Tresckow
- See also Treskow (noble family) and Tresckow, Pennsylvania
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Tresckow is a German aristocratic family originating from Mark Brandenburg and belonging to the German nobility dating back to the middle ages (German: Uradel). A prominent branch of the family is known as Treskow and acquired substantial land and wealth in the 18th and 19th century.[1][2]
The family was first mentioned in 1336, when Hinricus Treskowe, Lord of Buckow, was mentioned.[3][4]
General and anti-Nazi conspirator Henning von Tresckow was one of the prime movers behind what led to the 20 July plot to assassinate Hitler.
Notable members
[edit]von Tresckow
[edit]- Egon von Tresckow (1907–1952)
- Gerd von Tresckow (1899–1944)
- Henning von Tresckow (1901–1944)
- Joachim Christian von Tresckow (1698–1762)
- Hermann von Tresckow (1818–1900)
- Udo von Tresckow (1808–1885)
von Treskow
[edit]- See also Treskow (noble family)
- Carl von Treskow (1819–1882)
- Christian von Treskow (born 1968)
- Ernst Heinrich von Treskow (1844–1915)
- Johann Karl Sigismund von Treskow (1864–1945)
- Julius von Treskow (1818–1894)
- Nikolai de Treskow (born 1968)
- Sigmund Otto Joseph von Treskow (1756–1825)
Imitation of name and coat of arms
[edit]In the 19th century, a Dano-Norwegian family named Treschow, which is unrelated to the Tresckow family, adopted a coat of arms based upon that of the German Tresckow family. The name of the Dano-Norwegian family has a different etymology, being a corruption of the original Træskomager, meaning "wooden shoe-maker" in Danish/Norwegian.
References
[edit]- ^ Neues allgemeines deutsches Adels-Lexicon vol. 9, pp. 267-269
- ^ Neues preußisches Adelslexicon, vol. 4, pp. 273-274
- ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Adelslexikon Band XV, Band 134 der Gesamtreihe, pp. 9-11
- ^ Stadtarchiv Brandenburg, Adolph Friedrich Johann Riedel: Codex diplomaticus Brandenburgensis. A VIII p. 248