You are bidding on oneLetter from Stuttgart from 1792.
Written andsigned by Equerry (?) von Gültlingen, addressed to his cousin, Lieutenant von Stetten in Bulach near Hornberg.
Dated Stuttgart, the 7th September 1792.
Excerpts: "It was quite pleasant for me to hear the description, both of the march up there and of your stay there. [...] For the time being, I like to think it would be best if Mo{???}sabel and you were back."
Signed “Ew. Very well-born, most obedient servant of Gültlingen, stable master {?}."
Scope: 1 p. (20.3 x 16.3 cm).
Without envelope; however, this is in photocopye at (addressed "to Lieutenant FreyHerrn von Stetten Hochwohl Born in Bulach near Hornberg").
Condition:Punched on the side; lightly tanned. Cover missing (included in photocopy). biplease notesee the pictures too!
Internal note: M&M folder 3-2
About the noble families of Gültlingen and von Stetten (source: wikipedia):
Gültlingen is the name of a Swabian nobility. Gültlingen, the family's ancestral home, is now a district of the town of Wildberg in the Calw district in the Black Forest. .
History: The brothers Reinbodo and Friedrich von Gültlingen are mentioned in documents around the year 1100 as one of the first verifiable members of the family. Their descendants settled from the 14th century. Century in Berneck in the Oberamt Nagold and lived there together with the Lords of Berneck. Both sexes played a leading role during the Schlegler Wars, as a result of which Berneck, one of the main bases of the Schleglerbund, was taken over by Count Eberhard II of Württemberg. was conquered and destroyed.
Around 1400, the Lords of Gültlingen came into sole possession of Berneck Castle, which remained in use for a long time (until the beginning of the 20th century). Century) remained a condominium of the gender. As members of the Sankt Jörgenschild knightly society, they belonged to the Swabian League in 1488. They formed an imperial rule and belonged to the imperial knighthood in the knightly canton of Neckar-Black Forest. In 1805 the property came under Württemberg sovereignty.
In 1515 the family acquired the hereditary treasurer's office of Württemberg, which also included a share in Hohenentringen Castle. Gültling's possessions also included: Neuenburg, Sindlingen, Poltringen, Oberndorf, Deufringen, Pflummern, Pfäffingen, Zavelstein, Vollmaringen and goods in the Eifel. Through marriage in 1762, parts of Adelmannsfelden could also be acquired, and thus its membership in the knightly canton of Kocher. However, it was not possible to keep it in family ownership long-term.
The family was enrolled in the baron class in the Kingdom of Württemberg. A line has been called Gültlingen-Schlepegrell since 1908. Branches of the family still exist today.
Coat of arms: The family coat of arms shows three (2:1) gold-armored, black eagles with red tongues in silver. On the helmet is a growing black eagle with a silver head and neck, each wing covered with a golden trefoil stalk. The helmet covers are black and silver.
family members
Hans IX von Gültlingen († 1514), Württemberg hereditary chamberlain
Wilhelm von Gültlingen (1834–1898), lawyer and member of the German Reichstag
Stetten is the name of an old Franconian noble family of the Lutheran denomination.
History: As early as 1098, the Lords of Stetten were mentioned many times as witnesses in the documents of the Comburg am Kocher Komburg Knights' Monastery. So Adelrich, Heinrich and Adelhalm von Stetten, and in 1101 Walto, Arn and Gumbert von Buchenbach.[1] The title of baron is proven by various imperial documents and feudal letters. Kocherstetten Castle was built in 1140 under Siegfried Zürch de Steten. This probably already belonged to the same gender, as the first name “Zürch” was still worn by members of the family for a long time. Wolfgang, named Zurich's son in 1253, acquired Gabelstein Castle. In 1319 Gernot the Old von Stetten was in town. Berthold von Stetten acquired the castle and village of Buchenbach in 1336, which is still in the hands of the family today. The safe trunk line also begins at this time. Since the organization of the Imperial Knighthood, the von Stetten family belonged to the canton of Odenwald. The Stetten Castle and Buchenbach Castle estates have always formed the common ancestral property, only one wrote from the 13th. until 14. A branch that flourished in the 19th century was also called “Buchener von Stetten”.[1] In 1387 the family acquired the satellite castle Burg Tierberg, which was strategically located close to the headquarters and strategically located, expanded the facilities and also used it as a hunting lodge. In 1474, the descendants of the then seller from the Hohenlohe-Langenburg family demanded the contractually guaranteed return of the castle for the old price. However, the Lords of Stetten demanded compensation for the construction costs they had incurred and were then driven out of Tierberg Castle in 1475 by armed troops from the opposing camp. In the following two decades, the two families waged a costly feud. In 1488, the noble house of Hohenlohe-Langenburg even managed to partially conquer the Stetten family's ancestral home, Stetten Castle. Since both genders had in the meantime sought more powerful allies, the feud ultimately developed into a constitutional dispute between the emperor and the imperial princes over power in the Holy Roman Empire. The conflict, which was only resolved in 1495, went down in history as the Tierberg Feud and is still considered one of the reasons for the imperial reform. Mid-17th century In the 19th century, all family estates united under Wolfgang Eberhard von Stetten († 1644).[1] In the Grand Duchy of Baden, this included a share of Sachsenflur, Ober- and Unterschüpf and Uiffingen in the Borberg office and in the Kingdom of Württemberg a share in Stetten Castle, Hall, Gerabronn and Oehringen.[1] Eberhard von Stetten's three sons distributed the goods by lot and their descendants founded three lines that formed the so-called "Inner House", the "Outer House" and the "Buchenbacher House".[1] The Inner House went out in 1865 and was divided equally between the two remaining houses.[1] The two remaining lines remained in possession of the ancient headquarters of Stetten am Kocher Castle and Buchenbach an der Jagst Castle. Branches of the family use the names “von Gabelstein” and “von Bartenau” after their seats, Burgstall Gabelstein and Bartenau Castle.
