| House of Rennenkampf Ренненка́мпф | |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity | Baltic German, Russian, Swedish |
| Current region |  Russian Empire-  Courland |
| Information | |
| Notable members | Joachim Rennenkampff Paul Georg von Rennenkampff Vladimir Rennenkampf Prince Paul I Karlovich of Courland Prince Vladimir I Pavlovich of Rostov Prince Georg Olaf I Edgarovich of Siberia Princess Ella I Georgievna of Siberia |
| Current Head | Andrew I Eduardovich, Prince of Courland |
| Estate | many Konuvere, Russian Empire (main) Taganrog, Russian Empire (main) Narva, Russian Empire |
The House of Krassan-Rennenkampf (Russian: Крассан-Ренненкампф, German: von Krassan-Rennenkampff) shortened is a princely family in Russia of Baltic German origin, with mixed Russian-German factions and of princely rank based in Courland, Livonia, Rostov and Siberia. Although a broad family, the princely line in Russia originates from the female lineages.
They bear the titles Prince/Princess of Courland, Prince/Princess of Livonia and Prince/Princess of Rostov. and Prince/Princess of Siberia respectively. Their combined net worth is ₽371.3 billion ($371.3 billion OTL USD), making them the wealthiest family in the Baltics and of the wealthiest in Russia.
The Baltic German side is from Prince Paul George I Karlovich of Taganrog, (originally just Paul von Rennenkampff), of Westphalian origin and originated in Osnabrück, and the Russian side is from Princess Verya I Nikolayevna (nee Krassan), of South Russian and Ukrainian origin, from Taganrog as well as of Ruthenian noble descent, via Prince Sergius I Vladimirovich Mikhalkov, who married Prince Paul and Princess Vera's eldest child, Princess Tatyana I Pavlovna. Princess Olga I Pavlovna married Prince Andrey I Stefanovich Mozelsky, creating the Mozelsky-Leonutov-Rennenkampf line.
They are currently one of the wealthier princely families in the Russian Empire, with a combined estimated net worth of ₽171.3 billion. They are one of two of three most powerful princely houses of the Baltics and South Russia, the others being the House of Livensky of Livonia, who are cousins of the Gediminds of Lithuania, and within the case of South Russia, they are counters to the House of Wrangel, another princely family of non-princely origin.
Prior to 1917, they held the title of Edler and were bound the traditions of the Baltic German nobility and Teutonic tradition, and were of Lutheran faith. During the Russian Civil War, almost all, except for Edler Paul von Rennenkampf, as well as some members of the Russian lines, remained in Russia. and via his marriage to Verya Nikolayevna Leonutova, the remaining Rennenkampfs in Russia are a mix of Lutheran and Orthodox, as members of both faiths are accepted as being part of the royal line. Many of the other Lutheran Rennenkampfs were allowed, by permission of Prince Vladimir I Pavlovich of Courland, who took on and became the first bear the title Prince of Rostov. Normally, those who settled in the Baltics tended to be Lutheran, while those in Rostov are Orthodox, though truly - it is a mix.
History[]
After the civil war[]
After the Russian Civil War, the fates of the Rennenkampfs in Germany remained pretty mcuh unknown. However, many of them did not like living in the Weimar Republic, and if it meant becoming Orthodox to be crowned princes and regain control of their properties, so be it.
It is through the Russian princely lines that they remained prominent. Prince Paul I Karlovich did not permit the other Rennenkampfs to re-gain control of their manors and properties, which had been lost in various revolutions. Paul had felt that he and his wife were pretty much the rightful heirs of all the properties since theyhe had stayed in Russia to fight, and did not attempt to have the German Empire take over the Baltics. In the end, Paul felt that the other Rennenkampfs were cowards.
The two faced a looming issue, they had no capable male heirs. Therefore, both Prince Paul von Rennenkampff and Princess Vera I Nikolayevna decided to preserve the House of Rennenkampf through female lines and heirs.
Their eldest daughter, Princess Tatyana I Pavlovna, would marry a Sergey I Vladimirovich Mikhalkov, who is noble descent, who would later help write the national anthem of the post-1921 Russian Empire.
Factions[]
Line of Prince Paul I Karlovich of Courland and Princess Vera I Nikolayevna Leonutova[]
- Princess Tatyana I Pavlovna (1907-1994) - married Prince Serge I Vladimirovich Mikhalkov
- Princess Olga I Pavlovna (adopted) (??? - ???) - married Prince Andrew I Stefanovich Mozelsky
Lutheran factions[]
Line of Prince Edgar I Georgyevich (or Prince Edgar Karl) of Courland and Princess Ingeborg of Norway[]
- Prince Andrew I Edgarovich (born 1958), married Princess Matilda of Saxe-Coburg
- Princess Svetlana I Eduardovich (born 1966), married Prince ??? of Prussia
- Prince Georg Olaf I Edgarvich (born 1978) married Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark
Orthodox factions[]
Line of Prince Vladimir I Pavlovich of Rostov (formerly Courland) and Princess Elena I Lvovna Golytsina[]
- Prince Paul I Vladimirovich (1930 - 2002) - married Princess ??? of Rhine and Hesse
- Princess Elena II Vladimirovna (1934 - 2005) - married Prince Miroslav I Bogdanovich Bessolesky-Belozersky
- Prince Eduard I Vladimirovich (1935 - 2005) - married Princess Raghnhild
Line of Prince Nicholas I Georgievich of Siberia and Courland and Princess Svetlana Afanasyevna (morganatic, but still recognized)[]
- Prince Miroslav I Nikolayevich (born 1975) married Princess Taja of Yugoslavia (now Serbia)
- Princess Natalya I Georgievna (born 1981) married Prince Mikhail I Vasiliyevich of Manchuria
- Princess Kira I Georgievna (born 1985) in a relationship with Prince Wolfgang of Hesse and Rhine
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