The House of Stolberg is the name of an old and large German

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of the former

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's high aristocracy ('' Hoher Adel''). Members of the family held the title of ''

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'' and ''

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''. They played a significant role in

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Germany's history and, as a

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dynasty, enjoyed princely privileges until the collapse of the

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in 1918. The house has numerous branches.

History

There are over ten different theories about the origin of the counts of Stolberg, but none has been commonly accepted. Stolbergs themselves claimed descent from the 6th century Italian noble, Otto Colonna. This claim was symbolized by the column device on the Stolberg arms. However, it is most likely that they are descended from the counts of Hohnstein, when in 1222 Heinrich I of Hohnstein wrested the county from Ludwig III. The first representative of this family, Count Henry of Stolberg, appears in a 1210 document, having already been mentioned in 1200 as Count Henry of

Voigtstedt Voigtstedt () is a village and a former municipality in the district Kyffhäuserkreis, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town Artern Artern is a town in the Kyffhäuserkreis district, Thuringia, Germany. The form ...

. Although Voigtstedt near Artern was the initial seat of this comital family, it had moved to Stolberg (Harz) no later than the beginning of the 13th century. The castle there remained in the hands of the family until they were dispossessed as part of the 1945 land reform in the

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created after the Second World War. In 1429 the counts of Stolberg succeeded in purchasing the County of

Wernigerode Wernigerode () is a town in the district of Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Until 2007, it was the capital of the district of Wernigerode. Its population was 35,041 in 2012. Wernigerode is located southwest of Halberstadt, and is picturesquely s ...

in the Northern Harz as part of a

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and thereby extended their area of influence considerably. In 1645 the house was permanently divided into the Older Main Line (''Ältere Hauptlinie'') of Stolberg-Wernigerode and the Younger Main Line (''Jüngere Hauptlinie'') of Stolberg-Stolberg. At the beginning of the 18th century, the lines of

Stolberg-Gedern The Lordship of Gedern (German: ''Herrschaft Gedern'') was a lordship or herrschaft centred on Gedern near Büdingen in Hesse, Germany. It is first recorded in a document from Lorsch Abbey dating to 780. History The lords of Ortenburg (descended ...

(to 1804) and Stolberg-Schwarza (to 1748) branched off from Stolberg-Wernigerode. In 1706, Stolberg-Stolberg was divided into the two lines of Stolberg-Stolberg and Stolberg-Rossla. In 1742 representatives of the line of Stolberg-Gedern were elevated to the

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(''Reichsfürstenstand'') by Emperor Charles VII. In the 18th century, as a result of

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, the imperially immediate counts of Stolberg-Wernigerode were forced to subordinate themselves to the

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and the counts of Stolberg-Stolberg and Stolberg-Roßla likewise to the

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. On the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire's German nation in 1806 the Stolbergs lost their imperial comital status and, in 1815, finally became mediatized Prussian princes. However, the families retained certain privileges as to the Lutheran state churches of their mediatised state countries and had heritable seats in the

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. The head of each

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branch and his first-born son or heir presumptive in the Houses of Stolberg-Wernigerode, Stolberg-Stolberg and Stolberg-Roßla were granted permission on 22 October 1890 and 1893 respectively by

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to bear princely titles. In 1980 a branch of the line of Stolberg-Stolberg was incorporated into the

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nobility as counts without, however, acknowledgement of their princely title.

Former territories, estates and seats (selection)

Territories

County of Stolberg The County of Stolberg (german: Grafschaft Stolberg) was a county of the Holy Roman Empire located in the Harz mountain range in present-day Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was ruled by a branch of the House of Stolberg. The town of Stolberg was pro ...

(1200–1945) *

County of Wernigerode The County of Wernigerode (german: Grafschaft Wernigerode) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire which arose in the Harzgau region of the former Duchy of Saxony, at the northern foot of the Harz mountain range. The comital residence was at Werniger ...

(1429–1945) * County of Stolberg-Rossla (1341–1945) * Barony of

Gedern Gedern is a town in the Wetteraukreis district in Hesse, Germany, and historically belongs to Oberhessen. It is located northeast of Hanau at the foot of the Vogelsberg, one of the largest inactive volcanoes in Europe. Neighboring towns Gedern ...

