v o n R u n n e v o n R ö n n / e / n Im Schleusenfeld / sluice-field / Oste-dike “This and That” Personal and other’s Heritage VR 051 VR 052 “This and That” Personal and other’s Heritage of family members Year Site 1004 Was the "Runneborg" an ancestral castle of the family ? VR 054 1257 Were the Weser river marshes the ancient homeland of "Knight van Runne " ? VR 054 1475 Otto von Rönne's puchase agreement of inheritable succession VR 055 1560 Gerd von Rönne as "Squire of Osten" VR 056 1641 From the marriage contract of Captain Gerdt von Rönne VR 058 1650 Johann, the last judge is deposed VR 059 17.Jh. Century, Main estate in Altendorf / Dike law in the same VR 060 1689 Dike law comparison, due to "Altendorf Sea dikes" VR 060 1697 Century, eastward of the Elbe VR 061 16./17.Jh. Century, Mariage or Closter / Rönne's daughters listed VR 061 1746 The new church at Osten VR 062 1709 Carl Ewald von Rönne, Baron and Russian General VR 063 17./19.Jh. Felix von Rönne and the Barons in Litauen VR 063a 1756 Sale of Altendorf estate to the Schlichting brothers VR 064 1777-1839 From the life of surveyor Christian Wilhelm von Rönne VR 064 1793 The "Rönne-Stone" near Witsum of the "Island of Föhr" VR 065 1798-1865 Friedrich L. von Rönne, politican and professor of jur. VR 066 1804-1891 Ludwig P. M. von Rönne, judge and professor of jur. VR 067 1843 Clärchen von Rönne and the fairy-tale brothers Grimm VR 068 1830+1836 The von Rönne from the "Rönnenschleuse" (sluici) VR 069 1865+1888 The wind millers at Kadenberge and Osterholz-Scharmbeck VR 071 1915 Edmund Karl, the first Rönne to own a car VR 072 1917 Imperial sponsorship for Friedrich Wilhelm von Rönn VR 073 1944 Colonel Alexis Freiherr von Rönne, Hitler-opponent VR 074 2000 Georg von Rönn, Journalist und nature filmer VR 075 2002 Sören von Rönne, Rider for germany VR 075 Feb 03 VR 053 1004 Was “Runneborg” an ancestral castle? In the year 1004, this Rönneberg in the south of Hamburg was mentioned already in early documents. It had, with certainty, existed at the time of Emperor Charlemagne (circa 800) and was located as a palisade fortress above the Elbe lowlands and overlooking a passage (ferry) over the Elbe at Over. At the beginning of the 13th Century (before that date?) was “back of the castle” a place built subject to rent to the Counts of Wölpe. According to documents from 1233-1242, the Wölpes paid the “Tenth” to the monastery Walsrode. In the nearness of the Wölpe castle by Nienburb on the Weser River, there was, according to Hoyer U. B., at this time, a residence “Runne” at Marklode, which, however, about 1300, already was in the ownership of the Bremen Lords von Tiesenhausen. 1257 Were the Weser Marshes the ancient homeland The custodian of the archives for the jurisdiction Bruchhausen-Wilsen, Hermann Bornbusch, wrote in a 1257 document and others, that:“Heinricus et Ludolfus dei gratia Comites in Aldenborch frates…Datum in castro nosstro Brochusen Anno Domini 1257. According to the Saxon law entitlement, the younger Count Ludofus took over the regency of county Aldenburg (county Bruchhausen was not conveyed). This Ludolf had Countess Hedwig von Wölpe for a spouse. That is why, later, the county Wölpe came under Aldenburg, which their grandson Otto von (now!) Oldenburg was sold in 1302 to Duke Otto von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (a flower of speech) Successor of Count Ludolfus was his son Count Hillebold, which, authentically, is proved 22 times; and, indeed, 10 x as von Aldenburg, 6 x as Oldenburg, 4 x as Bruchhausen and 2 x uncertain. He was married with Countess Sophie von Lecklenburg. With him went the old county Aldenburg, lost in 1301, with which the Counts Gerhard and Otto von Hoya were vested now in 1302 with fiefdom from Duke Otto von Braunschweig-Lüneburg. However, a vestige of Aldenburg had remained to the Aldenburg counts by the Bremen Archbishopric to the tenure of the next successor. With this was the Lord Hildebold von Bruchhauser, who was married with Countess Sophie von Ravensberg, vested by the Archbishopric. Count Hildebold is authenticated 3 time, and on October 12, 1304 one could read in a Bremen document: “Junker Hildeboldus de Brochhusen dei gratia Comes de Oldenborch”. His son Otto confirmed this investiture on May 18, 1336. It is from 1321-1360 13 times evidenced, mostly as Count Otto von Bruchhausen and Oldenburg. After his and his mate’s deaths, the land grant descended by marriage according to an agreement to the Counts of Hoya. However, already before this, on June 29, 1358, both Counts Gerhard and Johann went by the names of Hoya