Steinhöfel is a municipality in the Oder-Spree district, in Brandenburg , Germany . Since the beginning of 2019 it belongs to the collective municipality " Amt Odervorland "
12-479: The contemporary municipality of Steinhöfel comprises a total of twelve physical villages including Steinhöfel, Demnitz and Neuendorf im Sande. In 1774, the Prussian Minister of War and Treasury Joachim von Blumenthal purchased the estate of Steinhöfel, including a manor that was later expanded into a castle. When von Blumenthal died, the estate was inherited by his daughter Charlotte von Massow , whose husband
24-510: The Battle of Kunersdorf . Later recreational visitors included Frederick William III of Prussia and Theodor Fontane who expressed considerable enthusiasm about the place. The castle ( de:Schloß Steinhöfel ) today hosts a hotel and commercial venue under Cultural heritage regulations. From 1815 to 1947, Steinhöfel was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg , from 1947 to 1952 of
36-508: The Electorate of Saxony and the Kingdom of Prussia . His son Friedrich Wilhelm (1774-1839) was a Prussian lieutenant general, and he and his descendants used the name and coat of arms of von der Groeben without objection. The first known mention of the family is from records dated to 29 November 1140 with Luiderus de Grebene . Gribehne (also Grubene , Grobene , Cyprene , Grebene or Gröben ),
48-507: The Margraviate of Brandenburg , then to East Prussia . Members of the family held the title of Count in Prussia , granted to them on 19 September 1786 by King Frederick William II . Various branches still exist today. The Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels mentions another family of the same name, whose ancestor was Hans Gottlob Greben (1724-1777), a lieutenant under the Kingdom of Poland ,
60-615: The Court Marshal Valentin von Massow commissioned a rebuilding of the manor by the architect David Gilly . The property was inherited in turn by the couple's son Valentin von Massow who had served with Wellington in Spain and as one of his adjutants at Waterloo . During the Seven Years' War , the castle's surroundings saw a brief visit by Frederick the Great resting his troops prior to
72-697: The General Finance, War and Domains Directory in Berlin. He was also responsible for the Provinces of Prussia and Lithuania, as well as the salt business. Frederick William II . elevated him to Count on 2 October 1786 together with his cousin Hans von Blumenthal, in a single patent and grant of arms. In December 1786 Mirabeau wrote "Blumenthal is a faithful accountant, an ignorant Minister; ambitious, when he recollects ambition, and to please his family; and full of respect for
84-686: The Prussian General War and Finance Directory (effectively Minister War and Finance) of Prussia and remained so until the time of the Napoleonic Wars. His parents were Heinrich Albrecht von Blumenthal (1693–1767), Lord of Quackenburg , and Katharina von Lettow (1702–1743). His brothers Georg von Blumenthal und Werner (1725–1804) were both senior officers in the Prussian Army. Blumenthal was lord of Steinhöfel (Brandenburg), Groß Möllen ( Pomerania ), Loiste and various other estates. He entered
96-711: The Prussian Civil Service. In 1743 he was a "Councillor" of the War and Domains Directory, where he worked in Gumbinnen before being transferred to Königsberg in 1746. In 1755 he became President of the War and Domains Chamber in Magdeburg , where he caught the eye of Friedrich the Great who in 1763 appointed him Privy State and War Counsellor and presiding Minister of the General War and Finance Directory as well as Vice President of
108-632: The State of Brandenburg , from 1952 to 1990 of the Bezirk Frankfurt of East Germany and since 1990 again of Brandenburg. This Brandenburg location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Joachim von Blumenthal Joachim Christian, Count von Blumenthal (6 December 1720 in Quackenburg – 17 March 1800 in Berlin ) succeeded his uncle Ludwig von Blumenthal as President of
120-660: The Treasury, which he places far above the State; and of indifference for the King, whom he more than neglected while he was Prince of Prussia." However, in 1787 he received the Order of the Black Eagle and remained in charge of Prussia's finance ministry until 1800. Blumenthal first married on 2 October 1749 Katharina Sophie Auguste von der Groeben (1728–1750), daughter of the minister of state Wilhelm Ludwig von der Groeben (1690–1760). They had
132-551: The following children: He married for the second time in 1781 Louise Wilhelmine von Polenz (1740–1792), daughter of Wilhelm von Polenz and Marie Elisabeth von Flanss. Groeben family The Groeben family (also Gröben or von der Groeben ) is the name of an old German noble family , originating in the Altmark region. The lords von der Groeben belonged to the nobility of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg , and moved from there to
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#1732868696253144-713: The probable ancestral seat, is an abandoned village near Calbe in the Salzlandkreis in Saxony-Anhalt . It is rumoured that the family originally came from the Duchy of Saxony . Family members possibly came to Brandenburg in 927 with King Henry. There are also said to the 12 old Saxonian noble families who elected from amongst themselves the Vierherren of the Kingdom. The origins of the name Groeben are not known. Possibly it comes from
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