Family Von Rönne in the Baltics
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Family von Rönne in the Baltics from sundry sources noted and compile. Albert von Bekeshovede, the new Bishop of Livland, sailed with 23 ships Eastward through the Baltic Sea in the year of the lord 1200. “ To Eastland we want to ride ! “ in Dec 2003 VR 171 Historically ! Already, 60 to 70 years before the first land battles of the Order in Prussia, Lübeck and Wisby were existing on Gotland as logistic support stations for Germanic long distance traders and their mariners; and about 1180, the German Christian Mission began its work at the mouth of the Duena River under the direction of Meinhard von Segeberg, Master of the Augustinian Group. The Christianizing of the Baltic Coast was fully accomplished astoundingly fast, but reached only a thin band of the port settlements, where, for centuries the Christian tradesmen from Denmark and Birka were known. The first known bishop, Berthold, from the monastery at Loccum, was slain by pagan natives of Livonia. Hartwig, Archbishop for Hamburg and Bremen, himself a cruel warrior and church-prince, reacted fast and appointed a nephew, the church dean Albert von Bekeshovede, respectively Appeldorn, as the new bishop in Livland (Livonia), already in 1199. Bishop Albert was one of the most powerful, but, also, most controversial personalities of the whole German movement eastward, more successful than the rulers of his time. With the consent of the German King Philipp von Schwaben …Bishop Albert arrived in 1200 leading 23 ships at the mouth of the Duena. The first of 14 troop movements !! - The knightly Livland invaders waged their battle for land with their swords, which in their convictions, were no-man-lands, since they had no Christian inhabitants. Bishop Albert was, in 1225, expressly given equal rank accorded other imperial bishops. He commanded, indeed, a province of the Empire. The HANSE, during the 13th Century, achieved trade pre-eminence on the Baltic Sea, with Gotland, Schonen, Nowgorod, and established new trade out-posts: 1201 Riga, 1230 Reval and Dorpat, 1237 Elbing, etc. – The German Order of Knights united, in 1237, with the Order of the Brothers of the Sword. This brought to the Order, Curland, Livland and Semgallen, besides also in 1308 Pommerellen, 1346 Estonia, 1398 Gotland and 1402 the Brandenburg Newmark. In 1410, the German Order was defeated by the Poles. In the 13th Century, the history books teach us, the call went out throughout the lower German lands: “To Eastland let us ride !” “And so it was”, said Mushard in > MONUMENTA NOBILITATIS …. < that the Nation of Livonia was raised from baptism mainly by the Archbishop of Bremen, and simultaneously brought into Christianity / and had their first archbishop, as also the knighthood...out of this archbishopric received". In the surrounding areas of the Baltic Sea south of the Gulf of Finland, lived the Letts, Lithuanians, Livlanders, Old Prussians and Curlanders. During the Middle Ages, they were Christianized by the Union of the HANSE. In 1241 was the 1st trade agreement between Hamburg and Lübeck. In 1364 80 towns were listed as members of the HANSE in the Charta of Cologne. In Jan 2004 VR 172 At the beginning of the 13th Century, nothing is known about our knights von Rönne in the Christianizing efforts. The first one bearing the name was here in 1336 written “von Rennen”. Yet it is to be thought, that the spelling followed the hearing of the writers. Later, several ways of writing evolved or were actualised. Here in the Baltic is the same development of the name as in the Bremen Archbishopric; namely: Renne - Runne - Ronne - Rönne The “Siebmacher” Coat of Arms early in the 19th Century, served as the sources of the following statements, as well as a family tree, which went to the “Siebmacher” (Sieve Makers Chronicles) through the mediation of W. von Rummel from St. Petersburg, the “Adelslexikon” and elaborate of the Author Jaenis Baltins, from the archives of castle Rundaele: The “Siebmacher-Wappenbände” also describes the Nobility of the “Russian Baltic Sea Provinces”, up to circa 1890, and mentions for the first time in the year 1336 at Dorpat (Livland) a church lord Johann von Rennen without revealing any clarification of the particulars. In. “Lisch-v.Behr”, in a book of documents, he was found in 1402: Kurd (Kunrad or Cord), Nicolaus (Claus) and Johann von Rönne probably came from the bishopric Bremen, perhaps Oederquart in Kehdingen, where in 1372 a Kunrad, and Order of sword knight later the given names of Cord, Claus and Johann in the Rönne family remained popular. and In Curland, a Klaus von Rönne appears documented in the years 