Reventlow


Reventlow is the name of a Holstein and Mecklenburg German-Dano noble family, which belongs to the :De:Equites Originarii|Equites Originarii Schleswig-Holstein. Alternate spellings include Revetlo, Reventlo, Reventlau, Reventlou, Reventlow, Refendtlof and Reffentloff.

History

In 1223, Godescalcus de Revetlo of Holstein was first mentioned in writing. He was vassal of Count :De:Albrecht II. |Albrecht of Orlamünde and Holstein. In 1236 and 1258, Thitlevus de Revetlow was in Mecklenburg in the wake of the Prince Johann I. In both countries, members of the family were able to gain significant professional and economic positions over time.
The old Holstein line, also found from the 14th to the 16th century in Funen, ended in 1752. With the extinction of the Gallentiner branch in 1772, the Mecklenburg branch also ended. Relatives from this branch, however, had previously settled in the Duchy of Schleswig. From Ziesendorf came :De:Detlef Reventlow|Detlef Reventlow, who was appointed chancellor of Christian IV of Denmark in 1632. He was progenitor of two new branches, both of which came to great influence.
The older branch acquired the :DE:Adel |Danish lord-dignity in 1767.
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The younger branch had acquired by 1673 the Danish Graf and on July 23, 1706, to Vienna the Imperial Count. Conrad von Reventlow, Grand Chancellor and Prime Minister of Christian V of Denmark, received the higher feudal rank and was awarded the Liege County of Reventlou - Sandbjerg in Schleswig. His son acquired the feudal county Christianssæde on Lolland and the feudal barony Brahetrolleborg on Funen.
The younger daughter of Conrad von Reventlow, Anna Sophie von Reventlow, became in 1712 consort of King Frederick IV of Denmark and Duchess of Schleswig. In 1721 she was crowned Queen of Denmark. Other Reventlows were related by marriage to the Dukes of Holstein. The Reventlow family counts important personalities of the European aristocracy, including the last German empress Auguste Victoria.
:DE:Detlev von Reventlow |Detlev von Reventlow, heir of the :DE:Gut Altenhof|Altenhof and Glasau estates, bought :DE:Gut Emkendorf|Gut Emkendorf in 1764, from Detlef von Reventlow Gut Wittenberg in 1767, and the Altenhof neighboring Gut Aschau in 1782.
The Counts of Reventlow-Criminil with a Danish diploma of 1815 belonged in the male line to the French Marquis Le Merchier de Criminil. :DE:Joseph von Reventlow-Criminil|Joseph and :DE:Heinrich von Reventlow-Criminil|Heinrich were the sons of a niece of Julia von Reventlow who she and her husband :DE:Friedrich Karl von Reventlow|Friedrich Karl Reventlow adopted. Joseph inherited the :DE:Gut Emkendorf|Emkendorf in 1828; his descendants sold it in 1929.

Possessions

In addition to the Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburgian possession, estates which were temporarily in the possession of the Reventlow included :DE:Gut Bülk|Good Bülk, :DE:Gut Kaden|Gut Kaden, :DE:Gut Waterneverstorf|Gut Waterneverstorf, :DE:Gut Dobersdorf|Gut Dobersdorf, :DE:Gut Altenhof|Gut Altenhof with Wittenberg and :DE:Gut Jersbek|Gut Jersbek, Quarnbek and Schmoel, Hohenfelde with Kollmar, :DE:Schloss Rantzau |Gut Rantzau, :DE:Gut Emkendorf|Gut Emkendorf, :DE:Gut Kaltenhof |Gut Kaltenhof, :DE:Gut Falkenberg|Gut Falkenberg, :DE:Gut Testorf|Gut Testorf, and :DE:Gut Farve|Gut Farve.
In Schleswig-Holstein the family is still based in :DE:Gut Damp|Gut Damp, Gut Wittenberg, :DE:Gut Wulfshagen|Gut Wulfshagen and :DE:Gut Eckhof|Gut Eckhof.
In Denmark, :DE:Schloss Gram|Gram Castle was taken over or built by the Reventlow around 1470 and remained in the family until 1664. In 1673, Prime Minister Conrad Reventlow acquired the Sandbjerg Castle with Gut Ballegård and built Clausholm Castle. His son Christian Detlev of Reventlow acquired Brahetrolleborg on Funen, :DE:Vesterborg Sogn|Pederstrup on Lolland and Christianssæde on Laaland. His son Conrad Detlev Reventlow married Wilhelmine Auguste, the sister of the Duke :DE:Friedrich Karl |Friedrich Karl of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön in 1731. In 1739 he acquired the Krenkerup Castle at Radsted Sogn with Nørregård and Rosenlund. In 1900, the estate Agerupgård in :DE:Radsted Sogn|Våbensted Sogn came to the Counts Reventlow, who are still there.
Commoner descendants in the female line with the name Reventlow are the families Reventlow-Mourier on Brahetrolleborg and Reventlow Grinling on Krenkerup, as well as some descendants in the :DE:Agnat|cognitive line in Sweden.

Coat of arms

The family crest of the family is divided in the :DE:Zinnenschnitt|Zinnenschnitt of silver over red. On the helmet with red-silver blankets stands a gold ring set all around with silver feathers on a short red pole.

Derived area coats

Elements and colours from the coat of arms of the family Reventlow appear today in some Schleswig-Holstein municipal coat of arms.

Name bearers