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.
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History
The aristocratic family of Putbus is of Slavic origin and a collateral line of the
Rügen princely house, the ''Wizlawiden'' (''House of Wizlaw'') dynasty, which itself went back to the
Rani
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kings of Rügen, beginning with
Kruto (died 1093), son of Grin or Grinus, prince of
Wagria.
The House of Putbus is descended from
Stoislav, who was documented in 1193 and was probably a close relative of Prince
Jaromar I - perhaps a brother. At the beginning, the lords of
Putbus, a town on the island of
Rügen, had the same territorial status as the Rügen princes, but later became their
vassals. Their original possessions were near Vilmnitz (today in the borough of Putbus) on the island, and around
Brandshagen
Brandshagen is a village and a former municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located on the Pomeranian mainland opposite the island of Rügen.
It was named after ''Borante'', an early member of ...
, located on the Pomeranian mainland opposite the island. The latter was named after ''Borante'', an early member of the Putbus family who built a
motte-and-bailey castle in the 13th century. The name ''Putbus'' first appeared in 1286 and was adopted by all members of the family in the mid-14th century. The family continued to hold lordship in some parts of Rügen, remaining the largest land owners of the island of Rügen until the communist takeover after World War II.
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
Wilhelm Malte I was created prince (''
Fürst
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'') by king
Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden, Duke of
Swedish Pomerania. In 1815 the
King of Prussia recognized the princely title, after his assumption of power in Swedish Pomerania (now once again part of the
Duchy of Pomerania as a province of Prussia). Wilhelm Malte I was the last governor general of the Province of Swedish Pomerania before it was incorporated into the Kingdom of Prussia in 1815 as ''New Western Pomerania and Rügen''. He had actually been picked to continue running the affairs of the province under its new rulers.
When the original male line became extinct in 1854, the lordship and the titles were inherited by progeny of daughters (see
Wilhelm Malte I: Progeny), with royal Prussian consent and for the later generations recognized by the judicial committee of the umbrella organization of Germany's nobility associations, and such entered into the
Almanach de Gotha.
Malte von Putbus
Malte is a male given name that is mainly used in Denmark, Sweden and Germany, which is from Old Danish ''Malti''. It originated from ''Helmhold / Helmwald'' ("helmet-govern") or from former Low German and Old Danish short form of Old German names ...
(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
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.
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
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of Denmark
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* Count
Moritz Ulrich I Moritz is the German equivalent of the name Maurice. It may refer to:
People Given name
* Saint Maurice, also called Saint Moritz, the leader of the legendary Roman Theban Legion in the 3rd century
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(1699–1769), President of the Wismarer Tribunal (see
Swedish Wismar
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)
* 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
Wilhelm Malte II Fürst und Herr zu Putbus, born Wilhelm Carl Gustav Malte, Reichsgraf von Wylich und Lottum (; 16 April 183318 April 1907) was a Prussian general and statesman. After the death of his maternal grandfather Malte the house of ...
(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
Malte is a male given name that is mainly used in Denmark, Sweden and Germany, which is from Old Danish ''Malti''. It originated from ''Helmhold / Helmwald'' ("helmet-govern") or from former Low German and Old Danish short form of Old German names ...
(1889–1945), originally ''von Veltheim'', 5th prince, landowner, killed by the Nazis in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp
* Franz Wilhelm von Putbus, 6th prince (1927–2004)
Franz z Putbus
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* Malte von Putbus, 7th prince, (b. 1964), current head of the family
References
External links
medieval lords of Pedebuz and Vilmnitz, and their some agnates
lineage from high-medieval lords of Pedebuz to early modern agnates
agnates of Putbus in modern era
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History of Pomerania