Trott zu Solz
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Trott zu Solz is a Hessian
noble family and a member of the Hessian Protestant Uradel
and the Old Hessian Knighthood, that is descended from the Knight Hermann Trott, mentioned in 1253. The family seat is in Solz where the family has a manor, and the family also has a castle in Imshausen. It has two branches, Solz and Imshausen. The Imshausen branch became Imperial Barons in 1778, the Solz branch was recognized as Barons in 1812.
Several members of the family have been prominent diplomats and politicians, including August von Trott zu Solz
, Prussian Minister of Culture, and his son Adam von Trott zu Solz
, a diplomat and conservative anti-Nazi activist who would have been appointed Secretary of State in the Foreign Office and lead negotiator with the western allies if the 20 July plot had succeeded.
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
noble family and a member of the Hessian Protestant Uradel
Uradel
The German and Scandinavian term Uradel refers to nobility who can trace back their noble ancestry at least to the year 1400 and probably originates from leadership positions during the Migration Period.-Divisions of German nobility:Uradel : Nobility that originates from leadership positions held...
and the Old Hessian Knighthood, that is descended from the Knight Hermann Trott, mentioned in 1253. The family seat is in Solz where the family has a manor, and the family also has a castle in Imshausen. It has two branches, Solz and Imshausen. The Imshausen branch became Imperial Barons in 1778, the Solz branch was recognized as Barons in 1812.
Several members of the family have been prominent diplomats and politicians, including August von Trott zu Solz
August von Trott zu Solz
August Bodo Wilhelm Clemens Paul von Trott zu Solz was a German politician.Born in Hesse-Kassel into the noble Trott zu Solz family, he became Minister of Culture of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1909 to 1917, playing a leading role in the founding of the Kaiser Wilhelm Society.He was the father of...
, Prussian Minister of Culture, and his son Adam von Trott zu Solz
Adam von Trott zu Solz
Adam von Trott zu Solz was a German lawyer and diplomat who was involved in the conservative opposition to the Nazi regime, and who played a central part in the 20 July Plot...
, a diplomat and conservative anti-Nazi activist who would have been appointed Secretary of State in the Foreign Office and lead negotiator with the western allies if the 20 July plot had succeeded.