Josias Raben-Levetzau (1796 - 1889)

Born 20 Aug 1796 in Beldringe Gods, Sydsjaelland, Denmark

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Descendants

Died 1 Feb 1889 at age 92 in Garnisons, Copenhagen, Denmark

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Biography

Josias Raben Levetzau til Bremersvold og Lekkende was born 20 August 1796 and baptized 4 September 1796 in Beldringe, Bårse, Præstø, Denmark.^[1] His parents were Frederik Sophus von Raben, of Beldringe and Lekkende, born 20 December1745, died 13 October 1820 (age 74), and Sophie Magdalene von Qualen, born 18 October 1759, died 5 May 1844 (age 84)

Josias von Raben (age 49) married 22 year old Siegfriede Victorine von Krogh (born 12 April 1823, Copenhagen, Sokkelund, Danmark, died 16 January 1898, Copenhagen, Sokkelund, Danmark, age 74) on 24 June 1845.^[2]

1. Sophie Magdalene Countess Raben-Levetzau, b. 1846, Lekkende Gods, Øster Egesborg, Bårse, Præstø, Danmark, d. 5 jun. 1920, Snekkersten, Egebæksvang, Lynge-Kronborg, Frederiksborg, Denmark (Age 73 years)

2. Siegfriede Frederikke (Fritze) Countess Raben-Levetzau, born 21 Nov. 1847, Lekkende Gods, Øster Egesborg, Bårse, Præstø, Danmark, d. 12 aug. 1932, Bellevue, Præstø, Bårse, Præstø, Denmark (Age 84 years)

3. Frederik Christopher Otto County Count Raben-Levetzau, b. 27 May 1850, Lekkende Gods, Øster Egesborg, Bårse, Præstø, Denmark, d. 5 May 1933, Aalholm Castle (Christiansholm), Nysted, Musse, Maribo, Denmark ( Age 82 years)

4. Marie Louise Countess Raben-Levetzau, born 9 dec. 1856, København, (Copenhagen), Sokkelund, København, Danmark, d. 12 sep. 1934, Kattrup Manor, Sæby, Lion, Holbæk, Denmark (Age 77 years)

Career and Titles

"Josias lensgreve Raben-Levetzau, til grevskabet Christiansholm" (Josias County Count Raben-Levetzau, to the County Christiansholm) ^[3]

"til Grevskabet Christiansholm (1879), til substitutionen for Stamhuset Reestrup (1870) og til Lekkende (1820) —, 1817 student (von Westen), immatr. 22. okt., 1822 (13. april) cand. jur s. å. (3. sept.) kammerjunker, 1840 (21. maj) hofjægermester, 1851 (6. okt.) kammerherre, 1869 (28. juli) R*, 1884 (1. jan.) gehejmekonferensraad. — 1842-46 suppleant for sædegaardsejerne til stænderforsamlingen i Roskilde.

1881 (24. maj) optaget i grevelig stand.

Opførte 1838 en ny hovedbygning paa Lekkende. Oprettede ved fundats af 31. dec. 1875 (kgl. konf. 19. jan. 1876) Det Raben-Billeske fideikommis til fordel for sin datter og hendes descendens."

Beldringe

Beldringe^[4] was for a large part of the 18th century subject to the Vordingborg equestrian district, which was one of a total of 12 equestrian districts in Denmark whose purpose was to pay for the national equestrian. Between 1774 and 1993, the farm was owned by the Raben-Levetzau family. Beldringe was... sold in 1774 to Frederik Sophus Raben. He immediately undertook a major renovation of the old main building.

Death and Burial

Josias Raben Levetzau died 1 February 1889 in Amaliegade 15, Garnisons, Copenhagen, Denmark. He was buried in Beldringe churchyard, Bårse, Præstø, Denmark^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Beldringe Sogn Enesteministerialbog, Rigsarkivet Arkivalieronline, 1750 FKVD - 1814 FKVD, 39/100, no. 12, https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/en/billedviser epid=17114125#148257,24488920
2. ↑ København > Sokkelund > Garnisons > 52 (1844-1848) Viede > image 54 of 201; Rigsarkivet, København (The Danish National Archives), Copenhagen.
3. ↑ Danmarks Adels Aarbog, Thiset, Hiort-Lorenzen, Bobé, Teisen, (Dansk Adelsforening), 1884 - 2018]., DAA 1970-71:II:20- 96 h.
4. ↑ Dansk Center for Herregårdsforskning, https://www.danskeherregaarde.dk/nutid/beldringe
5. ↑ København > Sokkelund > Garnisons > 140 (1878-1889) Døde > image 206 of 207; Rigsarkivet, København (The Danish National Archives), Copenhagen.