(Hesse) (the castle 1535-1987, the estate until today) * Barony of Schwarza, Thuringia * Hohnstein Castle (Harz) *

Elbingerode (Harz) Elbingerode is an ''Ortsteil'' of Oberharz am Brocken in the Harz district, in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. The former town was incorporated into the newly established municipality on 1 January 2010. Geography It is situated in the eastern ...

(1427–1600) *

Kelbra Kelbra () is a town the Mansfeld-Südharz district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated north of the Kyffhäuser mountains, approx. 20 km west of Sangerhausen, and 20 km east of Nordhausen. Kelbra is part of the ''Verbandsgemeind ...

Heringen, Thuringia Heringen (also: Heringen/Helme in order to distinguish from Heringen in Hesse) is a town in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the small river Helme, 8 km southeast of Nordhausen Nordhausen may refer to: * N ...

Estates

Allstedt Allstedt () is a town in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approximatively 10 km southeast of Sangerhausen. History Allstedt is mentioned as the tithable place ''Altstedi'' in Friesenfeld in the H ...

(1542–1575) *

Ebersburg (Harz) Ebersburg is a municipality in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the m ...

Erichsberg Castle The Erichsburg, formerly Erichsberg, (german: Burg Erichsberg) is a ruined medieval castle near the village of Friedrichsbrunn (borough of Thale) in the Harz Mountains in central Germany. It is located within the boundaries of Gernrode, a part o ...

* Ernstburg *

Grasburg (Rottleberode) The Grasburg is a prehistoric refuge castle, in the form of a hillfort with a rampart and ditch system, near Rottleberode in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.

Heinrichsberg Castle Heinrichsberg Castle (german: Burg Heinrichsberg) is a ruin north of Mägdesprung in the borough of Harzgerode in central Germany. It is not far from the B 185 federal road in the district of Harz in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. History It is ...

Hirzenhain Hirzenhain is a municipality in the Wetteraukreis, in Hesse, Germany. It is located approximately 45 kilometers northeast of Frankfurt am Main. It has a population of around 2,800. History From 1943 to 1945 the area was the site of '' :de:Arbeitse ...

, Hesse (since 1535 until today) * Ilsenburg Abbey and

Ilsenburg House Ilsenburg House (german: Schloss Ilsenburg) stands in the town of Ilsenburg (Harz) in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt and was given its present appearance in the 2nd half of the 19th century. The structure was built from 1860 onwards on the west ...

, Thuringia (16th century - 1945) * Jannowitz, Silesia * Königstein Castle (1535–1581) * Kreppelhof, Silesia * Morungen * Oberröblingen *

Ortenberg, Hesse Ortenberg () is a town in the Wetteraukreis district, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 22 km east of Friedberg, and 38 km northeast of Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , " Frank ford on the ...

(since 1535 until today) * Peterswaldau, Silesia * Hofgut Ranstadt, Hesse (1535 until today) The counts of Stolberg also had claims to the Belgian Agimont and bore this name in their title. However, an orthographic error crept in and it was not until an edict of 6 December 1780 that Count Christian Frederick of Stolberg-Wernigerode corrected the hitherto erroneous name of Aigmont to Agimont. Gedern Schlossberg 9 Verwaltung b.png,

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(Thuringia) File:Pieszyce4.JPG, Peterswaldau Castle (Silesia)

Important members of the family (selection)

Early rulers of Stolberg county

* Heinrich I (ruled 1222–1231) * Heinrich II (ruled 1231–1282) * Heinrich III (ruled 1282–1303) * Count

Henry of Stolberg Count Henry of Stolberg (2 January 1509 – 12 November 1572 at Stolberg Castle) was a German nobleman. Life Henry was born at Stolberg Castle in Stolberg, the fourth son of the ruling Count Bodo VIII and his wife Countess Anna of Eppste ...

(ruled 1303–1347; died 1357), Bishop of

Merseburg Merseburg () is a town in central Germany in southern Saxony-Anhalt, situated on the river Saale, and approximately 14 km south of Halle (Saale) and 30 km west of Leipzig. It is the capital of the Saalekreis district. It had a dioces ...