and Oldenburg. From here on, can one well follow, that, circa 1300, the appearance of “de Runne” was the original vassals of the Aldenburg counts and that their residence was this Mäusburg on der Rönne (or Runne). See sketch on the right margin. Hermann Bornbusch says also, that “this town locale” westward from Hoya around 800 was a great fortification area with Vilsen as middle point; that Widukind’s son Wigbet, circa 850, finished.One named this castle after his wife Altburg, later an Aldenburg, after which from the middle of the 12th century, the here named counts were residents. Febr. 2003 VR 054 English translation A word before…. Because of the extreme difficult old German language and the problem to make mistakes by finding new German words and put them in god English we will write summaries of this page VR 055 and the next tree pages. Jörg von Rönn (son of Gerhard von Rönn) Page VR 055 The contract tells all people who hear it, read it or will be able to write, that Otto van deme Runne, knight by the archbishopric of Bremen, has sold ploughed land to the church with the condition, that the church will give him 18 Lübsche Mark cash and 1 Punt (1Pound) every year at Easter. In this contract he tells also, that the 1 Punt is be owned by his wife Mette when he is dead and also she becomes this 18 Lübsche Mark because of her money, she brought with her when she got into marriage with Otto. Then he tells, that the land before was owned by Johann Sogen (Mette’s father) and now is owned by pastor Hinrik Jercke The land is positioned by following points. In the west the border will be the “Wedemegut”, in the east it will be the x-crossing, in the south it will be the digging which is running traversal. After this digging is the farmland of Gert Sogen (Mette`s brother?). The 1 Punt should be free of all taxes. All obligations should be sold by the pastor Jercke. He should use and own the land as all folks that come after him. At the end all actors and witnesses of the contract will be read all . land all will promise to take care of the contract for all times. The . make it sure in giving their seals to the contract. Persons of this contract: Otto van deme Runne (2. Owner of this piece of land) Mette born Sogen (Otto’s wife) Johann van deme Runne (Otto’s son) Erick van deme Runne (Otto’s Cousin and witness) Hinrik Dureyar (witness) Hinrik Jercke (pastor and the new owner of this peace of land) Johann Sogen (Mette’s father and 1. Owner of this piece of land) Gert Sogen (Mette’s brother ??) Febr. 2003 VR 055 In the year of the lord 1560 Gerd von Rönne as nobleman of Osten at the river Oste. He was speaking for the parish of Osten. Foreword for understatement Because of the year, we have 1560, the language is very bloomy. Before the knighthood of Bremen had a building made with stones for their meetings, they met at a place called “Steingraben at Basdahl”. Today it is the town Bremervörde in the north of Bremen. They met by sitting high on their horses. In this year they met to speak over grievance they have with the office of Vörden. You must Know, the people of Kehdingen felt very free in early times. The knights said the office of Vörden is giving commands which they are in order to give. This grievance is in seven points. We, the knighthood of the archbishopric of Bremen .... it follows a long formulation of all titles that the archbishop of Bremen is called. Then they give their angry commands to the paper of the meeting. 1st If their is a nobleman to get judged, then first the government has to judge. 2nd Little differences have to be judge at once. 3rd The knights gave the direction not to change their rights. 4th Every year on two times the archbishop should sit with the knights for judgement. 5th The knights will give their promises for keeping their band of knights. 6th We search for a Judge to give advances. 7th The government will give promises for more meetings by the knights. The knights give their promises to hold on by this points. The have got the rights by their father and will give it to their children Febr. 2003 VR 056 and Lord, Lord Christoph, our archbishop at Bremen, our gentle and Christ like protector, born in the centuries after Christ, our Lord and Savior, which some count to be the seventeenth, shall annually on Friday after John the Baptist, with counsel, benevolence and good pleasure of all the appointed knights, graciously order, establish and hold two high courts, one inside Bremen and the other at Stade, to adjudge the wrongs and errors which in the meantime the collective knighthood might bring to itself.