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Tresckow is a German aristocratic family originating from Mark Brandenburg and belonging to the German nobility dating back to the middle ages (German: ). A prominent branch of the family is known as Treskow and acquired substantial land and wealth in the 18th and 19th century.
The family was first mentioned in 1336, when Hinricus Treskowe, Lord of Buckow, was mentioned.Stadtarchiv Brandenburg,
Treskow (noble family)
The von Treskow family is a prominent German aristocratic family, that descended as a branch of the medieval ("Uradel") House of Tresckow. The family rose to fame in Prussia due to their large landholdings and business ventures, resulting in many ...
and Tresckow, Pennsylvania
Tresckow, formerly known as Dutchtown, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania and is located west of Junedale and Beaver Meadows, ...
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Tresckow is a German aristocratic family originating from Mark Brandenburg and belonging to the German nobility dating back to the middle ages (German: ). A prominent branch of the family is known as Treskow and acquired substantial land and wealth in the 18th and 19th century.
The family was first mentioned in 1336, when Hinricus Treskowe, Lord of Buckow, was mentioned.Stadtarchiv Brandenburg, Adolph Friedrich Johann Riedel
Adolph Friedrich Johann Riedel (1809 Biendorf – 1872, Berlin) was a German (Prussian) antiquarian, industrialist and politician, author of ''Codex diplomaticus Brandenburgensis'', a collection of primary documents on the history of the Margravia ...
: ''Codex diplomaticus Brandenburgensis.'' A VIII p. 248
General and anti-Nazi conspirator Henning von Tresckow
Henning Hermann Karl Robert von Tresckow (; 10 January 1901 – 21 July 1944) was a German military officer with the rank of major general in the Nazi Germany, German Army who helped organize German resistance to Nazism, German resistance again ...
was one of the prime movers behind what led to the 20 July plot
On 20 July 1944, Claus von Stauffenberg and other conspirators attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler, Führer of Nazi Germany, inside his Wolf's Lair field headquarters near Rastenburg, East Prussia, now Kętrzyn, in present-day Poland. The ...
to assassinate Hitler
Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Germany from 1933 until his death in 1945. He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party, becoming the chancellor in 1933 and then ...
.
Notable members
von Tresckow
* Egon von Tresckow (1907–1952) * Gerd von Tresckow (1899–1944) *Henning von Tresckow
Henning Hermann Karl Robert von Tresckow (; 10 January 1901 – 21 July 1944) was a German military officer with the rank of major general in the Nazi Germany, German Army who helped organize German resistance to Nazism, German resistance again ...
(1901–1944)
* Joachim Christian von Tresckow Joachim Friedrich Christian von Tresckow ( 28 September 1698 in Niegripp bei Magdeburg– 20 April 1762 in Neisse) was a Prussian Lieutenant General, Proprietor of the Prussian Infantry Regiment Nr. 32. He was a Knight of the Black Eagle Order ...
(1698–1762)
* Hermann von Tresckow (1818–1900)
* Udo von Tresckow (1808–1885)
von Treskow
:''See alsoTreskow (noble family)
The von Treskow family is a prominent German aristocratic family, that descended as a branch of the medieval ("Uradel") House of Tresckow. The family rose to fame in Prussia due to their large landholdings and business ventures, resulting in many ...
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* Carl von Treskow (1819–1882)
* Christian von Treskow (born 1968)
* Ernst Heinrich von Treskow
Ernst Heinrich von Treskow (30 May 1844 – 4 May 1915) was a German diplomat who served as envoy to Chile and Argentina.
Early life
Treskow was born on 30 May 1844 at Radojewo Palace near Poznań into the noble von Treskow (noble family), von Tr ...
(1844–1915)
* Johann Karl Sigismund von Treskow (1864–1945)
* Julius von Treskow (1818–1894)
* Nikolai de Treskow (born 1968)
* Sigmund Otto Joseph von Treskow (1756–1825)
Imitation of name and coat of arms
In the 19th century, a Dano-Norwegian family namedTreschow Treschow may refer to:
*An alternative spelling of Tresckow, a family belonging to the German ''Uradel''
* Treschow (Dano-Norwegian family), a Dano-Norwegian family originally from Næstved
Næstved () is a town in the municipality of the same n ...
, which is unrelated to the Tresckow family, adopted a coat of arms based upon that of the German Tresckow family. The name of the Dano-Norwegian family has a different etymology
Etymology ()The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the Phonological chan ...
, being a corruption of the original ''Træskomager'', meaning "wooden shoe-maker" in Danish/Norwegian.
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