Corps Masovia Königsberg (Potsdam)
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The Corps Masovia is the only remaining academic student corps
from the Albertus University in Königsberg
. In 2001 Masovia was re-established in Potsdam
.
, the southern part of the former Prussia
n province East Prussia
. The mazovian people represented a unique minority: They were lutheran protestants, commonly spoke Polish
and devoted themselves to the Prussian kings. Even after the Second World War they declared themselves as German
s. The protestant pastor
s, many of them corps members, helped to preserve this heritage.
In the 19th century most corps members came from and returned to the remote and poor, but wonderful land. 500 corps members had had their education in Lyck and Rastenburg.
The mazovian people considered the Corps Masovia as theirs and took over the blue-white-red flag. In 1855 Friedrich Dewischeit, a mazovian teacher, composed songs on Masovia. Dedicated to the Corps Masovia, the Masurenlied still is the hymn
of the mazovian people.
The Corps Masovia was founded in June 1830 and until 1935 played an important role at the Königsberg university. On occasion of the centenary in 1930, the mazovian mayors donated a library cupboard with the arm coats of their 30 towns.
, four in the Reichstag
. Jews
and catholic
priests, French
and Polish
members illustrate Masovia´s unconstricted freedom of spirit.
115 corps members fell in both world wars. In First World War six obtained the Königliche Hausorden von Hohenzollern (prestage of the Pour le Mérite
). In Second World War three had the Knight Cross of the Iron Cross, one with Oak Leaves.
In 1935 Masovia had to resign herself to the nazi rules of academic life.
In January 1950 Masovia joined the Corps Palaiomarchia which had been expelled from Halle (Saale) and restituted in Kiel
. When it became evident that this had not been a formal restitution Masovia re-established herself in Potsdam, just 300 years after Prussia becoming a kingdom.
German Student Corps
Corps are the oldest still-existing kind of Studentenverbindung, Germany's traditional university corporations; their roots date back to the 15th century. The oldest corps still existing today was founded in 1789...
from the Albertus University in Königsberg
Königsberg
Königsberg was the capital of East Prussia from the Late Middle Ages until 1945 as well as the northernmost and easternmost German city with 286,666 inhabitants . Due to the multicultural society in and around the city, there are several local names for it...
. In 2001 Masovia was re-established in Potsdam
Potsdam
Potsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. It is situated on the River Havel, southwest of Berlin city centre....
.
History
The corps name refers to MazoviaMazovia
Mazovia or Masovia is a geographical, historical and cultural region in east-central Poland. It is also a voivodeship in Poland.Its historic capital is Płock, which was the medieval residence of first Dukes of Masovia...
, the southern part of the former Prussia
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
n province East Prussia
East Prussia
East Prussia is the main part of the region of Prussia along the southeastern Baltic Coast from the 13th century to the end of World War II in May 1945. From 1772–1829 and 1878–1945, the Province of East Prussia was part of the German state of Prussia. The capital city was Königsberg.East Prussia...
. The mazovian people represented a unique minority: They were lutheran protestants, commonly spoke Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
and devoted themselves to the Prussian kings. Even after the Second World War they declared themselves as German
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
s. The protestant pastor
Pastor
The word pastor usually refers to an ordained leader of a Christian congregation. When used as an ecclesiastical styling or title, this role may be abbreviated to "Pr." or often "Ps"....
s, many of them corps members, helped to preserve this heritage.
In the 19th century most corps members came from and returned to the remote and poor, but wonderful land. 500 corps members had had their education in Lyck and Rastenburg.
The mazovian people considered the Corps Masovia as theirs and took over the blue-white-red flag. In 1855 Friedrich Dewischeit, a mazovian teacher, composed songs on Masovia. Dedicated to the Corps Masovia, the Masurenlied still is the hymn
Hymn
A hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification...
of the mazovian people.
The Corps Masovia was founded in June 1830 and until 1935 played an important role at the Königsberg university. On occasion of the centenary in 1930, the mazovian mayors donated a library cupboard with the arm coats of their 30 towns.
Prussian heritage
In East Prussia many pastors, teachers, judges, physicians, civil servants and mayors proudly showed Masovias colours, i. e. light blue, white and fire-red. 15 members of the Prussian Parlament (Abgeordnetenhaus) were corps members, three conservatives and twelve liberals. Two sat in the Prussian House of LordsPrussian House of Lords
The Prussian House of Lords was the first chamber of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1850-1918. The second chamber was the Prussian House of Representatives . The House of Lords was created on January 31, 1850 with the adoption of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Prussia...
