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Bassewitz is a German family of ancient nobility whose roots come from the Mecklenburg region. According to tradition, the family was named after the village of ''Basse'' (currently a district of the municipality of Lühburg). In German hunter-language, ''Basse'' refers to a tusker or adult male wild boar. A Tusker Courant is the family's heraldic animal. == History == Earliest references to the family include a document that dates from 1254, in which ''Bernhardus de Bassewicze'' is mentioned. Another document from 1308 mentions a ''Heinrich von Bassewitz''. The family is split into two branches – the ''Mecklenburgian'' branch and the ''Wendish'' branch. It is believed that both branches divided in the 14th century, and that their common progenitor is ''Hans von Bassewitz'' from Hohenluckow Manor († 1397). The Mecklenburgian branch had estates in the territory of the Duchy of Mecklenburg while the Wendish branch had its estates in the former "Principality of Wenden". Lühburg, Basse, Dalwitz (today a district of the municipality of Walkendorf) and Prebberede were estates of the Wendish branch. All current male members of the Wendish branch are descendants of Count Henning Friedrich von Bassewitz (1680–1749), who was awarded with a hereditary imperial countship (Reichsgraf) in 1726 by Emperor Karl VI for his diplomatic services. All legitimate male-line descendants of Count Henning Friedrich bear the name ''Graf von Bassewitz'' (Count von Bassewitz). Four descendants of Count Henning Friedrich von Bassewitz held the highest office (prime minister) in Mecklenburg: Carl Friedrich (1720–1783) - President of the Privy Council Count Bernhard-Friedrich (1756–1816) - President of the Privy Council Count Henning Karl Friedrich (1814–1885) - President of the Privy Council Count Karl (1855–1921) - President of the State Ministry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from 1901 through 1914. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bassewitz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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