Curtius Baronets
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The Curtius Baronetcy, of Sweden, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 2 April 1652 for William Curtius, official resident of the English Crown in the Holy Roman Empire
and Fellow of the Royal Society
. The second Baronet died 1733. The family of "von Curti" as known in Germany, moved his residence from Bensheim
to Umstadt
, and got extinct with the last male descendant in 1792.
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a realm that existed from 962 to 1806 in Central Europe.It was ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor. Its character changed during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, when the power of the emperor gradually weakened in favour of the princes...
and Fellow of the Royal Society
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
. The second Baronet died 1733. The family of "von Curti" as known in Germany, moved his residence from Bensheim
Bensheim
Bensheim is a town in the Bergstraße district in southern Hesse, Germany. Bensheim lies on the Bergstraße and at the edge of the Odenwald mountains while at the same time having an open view over the Rhine plain...
to Umstadt
Groß-Umstadt
Groß-Umstadt is a town in the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg in the Bundesland of Hesse in Germany. It is near Darmstadt and Frankfurt on the northern border of the Odenwald and is on the edge of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main Region. The highest point of the town is the Heidelberg .The population is...
, and got extinct with the last male descendant in 1792.
Curtius Baronets, of Sweden (1652)
- Sir William Curtius, 1st Baronet (d. 1678)
- Sir Charles (William) Curtius, 2nd Baronet (d. 1733)