, four in the Reichstag
Reichstag (German Empire)
The Reichstag was the parliament of the North German Confederation , and of the German Reich ....
. Jews
Jews
The Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are a nation and ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation...
and catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
priests, French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
and Polish
Poles
thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...
members illustrate Masovia´s unconstricted freedom of spirit.
115 corps members fell in both world wars. In First World War six obtained the Königliche Hausorden von Hohenzollern (prestage of the Pour le Mérite
Pour le Mérite
The Pour le Mérite, known informally as the Blue Max , was the Kingdom of Prussia's highest military order for German soldiers until the end of World War I....
). In Second World War three had the Knight Cross of the Iron Cross, one with Oak Leaves.
In 1935 Masovia had to resign herself to the nazi rules of academic life.
In January 1950 Masovia joined the Corps Palaiomarchia which had been expelled from Halle (Saale) and restituted in Kiel
Kiel
Kiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 238,049 .Kiel is approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the north of Germany, the southeast of the Jutland peninsula, and the southwestern shore of the...
. When it became evident that this had not been a formal restitution Masovia re-established herself in Potsdam, just 300 years after Prussia becoming a kingdom.
Members
- Horst AdemeitHorst AdemeitHorst Ademeit Horst Ademeit Horst Ademeit (* 8 February 1912 in Breslau, † 7 August 1944 near Dünaburg (Missing in action, most likely Killed in action) was a German former Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II...
, Major, Knight Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves - Gustav Adolf BergenrothGustav Adolf BergenrothGustav Adolf Bergenroth was a German historian. Bergenroth held a State office, but was dismissed and exiled because of his sympathy with the revolutionary movement of 1848. He came to England to collect materials for a history of the Tudors...
, historian - Erich BloedornErich BloedornErich Bloedorn was a German Luftwaffe bomber pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II...
, Colonel, Knight Cross of the Iron Cross - Rüdiger DöhlerRüdiger DöhlerRüdiger Döhler is a German professor of orthopedic surgery.-Life:Döhler grew up in Rochlitz and East Berlin. In 1958, his family fled from the GDR to Bremerhaven...
, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery - Gustav Gisevius (1810-1848), pastor in Mazovia
- Ferdinand GregoroviusFerdinand GregoroviusFerdinand Gregorovius was a German historian who specialized in the medieval history of Rome. He is best known for Wanderjahre in Italien, his account of the walks he took through Italy in the 1850s, and the monumental Die Geschichte der Stadt Rom im Mittelalter , a classic for Medieval and early...
, historian, honorary citizen of Rome - Paul Hensel (politician)Paul Hensel (politician)Paul Hensel was a German Lutheran theologian and politician.- Biography :Hensel was born in Gehsen and visited school in Lyck. In 1886 he began to study Theology at the University of Königsberg and the University of Berlin and was a member of the Burschenschaft Corps Masovia...
, campaigner for Mazovia - Jürgen HerrleinJürgen HerrleinJürgen Herrlein is a German lawyer and historian of academic corporations.- Life :Herrlein grew up in Regensburg and Friedrichsdorf/Taunus...
, lawyer - Otto HesseOtto HesseLudwig Otto Hesse was a German mathematician. Hesse was born in Königsberg, Prussia, and died in Munich, Bavaria. He worked on algebraic invariants...
. Professor of Mathematics in Heidelberg - Goetz OertelGoetz OertelGoetz Oertel is a German–American physicist and science manager in the United States.-Flight from West Prussia:...
, physicist, member of National Academy of SciencesUnited States National Academy of SciencesThe National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and... - Friedrich Julius RichelotFriedrich Julius RichelotFriedrich Julius Richelot was a German mathematician, born in Königsberg. He was a student of Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi....
, Professor of Mathematics in Königsberg - Ernst Reinhold Schmidt, leader of the German immigrants in Philadelphia, author of The American Civil War (1867)
- André Rüdiger Simon, surgeon at the Imperial College LondonImperial College LondonImperial College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, specialising in science, engineering, business and medicine...
- Karl Ludwig Stellmacher (1909-2001), Professor of Mathematics, University of Maryland
- Arthur ZimmermannArthur ZimmermannArthur Zimmermann was State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the German Empire from November 22, 1916, until his resignation on August 6, 1917. His name is associated with the Zimmermann Telegram during World War I...
, Secretary of State
See also
- Masurians
- MazoviaMazoviaMazovia or Masovia is a geographical, historical and cultural region in east-central Poland. It is also a voivodeship in Poland.Its historic capital is Płock, which was the medieval residence of first Dukes of Masovia...