(1341–1357) * Heinrich VI (ruled 1347–1368), Bishop of

(1384–1393) * Count Botho of Stolberg the Elder (died 1455) * Countess Katharina of Stolberg (1463–1535), Abbess of

Drübeck Abbey Drübeck Abbey (german: Kloster Drübeck) is a former Benedictine monastery for nuns in Drübeck on the northern edge of the Harz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Today it is a conference venue for the Evangelical Church of the Church Prov ...

* Count

Henry the Younger of Stolberg Count Henry the Younger of Stolberg (4 January 1467 in Stolberg – 16 December 1508 in Cologne), was Lord of Wernigerode and stadtholder of Friesland. Life Henry the Younger of Stolberg was the son of Count Henry IX of Stolberg and his fi ...

(1467–1508), Governor of Frisia * Count Botho of Stolberg (1467–1538) * Count

Wolfgang of Stolberg Wolfgang is a German male given name traditionally popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The name is a combination of the Old High German words ''wolf'', meaning "wolf", and ''gang'', meaning "path", "journey", "travel". Besides the regula ...

(1501–1552) *

Anna II of Stolberg Countess Anna of Stolberg-Wernigerode (28 January 1504 – 4 March 1574) was a German noblewoman who reigned as Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg from 1516 until her death. She was elected princess-abbess under the name Anna II at the age of twelve, ...

(1504–1574), imperial abbess of Quedlinburg * Anna III of Stolberg (1565–1601), imperial abbess of

Quedlinburg Quedlinburg () is a town situated just north of the Harz mountains, in the district of Harz in the west of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. As an influential and prosperous trading centre during the early Middle Ages, Quedlinburg became a center of in ...

* Count Louis of Stolberg (1505–1574) * Countess

Juliana of Stolberg Juliana, Countess of Stolberg-Wernigerode (15 February 1506 in Stolberg, Saxony-Anhalt – 18 June 1580) was the mother of William the Silent, the leader of the successful Dutch Revolt against the Spanish in the 16th century. Juliana was born ...

(1506–1580) * Count

(1509–1572) * Count

Wolf Ernest of Stolberg The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, and gray wolves, as popularly ...

(1546–1606) * Count Henry Ernest of Stolberg (1593–1672), founder of the Elder Main Line of the House of Stolberg * Count John Martin of Stolberg (1594–1669), founder of the Younger Main Line of the House of Stolberg * Count Ernest of Stolberg (1650–1710)

Line of Stolberg-Wernigerode

* Count Christian Ernest of Stolberg-Wernigerode (1691–1771) * Count

Henry Ernest of Stolberg-Wernigerode Henry Ernest of Stolberg-Wernigerode (german: Heinrich Ernst (later calling himself Henrich Ernst) zu Stolberg-Wernigerode; 7 December 1716, Wernigerode – 24 October 1778, Halberstadt) was a German politician, canon, dean and author of many ...

(1716–1778) * Count

Christian Frederick of Stolberg-Wernigerode Count Christian Frederick of Stolberg-Wernigerode (german: Christian Friedrich (Graf) zu Stolberg-Wernigerode; 8 January 1746, Wernigerode Castle – 26 May 1824, Peterwaldau) was the only son of Count Henry Ernest of Stolberg-Wernigerode, ...

(1746–1824) * Countess

Louise of Stolberg-Wernigerode Countess Louise of Stolberg-Wernigerode (24 November 1771 at Wernigerode Castle – 8 June 1856 in Groß Krauschen) was abbess of Drübeck Abbey. Louise was a member of the House of Stolberg, from the Harz area. She was the second eldest ...

(1771–1856), Abbess of Drübeck Abbey * Count

Henry of Stolberg-Wernigerode Count Henry of Stolberg-Wernigerode (25 September 1772 in Wernigerode Castle – 16 February 1854 in Wernigerode Castle) succeeded his father in 1824 as ruler of the County of Wernigerode. Life Count Henry was the eldest son of Count Chris ...

