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Reģi Manor
Reģi Manor (, ) is a manor house in the village of Reģi in Alsunga Parish, Kuldīga Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. History was first mentioned in writings around 1253. In 1704, according to Edgar Dunsdorf, the manor, together with the , belonged to the von Schlippenbach family. Later the manor belonged to the Štempeļi family. The current manor house was built in 1890, probably according to the design of Paul Max Bertschy. Until the agrarian reform in Latvia, manor was privately owned. After the manor became state-owned, a hospital was established there, and later - a nursing home, social care center "Regi". On 22 February 2007, a devastating fire broke out at the Regi social care center, killing 23 of the 90 residents. It became the most devastating fire in the history of Latvia. After the fire, the care center was closed and its residents moved to . Entrepreneur Valentīns Kokalis bought the burnt-down building at auction in 2011 in order to build a hote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Von Schlippenbach
The Schlippenbach family is an old German nobility, German noble family first documented in 1386. The name spread throughout Prussia, Sweden, Pomerania and Baltic region, Baltic, whose members held significant political and military positions. History First known family members were brothers ''Hannes, Rotger and Herman Slippenbeke''. They were mentioned first in 1386 as knights who were serving under County of Mark, Counts von der Mark and Electorate of Cologne, Archbishops of Cologne. The progenitor of the Baltic branch was Johann von Schlippenbach-Bornhausen, who appears in a document between 1518 and 1542. The family were awarded with the title of Freiherr, Baron of the Holy Roman Empire in 1768 by Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, as well as Count in Sweden in 1654 by King Charles X Gustav of Sweden, Count in Kingdom of Prussia, Prussia and Count in Spain in 1711 by King Philip V of Spain. Notable members *Alexander von Schlippenbach (born 1938), German jazz pianist and compos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
