the Black Eagle (german: Hoher Orden vom Schwarzen Adler) was the highest order of chivalry in the Kingdom of Prussia. The order was founded on 17 January 1701 by Elector Friedrich III of Brandenburg (who became Friedrich I, King ...

and founder of the German

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. His other son Lionel von dem Knesebeck (1849–1916), served as

Hofmarschall The ''Hofmarschall'' (plural: Hofmarschälle) was the administrative official in charge of a princely German court, supervising all its economic affairs. Historically, every civil service was regarded as court service (e.g. the Russian nobility is ...

Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse Frederick Charles Louis Constantine, Prince and Landgrave of Hesse (german: Friedrich Karl Ludwig Konstantin Prinz und Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel; fi, Fredrik Kaarle; 1 May 1868 – 28 May 1940), was the brother-in-law of the German Empe ...

, the last

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. A number of family members were highly decorated during the

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. This included

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Wasmod von dem Knesebeck, who was awarded the highest military award, the

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, while serving as

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of the 306th Infantry Division. Furthermore, Colonel Klaus von dem Knesebeck, Chief of Staff of the 65th Infantry Division, and

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Krafft von dem Knesebeck were both awarded the second highest military award, the

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, the latter just days before being fatally wounded. He had been recommended for the Knight's Cross, but this was downgraded. Of particular note among the women of the family is Friedrike Wilhelmine von dem Knesebeck (1750–1802), daughter of the

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and

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Carl Christoph Johann von dem Knesebeck, a

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to Queen Sophia Dorothea of Prussia. While riding in a carriage in Berlin her horses bolted, upon which she promptly jumped from the speeding vehicle.

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was so impressed by her courage that he penned a two-page poem in French, describing her as "braver than

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". The court painter Adolph von Menzel produced an

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of the incident. Three streets and a bridge in

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are named after the family.

Properties

At various times the family has held the properties of

Tylsen Tylsen is a village and a former municipality in the district Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Salzwedel Salzwedel (, officially known as Hansestadt Salzwedel; Low German: ''Soltw ...

, Karwe, Myllendonk,

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, Röderhof, Osseg, Wall, Frohnenbruch, Hoerstgen, Dömnitz, Badekow,

Gresse Gresse is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. During World War II, one of the German death marches of Allied prisoners-of-war passed through the town. Sixty of the prisoners-of-war died at Gresse ...

, Dambeck, Löwenbruch, Jühnsdorf, Langenapel, Döre, Fürstenau, Butow, Brome,

Wittingen Wittingen () is a town in the district of Gifhorn, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is about northeast of Gifhorn, and southeast of Uelzen. Division of the town Wittingen consists of 27 districts: History The earliest identified record of Wittin ...

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Coat of Arms

In 1644 the white line and the black line united their arms, a griffin claw and unicorn respectively, resulting in a quartered shield. According to family tradition, the three banners in the coat of arms stem from an ancestor, the knight Iwan, who was awarded them by

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for having taken them from the enemy in battle against

Ottokar II of Bohemia Ottokar II ( cs, Přemysl Otakar II.; , in Městec Králové, Bohemia – 26 August 1278, in Dürnkrut, Lower Austria), the Iron and Golden King, was a member of the Přemyslid dynasty who reigned as King of Bohemia from 1253 until his deat ...

Johann Georg Theodor Grässe Johann Georg Theodor Grässe (or Graesse) (31 January 1814 – 27 August 1885) was a German bibliographer and literary historian. He worked in Dresden at the Münzkabinett and also edited the journal ''Zeitschrift für Museologie und Antiquitäten ...

: ''Geschlechts-, Namen- und Wappensagen des Adels Deutscher Nation''. Reprint-Verlag, Leipzig 1999, , S. 79.

Members

* Thomas von dem Knesebeck (the Elder),

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and

(Governor) of the

(1559–1625) * Thomas von dem Knesebeck (the Younger),

and

(Governor) of the

(1594–1658) * Hempo von dem Knesebeck, diplomat and Master of the Horse to Christian I. of Anhalt (1595–1656) * Levin von dem Knesebeck, Prussian author and poet (1597–1638) * Karl Ludwig von dem Knesebeck, Royal Prussian

(1694–1760) *

, Prussian

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, credited with planning the

Battle of the Nations The Battle of Leipzig (french: Bataille de Leipsick; german: Völkerschlacht bei Leipzig, ); sv, Slaget vid Leipzig), also known as the Battle of the Nations (french: Bataille des Nations; russian: Битва народов, translit=Bitva ...

(1768–1848) * Friedrich August Wilhelm von dem Knesebeck, Hanoverian

(1775–1842) * August von dem Knesebeck, German Major-General (1804–1886) * Ernst Julius Georg von dem Knesebeck, Hanoverian

, last Hanoverian ambassador to Vienna (1809–1869) * Alfred von dem Knesebeck, Major in the

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, Member of the Reichstag (1816–1883) * Bernhard Friedrich August von dem Knesebeck, German Major-General (1817–1887) * Theodor Otto Erich Paridam von dem Knesebeck, German Major-General (1832–1910) * Alexander August Julius von dem Knesebeck, German Lieutenant-General (1836–1920) * Lothar Eugen Wilhelm von dem Knesebeck, German Lieutenant-General (1837–1928) * Wilhelm Erich Cuno von dem Knesebeck, German Lieutenant-General (1841–1915) * Lionel von dem Knesebeck,

, last

(1849–1916) * Bodo von dem Knesebeck, Imperial

and Master of Ceremonies, Secretary of the

, created the German

(1851–1911) * Gerlach Hermann August von dem Knesebeck, German Major-General (1854–1917) * Bernd von dem Knesebeck, German naval Commander, commanded the V Torpedo Boat Flotilla at the Battle of Dogger Bank; killed when his flagship SMS G 12 was sunk on 8 September 1915 (1876–1915). * Georg von dem Knesebeck, German Lieutenant-General (1881–1955) * Wasmod von dem Knesebeck, World War II German Colonel, recipient of the

(1910–1945) * Klaus von dem Knesebeck, World War II German Colonel, recipient of the

* Krafft von dem Knesebeck, World War II German Captain, recipient of the

(1916–1942)

References

External links

www.von-dem-knesebeck.org

* Coat of Arms of the family von dem Knesebeck White Line und

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