Tresckow

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Friedrichsfelde Palace, owned by the Treskow branch from 1816

Tresckow (including variations thereof) is a German family originally from Mark Brandenburg, belonging to the Uradel of Ruppiner Land, i.e. the nobility dating back to the Middle Ages. A cadet branch is known as Treskow.[1][2]

The family is known since 1336, when Hinricus Treskowe, Lord of Buckow, was mentioned.[3][4] General and anti-Nazi activist Henning von Tresckow was considered the prime mover behind the 20 July plot.

Famous members[edit]

von Tresckow[edit]

von Treskow[edit]

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]

  1. ^ Neues allgemeines deutsches Adels-Lexicon vol. 9, pp. 267-269
  2. ^ Neues preußisches Adelslexicon, vol. 4, pp. 273-274
  3. ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Adelslexikon Band XV, Band 134 der Gesamtreihe, pp. 9-11
  4. ^ Stadtarchiv Brandenburg, Adolph Friedrich Johann Riedel: Codex diplomaticus Brandenburgensis. A VIII p. 248