(1772–1854) * Count

Anthony of Stolberg-Wernigerode Count Anton zu Stolberg-Wernigerode (23 October 1785 − 11 February 1854), was chief minister in Magdeburg, governor in the Prussian Province of Saxony and Prussian Minister of State. Life Count Anton was a fourth son of the reigning Count Chr ...

(1785–1854) * Count

William of Stolberg-Wernigerode William is a male Male (symbol: ♂) is the sex of an organism that produces the gamete (sex cell) known as sperm, which fuses with the larger female gamete, or ovum, in the process of fertilization. A male organism cannot reproduce sexua ...

(1807–1898), Prussian politician and general * Count

Eberhard of Stolberg-Wernigerode Eberhard is an old Germanic name meaning the strength or courage of a wild boar. People First name *Eberhard of Friuli (815–866), Duke and key figure in the Carolingian Empire * Eberhard of Béthune (died 1212), Flemish grammarian *Eberhard I, D ...

(1810–1872) * Countess

Anna of Stolberg-Wernigerode Countess Anna of Stolberg-Wernigerode (6 September 1819 – 17 February 1868) was a German noblewoman. She was a deaconess and matron of the ("Bethany") hospital in Berlin. Life Anna was the eighth child of Count Anton of Stolberg-Wernigerode ...

(1819–1868), Matron of Bethany (''Oberin zu Bethanien'') * Count Bolko of Stolberg-Wernigerode (1823–1884), Landrat of the district of Franzburg * Count Theodore of Stolberg-Wernigerode (1827–1902), member of the German Reichstag * Countess

Eleonora of Stolberg-Wernigerode Eleanor () is a feminine given name, originally from an Old French adaptation of the Old Provençal dialect, Provençal name ''Aliénor''. It is the name of a number of women of royalty and nobility in western Europe during the High Middle Ages. ...

(1835–1903) * Prince

Otto of Stolberg-Wernigerode Otto Graf (From 1890, Fürst) zu Stolberg-Wernigerode (30 October 1837 – 19 November 1896) was an Imperial German politician and the vice-chancellor of the German Empire. Life He was born at Gedern Castle, Hesse, the third and last chil ...

(1837–1896), Governor of the Prince of Hanover, German Vice-Chancellor under Bismarck * Princess

(1837–1907), wife of Prince Otto * Count

Udo of Stolberg-Wernigerode Udo is a masculine given name. It may refer to: People Medieval era *Udo of Neustria, 9th century nobleman *Udo (Obotrite prince) (died 1028) *Udo (archbishop of Trier) (c. 1030 – 1078) *Lothair Udo II, Margrave of the Nordmark (c. 1025 – 1 ...

(1840–1910) * Count Constantine of Stolberg-Wernigerode (1843–1905), Governor of the

Province of Hanover The Province of Hanover (german: Provinz Hannover) was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1868 to 1946. During the Austro-Prussian War, the Kingdom of Hanover had attempted to maintain a neutral position, ...

* Magdalene, Countess of Stolberg-Wernigerode (1875–1955), Abbess of Drübeck Abbey * Albert, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode (1886–1948) *

Otto Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode Otto is a masculine German given name and a Otto (surname), surname. It originates as an Old High German short form (variants ''Audo'', ''Odo'', ''Udo'') of Germanic names beginning in ''aud-'', an element meaning "wealth, prosperity". The name ...

(1893–1984)

Line of Stolberg-Gedern

* Prince

Frederick Charles of Stolberg-Gedern Frederick Charles, Prince of Stolberg-Gedern (11 October 1693 – 28 September 1767), was a German politician. He founded the Stolberg-Gedern line of the House of Stolberg, which ended in 1804 when it became part of the line of Stolberg-Wernig ...

(1693–1767) * Princess

Louise of Stolberg-Gedern Princess Louise Maximiliane Caroline Emanuel of Stolberg-Gedern (20 September 1752 – 29 January 1824) was the wife of Charles Edward Stuart, the Jacobite claimant to the English and Scottish thrones. The unhappy marriage led her to request f ...

