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Rozenkwit is a very old Germanic family name whose origins date back to the eleventh century in the Lower Lorraine, the western area of the German Kingdom which bordered onto the Netherlands (County of Flanders). ==Origins== Its meaning derives from ''rozen'' (roses) and ''kwit'' (planter), and the name refers to the main occupation of the first Rozenkwits as rose farmers, a noble activity barely found in the dark Middle Ages in Europe. Flower trading was a very noble activity in the Duchy of Lower Lorraine, as well as in the Netherlands, as it still is today. At that time, Godfrey of Bouillon was the Duke of Lower Lorraine. He had inherited this title through his famous mother, Saint Ida, and won the castle and the lands of Bouillon, properties that he had mortgaged with the Bishop of Liege, so that this financed his campaign in the Holy land. However there was a last obstacle to be overcome: the traditional Jewish lineage of Godfrey of Bouillon didn’t pass unnoticed to the Church’s eyes. In order to get the Pope’s blessing, Bouillon promoted a true Christianisation wave for every territory under his domain, he himself being baptised over again by Pope Urban II. As the Church placed increasing pressure and became more and more intolerant, the patronimial Hebrew names became “germanised”, and families started to adopt names derived from their occupations, places, colours, preciously stones or metals, or plants. And so an old established Jewish family of prosperous rose farmers was registered as the “Rozenkwit” family, not by obligation but in order to help their mighty friend’s aspirations. The Rozenkwit family could now count on Bouillon’s eternal gratefulness, grace and everlasting friendship. With hindrances removed, Bouillon could take up his warlord role – and so the First Crusade officially began. During the First Crusade, Godfrey was the commander-general and, with the final success in 1099, he was proclaimed King of Jerusalem. In the event, however, he preferred not to be referred to as king, taking the alternative title of “Defender of the Holy Sepulchre”. 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「Rozenkwit」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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