1419 and 1425 as Order of cross knight feudal owner of Kurmahlen near Goldingen, and in 1441 as one fief owner with the Goldingen City Hall. Of a direct descendancy was nothing to be found. In 1350: According the Database for Curlandish documents of manors had the Master of Order, Goswin von Herreke in Kandau, us Datele von Renne (later Owner of manor Small Rönnen) and his descendants farmland given at the law stands. In 1419 pawned Johann Hattenike, church at Talsen, his fatherly heir „Kurmahlen“ for 250 Mark to Klaus Renne . Brother Heinrich Hattenike obtained from the Master of Order v. d. Rutenberg 1425 in Goldingen the return of this pledge. Klaus Renne has no descendants. Archbishop Jasper and Master of Order Plettenberg endorsing 1522 at Wolmar, that presented testament from honourable Otto von Ronnen having the force of law, as it the original from Land Marshall Johann Plather and the church at Mitau presenting. In 1539 feoff the Bishop Hermann to Pilten to Otto’s son Johann Ronnen and his descendants with land in district and territory of the parish New House. 1546 scribed Order Master von Brüggenei at Wenden, from Johann Rönne no immediately to claim of return at pledge. 1547 was this dispute at the Sameit- manors prematurely. In 156: Wedich von Sackentoke over the manor Zehren for 10 Years and defrayed Jürgen Rönne 1000 Mark owing to a wedlock agency at Dursuppen. In 1589 King Stefan IV of Poland gave feoff to Georg von Rönne on Scharcken at the manor Dahmen. 1704 both manors were to Ernst von Grotthuss. The former estate of Puhren at Upper Curland, nearby Candau, is inseparable with the family of barons Roenne. The widow of General Carl Ewald, Baroness Anna Lucia born de Preen, is the buyer in 1728. Up until a Reform of lands in 1920 was the family owner of Puhren over 200 years In 1620, just 58 years before it was told: “They house is very old, the roof is to rebuilt, and so on…” But Puhren is situated in the nicest landscapes of Curland. A alley of birches along the river takes you to the manor house, where old documents were found in a drawer. This documents are given to the Curland Archive. They say: “The first knights von Rönne came in the 14. Century in the Baltic” The most documents about the Baltic von Rönne are lost in the wars, but in the begin of the 20th century the found a document in the case which showed a copy of a that King Sigismund III. << In 1439 Archbishop Hennig von Scharffenberg gave the manor of Tauren (Serben district) to Johann Renne. 1469 sold Antonius Renne land by Ronneburg from Bresecke Daniels >>. In April 2005 VR 173 As well, in 1545 say a original document, that Wilhelm, Earl of Brandenburg and Archbishop at Riga, Georg Renne his part on father’s side give to his brother Johann. The drawer in manor Planetzen contained an original document of 1522 by the archbishop Jasper Linde and master of the shields Wolter Plettenberg. Both confirmed the testament of the noble Otto Rönne, like they had seen it by the marshal of the district of the Teutonic Order, Johann Plather and the spokesman of the church Thor Mito. We can think, that the district of Mitau was under the spell of the marshal of district. Also it is to suppose that Otto had been a vassal of the arch chapter as well as the order. In a drawer of manor Berghof-Alt-Apussen they found notices that the oldest feudal mastership was in the chapter Curland. << 1539 it was given by bishop Hermann of Curland with the approbation of his chapter Johann Rönne (son of Otto) and his heir of “three Hacken of land” in the territory of the parish New House >>. In the 15th-16th century an other tree of the family settled down in with now acknowledge, were they came from. In 18. century the genealogist v. Lieven said that the family tree around Hermann von Rönne, born round 1475, came from Livland. In the pedigree he is named the cousin of Otto von Rönne. Hermann’s son Johann was owner of Alt-Drogen in the neighborhood of Old Apussen. In 1787 Ulrich von Manteuffel-Szoege of Katzdangen won the manor Old Drogen as his ownership. In 1589 King Stefan IV. of Poland gave feoff to Georg von Rönne on Scharcken at the manor Dahmen. 1704 both manors were sold to Ernst von Grotthuss. Scharcken it self was offered at 1710 to General Carl Ewald but he declined. In the 18th century the family also owned manor Plönen in the district of Tuckum seated. The ownship got up to the Baltic Sea were the fisher’s village Bad-Plönen was. The knighthood of Curland here founded the Sea bath named „Elisabeth-Bad“. At this bath also her majesty imperator Catharina II took place on her visit to Curland. About the civil and military ranks of this family tree is only a little known.