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Rorich Von Scheidt
Rorich von Scheidt, genannt Weßpfennig (1518–1585), was a German nobleman as the Lord of Scheid, Bröl, Lohmar, Fussberg, Buisdorf, Etzenbach, Hönscheid, Hülscheid, and Schönenberg. He came from the von Scheidt family, and was known for his role as Landjägermeister for the Blankenberg office. A figure of influence in the Rhineland, he was active in the administration of various estates and knightly affairs during the mid-16th century. Life Rorich (Rurich) von Scheidt genannt Weschpfennig was born in 1518 in Scheidt, the son of Johann von Scheidt genannt Weschpfennig, Lord of Scheid (1458–1525) and Jutta von Seelbach (1460–1503). He was a member of the von Scheidt noble family, which held extensive lands and influence. At some point in the mid 16th century, Rorich secured the Blankenberg office and the surrounding regions of what is now Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. His family had long been established among the Rhenish nobility, accumulating wealth and titles throug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Nobility
The German nobility () and Royal family, royalty were status groups of the Estates of the realm, medieval society in Central Europe, which enjoyed certain Privilege (law), privileges relative to other people under the laws and customs in the German-speaking area, until the beginning of the 20th century. Historically, German entities that recognized or conferred nobility included the Holy Roman Empire (962–1806), the German Confederation (1814–1866), and the German Empire (1871–1918). Chancellor Otto von Bismarck in the German Empire had a policy of expanding his political base by ennobling nouveau riche industrialists and businessmen who had no noble ancestors. The nobility flourished during the dramatic industrialization and urbanization of Germany after 1850. Landowners modernized their estates, and oriented their business to an international market. Many younger sons were positioned in the rapidly growing national and regional civil service bureaucracies, as well as in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Count Palatine
A count palatine (Latin ''comes palatinus''), also count of the palace or palsgrave (from German ''Pfalzgraf''), was originally an official attached to a royal or imperial palace or household and later a nobleman of a rank above that of an ordinary count. The title originated in the Late Roman Empire. In the Middle Ages especially and into modern times, it is associated with the Holy Roman Empire,"palatine, adj.1 and n.1". OED Online. June 2019. Oxford University Press. https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/136245?redirectedFrom=count+palatine& (accessed July 31, 2019). especially Electoral Palatinate. The office, jurisdiction or territory of a count palatine was a county palatine or palatinate. In England the forms earl palatine and palatine earldom are rare alternative terms. Importance of a count palatine in medieval Europe ''Comes palatinus'' This Latin title is the original, but is also pre-feudal: it originated as Roman ''comes'', which was a non-hereditary court title of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1585 Deaths
Events January–March * January 21 – Robert Nutter, Thomas Worthington, and 18 other Roman Catholic priests are "perpetually banished" from England by order of Queen Elizabeth, placed on the ship ''Mary Martin of Colchester'', and transported to France. * February 16 – Pachomius II is deposed by fellow bishops from his position as Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, head of the Eastern Orthodox Church, and replaced by the Metropolitan of Philippoupolis, Theoleptus II. * February 21 – King Johan III of Sweden, widowed since 1583, marries Gunilla Bielke in a ceremony at Västerås, which the King's siblings refuse to attend. The coronation of Queen consort Gunilla takes place the next day. Over the next seven years, she works on changing the Catholic government's attitude towards Protestants. * March 10 – The Spanish Army, commanded by Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, obtains the surrender of Brussels after a siege that began the yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1518 Births
