Metadata: Personal, house and government matters of the dukes
Collection
- Country:
- Germany
- Holding institution:
- State Archives of Lower Saxony – Wolfenbüttel branch
- Holding institution (official language):
- Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv - Standort Wolfenbüttel
- Postal address:
- Forstweg 2, 38302 Wolfenbüttel
- Phone number:
- +49 5331 935 0
- Reference number:
- 1 Alt 22
- Title:
- Personal, house and government matters of the dukes
- Title (official language):
- Personalien, Haus und Regierungssachen der Herzöge
- Creator/accumulator:
- Principality of Braunschweig
- Date(s):
- 1493/1871
- Language:
- German
- Extent:
- 47.8 linear metres
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
- This collection documents all areas of life of the princely house, with a focus on correspondence. It includes files about the dukes Heinrich the Older, Heinrich the Younger, Julius, Christian the Younger, August the Younger, Rudolf August, Anton Ulrich, August Wilhelm, Ludwig Rudolf, Ferdinand Albrecht II, Karl I, Ludwig Ernst (especially extensive, refers to non-Braunschweig country and conditions), Ferdinand, Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand, Georg Wilhelm Christian and Friedrich Wilhelm. It also contains documents relating to the monetary affairs of duke Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand. The Jewish chamber agent Israel Jacobson was responsible for the financial affairs.
- Access points: locations:
- Wolfenbüttel
- Access points: persons/families:
- Jacobson, Israel
- Subject terms:
- Financial matters
- Nobility
- System of arrangement:
- There is no system of arrangement. The material is in order of accession.
- Finding aids:
- An online catalogue (Arcinsys) is available.
- Links to finding aids:
- https://www.arcinsys.niedersachsen.de/arcinsys/start.action?oldNodeid=
- Yerusha Network member:
- Institute for the History of German Jews
- Author of the description:
- Meike Buck