(1752–1824) * Princess Caroline of Stolberg-Gedern (1755–1828)

Line of Stolberg-Stolberg

* Countess

Sophie Eleonora of Stolberg-Stolberg Sophie is a version of the female given name Sophia (given name), Sophia, meaning "wise". People with the name Born in the Middle Ages * Sophie, Countess of Bar (c. 1004 or 1018–1093), sovereign Countess of Bar and lady of Mousson * Sophie of T ...

(1669–1745), funeral sermon compiler * Count Christopher Frederick of Stolberg-Stolberg (1672–1738 in Stolberg) was a German regent * Count Christian of Stolberg-Stolberg (1748–1821), translator and lyricist * Count

Frederick Leopold of Stolberg-Stolberg Friedrich Leopold Graf zu Stolberg-Stolberg (7 November 1750 – 5 December 1819), was a German lawyer, and translator born at Bramstedt in Holstein (then a part of Denmark). He was also a poet of the ''Sturm und Drang'' and early Romantic ...

(1750–1819), poet, translator and lawyer * Countess Augusta Louise of Stolberg-Stolberg (1753–1835) * Countess Marianne of Stolberg-Stolberg (1780–1814) * Count John Peter Cajus of Stolberg-Stolberg (1797–1874), manorial estate owner and '' Reichstag'' member * Count Leopold Frederick of Stolberg-Stolberg (1799–1840) * Countess Louise of Stolberg-Stolberg (1799–1875), lyricist, translator and editor * Count Joseph Theodore of Stolberg-Stolberg (1804–1859) * Count Alfred of Stolberg-Stolberg (1835–1880), manorial estate owner and ''Reichstag'' member * Count Frederick of Stolberg-Stolberg (1836–1904), territorial lord and ''Reichstag'' member * Count Adalbert of Stolberg-Stolberg (1840–1885), manorial estate owner and ''Reichstag'' member *

Hermann Joseph Count of Stolberg-Stolberg Hermann or Herrmann may refer to: * Hermann (name), list of people with this name * Arminius, chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci tribe in the 1st century, known as Hermann in the German language * Éditions Hermann, French publisher * Hermann, Mis ...

(1854–1925) * Christoph Count of Stolberg-Stolberg (1888–1968), major general * Frederick-Leopold Count of Stolberg-Stolberg (born 1962), lawyer * Bishop Rupert Ferdinand Carl Thaddäus Antonius Maria Graf von Stolberg-Stolberg (born 1970)

Line of Stolberg-Roßla

* Count Jost Christian of Stolberg-Roßla senior (1676–1739) married Auguste Eleanore Gebser * Count Frederick Botho of Stolberg-Roßla (1714–1768), Regent in Roßla from 1739 * Count

Jost Christian of Stolberg-Roßla junior Jost is both a German given name and a surname and a Jewish (Ashkenazi) surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Jost Amman (1539–1591), Swiss * Jost Bürgi (1552–1632), Swiss clockmaker, maker of astronomical instruments ...

(1722–1749) * Count William Christoph of Stolberg-Roßla (1748–1826), Regent of the County of Stolberg-Roßla

Coat of arms

Family coat of arms : ''In Gold ein schreitender schwarzer Hirsch; auf dem Helm mit schwarz-goldenen Decken ein natürlicher Pfauenschweif zwischen 2 silbernen Straußenfedern.''

Sources

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Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels The ''Almanach de Gotha'' (german: Gothaischer Hofkalender) is a directory of Europe's royalty and higher nobility, also including the major governmental, military and diplomatic corps, as well as statistical data by country. First published ...

, Fürstliche Häuser, Band XVIII, 2007 * Philipp Fürst zu Stolberg-Wernigerode und Jost-Christian Fürst zu Stolberg-Stolberg (ed.): ''Stolberg 1210–2010: Zur achthundertjährigen Geschichte des Geschlechts''. Verlag Janos Stekovics, Dößel 2010, .

References

External links

Wappen der "Graffen von Stollnbergk“ in Ortenburger Wappenbuch
of 1466

Augsburg, 1515 - 1650 * ttps://web.archive.org/web/20160403092709/http://schlossarchiv.de/herren/s/ST/O/Stolberg.htm Literature about the counts of Stolberg in the Wildenfels Castle Archives {{Authority control Stolberg Stolberg Stolberg Stolberg