You bid two handwritten, signed letters (from 1877) des Manor owner and liberal politician (MdR) Otto Rohland (1828-1899).

From 1867 to 1878 and from 1881 to 1887, Otto Rohland was an independent liberal member of the North German and German Reichstag for the Merseburg 8 constituency (Naumburg, Weißenfels, Zeitz). From 1867 to 1873 he was also a member of the Prussian House of Representatives.

Each with blingd-embossed letterhead "Etzoldshain manor near Zeitz" (Bath superfinde brand paper).

Etzoldshain Castle is a former moated castle in the district of Könderitz-Etzoldshain (Etzoldshainer Straße 60) in the municipality of Elsteraue in the Burgenland district in Saxony-Anhalt.

addressed to a "Geheimrath", ie the secret chancellor Friedrich Bernhard Happel (1813-1894) in Berlin, from 1872 to 1880 Office Director of the German Reichstag. -- From a collection of letters to FB Happel.

Transcriptions:

1. Letter (2 pages), dated 10. January 1877: "Dear privy councillor! Even if it is not decided until today and determined next Sunday whether I will again need a seat in the High Reichstag, there is still some probability that it will be. – Better planned than thoughtful! Hence my humble request that you would like me to have a seat on the 2nd floor. Reserve parts of the left side of the house, as close as possible to the speaker's platform and, if possible, directly on the corridor. Miquel is sure to drop out and if this one is occupied, another place, maybe several, will be free. My poor hearing may be the excuse for applying early! As always, with special regards and sincerely, Rohland, landowner."

Note:The NLP politician Johannes Miquel is mentioned, from 1897: von Miquel (1828-1901), 1880-1890 Mayor of Frankfurt am Main and 1890-1901 Prussian Minister of Finance. In fact, he did not receive a mandate in the Reichstag elections of 1877.

2. Letter (1 page), dated 21. March 1877: "Dear Mister Privy Councilor! Referring to the Circular Römmler & Perte, I take the liberty of sending in my portrait in a tolerable Sunday mood and commend myself with the well-known respect and sincerely to Rohland."

Probably related to the Reichstag album, for which every member of the Reichstag was supposed to send in a photograph.

Format:8.5" x 5.75"

Without envelope.

Condition: Paper browned, with pinholes. BiPlease also note the pictures!

Internal note: 2207 Ostb autograph to Happel

About Otto Rohland and Etzoldshain Castle (source: wikipedia):

Karl Otto Rohland (* 14. April 1828 in Etzoldshain; † 31 August 1899 ibid) was a manor owner and member of the Reichstag.

Rohland attended high school in Zeitz, studied administration and natural sciences in Jena and Berlin. During his studies he became a member of the fraternity in the castle cellar in 1847/48. Since 1853 he was a leaseholder, later owner of the Etzoldshain and Könderitz manors, at the same time district administrator and head of office.

From 1867 to 1878 and from 1881 to 1887 he was a member of the North German and German Reichstag for the Merseburg 8 constituency (Naumburg, Weißenfels, Zeitz). From 1867 to 1873 he was also a member of the Prussian House of Representatives.

Otto Rohland was born with Clara. Jacob married. The couple had two daughters who were the wives of two sons of the State Director of East Prussia and member of the Reichstag, Kurt von Saucken-Tarputschen.

theEtzoldshain Castle is a former moated castle in the district of Könderitz-Etzoldshain (Etzoldshainer Straße 60) in the municipality of Elsteraue in the Burgenland district in Saxony-Anhalt. The keep can be found in the seal and coat of arms of the municipality of Könderitz.

Geographical location and description: The castle with the associated town of Etzoldshain is located about seven kilometers north-east of Zeitz in the Elster lowlands. The village of Etzoldshain has no church and has been a manor since the late Middle Ages. The Elster cycle path is in Draschwitz after approx. 2.5km away.

Only the five-storey square keep with a side length of 7.20 meters and walls two meters thick has survived from the former round castle complex surrounded by a moat. At the same time it probably served as a residential tower. The other buildings on the former castle site date from the 19th century. Century.

History: Etzoldshain was mentioned in 1286 when it came to the Bishopric of Naumburg-Zeitz when it was sold by the Margrave of Meissen, Heinrich the Illustrious. At this time the place probably belonged to the noble family von Etzdorf. In 1368 the family had to sell the Schönfeld (Schoneveld) estate to the Hochstift for 104 shocks. This year is considered the first mention of the castle under the name of Ezelshun. However, a much earlier construction of the castle can be assumed due to its location as a cone castle within an older ring wall.

The castle (castrum) on the moated castle went on 22. March 1415 as an episcopal fief for life by Bishop Gerhard II. von Goch to the episcopal captain Loser von Uttenhofen for his services in the diocese. Loser von Uttenhofen received the castle with the provision that he should keep the property open to Bishop Gerhard and his successors and that the castle should revert to the Bishop of Naumburg-Zeitz on his death. Loser von Uttenhofen also owned Rehmsdorf and Stöntzsch as interest assets. At that time, Etzoldshain Castle had the supreme court as an accessory to the knight's fiefdom.

on the 15th On April 14, 1437 Etzoldshain was sold by Bishop Peter von Schleinitz to Bernhard von Koczschen. In 1495 the brothers von Lichtenhain (Lichtenhayn) zu Gleina were mentioned as the owners of Etzoldshain when they sold 50 guilders interest to the Naumburg-Zeitz diocese. When Valentin von Lichtenhayn auf Etzoldshain, together with Joachim von Etzdorf and some other nobles, openly refused to pay homage to Nikolaus von Amsdorf, the first evangelical bishop from 1542, the Saxon Elector Frederick the Magnanimous had Lichtenhain and Etzdorf arrested and took possession of Lichtenhain, the estate, in October 1543 and Etzoldshain Castle in command. Citizens from the nearby town of Zeitz also took part in the taking of the Etzoldshain estate. The possession of the property finally had to be cleared by imperial decree. The damage caused by this was only remedied in 1553 during the term of office of the later bishop Julius von Pflug through a settlement.

The manor had a size of 14 hooves and 5 acres, hooves counted at 12 acres each. One of the last owners of the castle in the 19th century. Century was the Reichstag deputy Otto Rohland, who owned this and the associated manor from 1853. In the second half of the 19th At the end of the 19th century, the neo-Gothic style building adjacent to the tower was also built as a manor house with the typical battlements.

After the Second World War, the last owners of the manor were expropriated and the property was converted into a state-owned property. A hostel for apprentices was built in the manor house of the castle. The castle is now privately owned, the keep of the castle and the manor house are in a damaged state. The castle cannot be visited.

Owner of the castle (selection)

13. Century: Family von Etzdorf (?)

1415: Captain Loser von Uttenhofen, episcopal captain

1437: Bernhard von Koczschen

since the end of the 15th Century owned by the von Lichtenhain family:

Ulrich von Lichtenhain

Valentin of Lichtenhain (before 1519–1564)

Christoph Dietrich von Lichtenhain († 1625)

Christoph Dietrich von Lichtenhain (* around 1595)

Dietrich Wilhelm von Lichtenhain (* 1625)

around 1755: Ludwig Otto von Tümpling (1712–1779), Electoral Saxon Chamber Councilor,

Otto Rohland (1828-1899), manor owner and member of parliament.