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- I have traced the Swedish Scheibe family back through Sweden to lower Alsace in 1600. Hans married Apollonia Wulff in 1600 in Cron Weissenburg according to a Swedish book called 'Svenska Adelns Attartavlor" by Gustaf Elgenstierna.
Han was Count Palantine of Zweibruchen and bailiff over Birlebach and Cron-Weissenburg in Lower Alsace. The spelling of names and places I suppose are spelled in the Swedish fashion.
A count palatinate was a title known back as far as Roman and Byzantine times, in the times of Charlemagne and the Holy Roman Empire. The rights of the office varied, but in general, a count palatinate was like a governor, he had superior judicial functions, and from his original position as a royal officer, he gained privileges and immunities of which gave him great independence and a lot of power.
One German source said that most count palatinates started out as knights, and many knights were of the nobility, but since the nobility in those days came and went regularly, it's hard to know from what noble anyone descended.
It is likely that the emigration from Alsace to Sweden began from several factors. One was the reformation and Inquisition. Many nobles were eager to leave central Europe. Second was that Sweden was still a backward county with a progressive King. He offered titles and asylum because he needed talented and knowledgeable people to help his country to move forward.
I wrote to the Archives of Bas-Rhin. He states in a letter dated 7 Sep 1989. That Cron Weisenburg is the ancient name of Weisenberg. It was made up of 2 protestant parishes at that time. St. Jean (John?) and St. Michels. There were no Scheibes in St. Michels but in St. John there wer a few Scheibs There was a Hans Scheib von Rechtenbach who baptized a daughter Catharina on 22.11.1635. I haven't found out if Rechtenbach in Germany was the same as Ridderborg in Sweden or if this titles were different. [3]
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Släktforskning
1550 - 1630 (80 år)
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