Hermann Freiherr von Stetten (1890–1964) adopted the son Kurt (1906–1941) of his sister Mathilde Bauer, née, in 1940. Baroness von Stetten (1881–1963). The adopted son, father of Wolfgang von Stetten (* 1941), then took the name Baron von Stetten.[2]
Important personalities
The gender has produced some important personalities. Numerous members of the family are listed in the German Order. Zurich von Stetten was a Teutonic Order Commander between 1319 and 1327, held the position of German Master in 1329–30, and was probably later Provineialis Austrial. Eberhard von Stetten, commentator of the German order at Virnsberg and Nuremberg, was elected German master in 1443 and died in 1447. During his reign, four other members of the family were members of this order - Leonhard, Balthasar, Hans Conrad and Sebastian - knights and commentators. Furthermore, Kilian von Stetten, a member of the Swabian League and other knightly associations, should be highlighted as a very brave knight, which is particularly evident during the siege of the Hohengeroldsek fortress and the feuds with his estate neighbors.[1] In addition, members of all three lines served as officers in the armies of Bavaria, Württemberg, Prussia, and the Kaiser. Christoph von Stetten, a captain in the service of Württemberg, stood out for his bravery in the Peasants' Wars. Hans Reinhard fell in the Battle of Wimpfen in 1622 as a lieutenant captain on the side of the Franconian district troops. Maximilian Wilhelm Sigmund Freiherr von Stetten († 1794) was emperor. Austrian Field marshal lieutenant and then died as field sergeant general and governor of Würzburg. Albert Sigmund Friedrich Freiherr von Stetten († 1822) was royal. Bavarian lieutenant general. Ludwig Freiherr von Stetten was a major general in the same war. Members of the family also held various positions in the administration. So Kunz and Johann von Stetten sat in the ranks of the Württemberg councilors, and the latter also accompanied his master, Count Eberhard, on the train to Palestine. Another, named Hans, was Duke Eberhard II's confidante and advisor, but he regularly betrayed the duke and therefore spent some time in prison after his deposition. Furthermore, Eberhard Friedrich Freiherr von Stetten († 1782) was the High Court Marshal of Baden. Leopold Wilhelm Friedrich Freiherr von Stetten was the Grand Ducal Chamberlain of Baden. Members of the family can also be found in the service of the church: Ludwig von Stetten held the position of abbot and prelate in Obernzell in 1374; In 1421, Gottfried von Stetten headed Comburg Abbey as abbot.
coat of arms
The family coat of arms shows three red hatchets (2:1) with the edges turned right in silver (or in gold). On the helmet with red-silver (red-gold) helmet covers a growing maiden dressed in red, holding an outward-turned red hatchet in each of her raised hands.
List of well-known namesakes
Albert Sigmund Friedrich Freiherr von Stetten († 1822), royal Bavarian lieutenant general
Christian von Stetten (* 1970), German politician, member of the Bundestag (CDU) since 2002
Eberhard von Stetten, German master (1441/43–1447)
Eberhard Friedrich Freiherr von Stetten († 1782), High Court Marshal of Baden
Emy von Stetten, b. Brode (1893–1980), oratorio and song singer, professor of music (Frankfurt/Main University of Music)
Friedrich Gustav von Stetten-Buchenbach (1764–1808), colonel and commander of the Baden Life Grenadier Guard
Leopold Wilhelm Friedrich Freiherr von Stetten, Grand Ducal Chamberlain of Baden
Ludwig Freiherr von Stetten, major general in the First World War
Max von Stetten (1860–1925), Bavarian officer, commander of the Imperial Protection Force for Cameroon
Maximilian Wilhelm Siegmund von Stetten (1717–1794), Imperial Austrian lieutenant field marshal, field sergeant general and governor of Würzburg
Norbert von Stetten (1885–1979), academic painter, master student of Slevogt and Liebermann
Otto von Stetten (1862–1937), Bavarian cavalry general
Richard Hermann Freiherr von Stetten (* 1971), officer, lieutenant colonel, diplomat
Sigmund Heinrich zu Buchenbach (1685–1760), Swabian officer, most recently major general
Wolfgang von Stetten (* 1941), farmer, judge, lawyer, economist and German member of the Bundestag (CDU) from 1990 to 2002
Zürch von Stetten, German master (1290–1295) and (1329–1330), also known as * Ulrich von Stetten