Rosenkampf ( German: Rosenkampff ) is a noble and baronial genus descended from the Swedish captain from Estonia, Johann Riesenkampf ( German Riesenkampff , 1655-1687), who received the noble dignity in 1687 and took the name von Rosenkampff ( German von Rosenkampff ). His great-grandson Caspar-Heinrich von Rosenkampf (1734-1790) was the Livonian land marshal [1] ; Gustav Andreyevich von Rosenkampf - his son.
| Rosenkampf | |
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| Coat of arms description: see text | |
| Title | barons |
| Ancestor | Jost Riesenkamp (~ 1520 - ~ 1595) |
| Close birth | Riesenkampf, Reckampf |
| Place of origin | Hildesheim , Germany |
| Nationality | |
 Kingdom of Sweden | |
 Grand Duchy of Finland | |
The genus Rosenkampf is included in the noble matricles of the Livonia province and the Grand Duchy of Finland .
By the highest decree, dated July 13/25, 1817, the senior member of the commission for drafting laws, the current state councilor Gustav-Adolf Andreevich Rosenkampf and his nephew, engineer-lieutenant of the corps of communications, Karl Andreevich Rosenkampf were elevated, with descending descendants, to the baronial dignity of the Great Principality of Finland . Their clan was introduced, September 5/17, 1818, in the matrix of the Knights' House of the Grand Duchy of Finland , in the number of baronial clans, under No. 27.
Content
Emblem Description
- according to Dolgorukov
Coat of arms of the nobles Rosenkampf: the shield is divided horizontally into two unequal parts. In the upper, smaller part, in a silver field, are three red roses. In the lower, for the most part, in the blue field, the left-turned arm in armor holds a silver saber.
There is a noble helmet on the coat of arms, from which two banners come out, right white, left blue, and between them a red rose on a green stem. Bast silver, padded with blue and red.
Famous Representatives
- Rosenkampf, Adolf Andreevich (1800-1868) - engineer of communications, director of the Moscow Vocational School (modern MSTU ) in 1825-1859. [1] , [2]
- Rosenkampf, Gustav Andreyevich (1762-1832) - historian, archivist, lawyer, member of the Law Drafting Commission (until 1826);
- Rosenkampf, Karl Andreevich (1793-1846) - Baron (1817), Russian and Finnish statesman and scientist, major general of the Russian service, engineer of communications;
- Rosenkampf, Claudius Leonidovich (1867-after 1917) - an architect of the early XX century, one of the masters of Moscow Art Nouveau.
Notes
- ↑ Rosenkampff, Caspar Heinrich v. in the Baltisches Biographisches Lexikon Digital Dictionary (German)
Literature
- Rosenkampf, baronial clan // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- Dolgorukov P.V. Russian genealogy book . - SPb. : Type. E. Weimar, 1856. - T. 3. - S. 379.
- Gajl T. Polish Armorial Middle Ages to 20th Century . - Gdańsk: L&L, 2007 .-- ISBN 978-83-60597-10-1 . (polish)
- Essen Nikolai, von. Riesenkampff, Rehekampff und Rosenkampff . - Reval: Estonian source Archive: EAA.1674.2.165, 1927. - S. 48. - 8 p.