Nostitsa ( German von Nostitz ) is a count family originating from Silesia , where his ancestors were mentioned already in the 13th century . In Prague, on the Little Side, they owned the Nostice Palace - a brilliant monument of Central European Baroque . Now he is occupied by the Czech Ministry of Culture.
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| Coat of arms description: From the Augsburg Stamp of 1475 There are two buffalo horns in the azure field, with silver and red stripes. | |
| Title | Counts |
| Branches of the genus | Rock-box; Rinek; Silesian; saxon |
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 Holy Roman Empire | |
 Kingdom of Prussia | |
 Saxony | |
 Russian empire | |
Since 1674, one branch of the Nostitz clan bought the county of Rinek in Franconia and since then has been one of the sovereign counts of the Holy Roman Empire . During the dissolution of the empire, this branch was mediated . The most senior representative of this line, Count Friedrich-Moritz von Nostitz (1728-1796), reached the rank of Field Marshal in the service of the Habsburgs , and at the end of his life he headed the military department ( gofkrigsrat ).
From the branch that settled in Saxony, August Ludwig served the Prussian crown with honors during the Napoleonic Wars , and Gregory (1781-1838) entered the Russian service in 1807 and was adjutant general. His son, Count Ivan Grigorievich (1824-1905), a lieutenant general, served with honors in the Caucasus and during the November uprising . His son Gregory (1862-1926), also a general, headed the headquarters of the Guards Corps during the First World War .
The surname of Nostitz was divided into many branches, four of which have count dignity: three count dignities of the Roman Empire, and the fourth count dignity of the Kingdom of Saxony and moved to Russia [1] .
Content
- 1 Famous representatives
- 2 See also
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Famous Representatives
- Konrad von Nostitz is a crusader knight who fought in Syria and Palestine under Emperor Conrad III in the 12th century.
- Stanislav von Nostitz - Colonel, is mentioned in the battles with the Tatars in Silesia in 1241.
- Hartwig von Nostitz - owned Damic estates in Silesia in 1285.
- Caspar von Nostitz - accompanied by thousands of horsemen, he entered the service of Markgraf of Brandenburg in 1454.
- Georg von Nostitz - a participant in the Battle of Mogach in 1526.
- Christian von Nostitz - elevated to the baronial dignity of the kingdom of Bohemia, by Emperor Ferdinand II in 1634 [1] .
See also
- The Theater of Count Nostitz , where Mozart's Don Juan was first staged
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Prince P.V. Dolgorukov . Russian genealogy book. Part 3. SPb. Printing house of Eduard Weimar. 1856 Nostits. p. 206-208
Links
- Pedigree painting
- Nostitz // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- Rod: Nostits on the Rodovod
- Dolgorukov P.V. Russian genealogy book . - SPb. : Type. E. Weimar, 1856. - T. 3. - S. 206.
- Gajl T. Polish Armorial Middle Ages to 20th Century . - Gdańsk: L&L, 2007 .-- ISBN 978-83-60597-10-1 . (polish)