__NOTOC__ Year 1518 ( MDXVIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. Within much of Christian Europe, New Year's Day was celebrated on January 1, the rule in the Roman Empire since 45 BC, and in 1518, the year ran from January 1, 1518 to December 31, 1518. In England (until 1752) and Scandinavia, the year ran from the Feast of the Annunciation (March 25, 1518) to March 24, 1519; and in France (funtil 1565) from Easter Sunday (April 4, 1518) to April 23, 1519. For instance, the will of Leonardo da Vinci, drafted in Amboise on 23 April 1519, shows the legend "Given on the 23rd of April 1518, before Easter".* See Wikisource " 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Easter". Events January–March * January 25 – Piri Mehmed Pasha is appointed as the new Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire by the Sultan Selim I, replacing Yunus Pasha, who was executed four months earlier on September 13. * January 27 – Sir John Ernley is selected as the new Chief Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hennef (Sieg)
Hennef (Sieg) () is a town in the Rhein-Sieg district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the river Sieg (river), Sieg, approx. south-east of Siegburg and east of Bonn. Hennef is the fourth-biggest town in the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis (i.e. district). It is the site of the 15th-century castle, Schloss Allner, next to the Allner See. Within Hennef is the town of Stadt Blankenberg, with the castle of Blankenberg. Villages in Hennef Hennef is known as the "City of 100 villages". The official list counts 89. List of villages with number of inhabitants in 2024. # Adscheid: 209 # Ahrenbach: 8 # Allner: 1424 # Altenbödingen: 433 # Altglück: 1 # Auel: 83 # Beiert: 12 # Berg: 61 # Blankenbach: 38 # Bödingen: 308 # Bröl: 1332 # Bülgenauel: 245 # Büllesbach: 48 # Büllesfeld: 11 # Dahlhausen: 158 # Dambroich: 671 # Darscheid: 55 # Depensiefen: 7 # Derenbach: 10 # Dondorf: 120 # Dürresbach: 18 # Eichholz: 166 # Eulenberg: 457 # Fernegierscheid: 95 # Greuelsiefen: 448 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bettingen, Rhineland-Palatinate
Bettingen is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu .... References Bitburg-Prüm {{BitburgPrüm-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tithe
A tithe (; from Old English: ''teogoþa'' "tenth") is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a contribution to a religious organization or compulsory tax to government. Modern tithes are normally voluntary and paid in money, cash, cheques or via online giving, whereas historically tithes were required and paid in kind, such as agricultural produce. Church tax linked to the tax system are used in many countries to support their national church. Donations to the church beyond what is owed in the tithe, or by those attending a congregation who are not members or adherents, are known as offering (Christianity), offerings, and often are designated for specific purposes such as a building program, debt retirement, or mission work. Many Christian denominations hold Jesus in Christianity, Jesus taught that tithing must be done in conjunction with a deep concern for "justice, mercy and faithfulness" (cf. Matthew 23:23). Tithing was taught at early Christian Church Council, church counc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler () is a spa town in the German States of Germany, Bundesland of Rhineland-Palatinate that serves as the Capital (political), capital of the Ahrweiler (district), Ahrweiler district. The Bundesautobahn 61, A61 motorway connects the town with cities like Cologne and Mainz. Formed by the merging of the towns (now districts) of Bad Neuenahr and Ahrweiler in 1969, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler consists of 11 such districts. Geography Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler rests in the Ahr valley () on the left bank of the Rhine river in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate. Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler nestles in the Ahr Hills (). The highest hill in the area is the Häuschen at above sea level. Nearby are the hills of Steckenberg, Neuenahrer, and Talerweiterung. There used to be castles on the last two of these hills. Neighbouring communities Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler is surrounded by the following villages and towns (clockwise from the north): Grafschaft, Rhineland, Grafschaft, Remagen, Sinz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holzhausenschlösschen
The (Little Holzhausen palace) is a moated former country house built by the Patrician (post-Roman Europe), patrician Holzhausen family on their farm, then just north of Frankfurt and now in the city's Nordend (Frankfurt am Main), Nordend. The present building was completed in 1729, built for Johann Hieronymus von Holzhausen on the foundations of a water castle, moated castle from the Middle Ages after a design by Louis Remy de la Fosse. Today, it serves as a venue for cultural events. History The palace was built between 1727 and 1729 by Johann Hieronymus von Holzhausen (1674–1736) on the foundations of a moated castle from the Middle Ages. The Holzhausen family, from 1245 one of the most respected families of the free imperial city Frankfurt, owned the property called since 1470. The term "" (desolation) refers to the heath, then far outside the fortified city of Frankfurt. The family used the area first for farming. A moated castle was set in the then much larger (Castle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
