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Wilhelmus Curtius, Baronet "Ambassador in Germany for His British Majesty for 19 Years" National Portrait Gallery mw140525 William Curtius National Portrait Gallery mw140525.jpg
Wilhelmus Curtius, Baronet "Ambassador in Germany for His British Majesty for 19 Years" National Portrait Gallery mw140525

The Curtius Baronetcy of Sweden was a title in the Baronetage of England, [1] created on 2 April 1652 for William Curtius, "Resident to the King of Sweden". [2]

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Curtius was a diplomat representing the House of Stuart during the Thirty Years' War and the exile of Charles II, and head magistrate for two of the Electoral Palatinate districts for many years. [3] [4] Curtius was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1667, [5] and was England's Resident Ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire from 1664 until 1677.

The second baronet was Karl Wilhelm (Charles William); his son Carl August Adolf von Curti was the third.

The baronetcy became extinct in 1823 with the death of the fourth baronet, Wilhelm Adam. The Curti-Schloss was inherited by Julianne von Curti, and then by her children of her marriage into the Von Gall family.

Curtius Baronets, of Sweden

The coat of arms of the Curtius Baronets from the old cemetery of Umstadt, now located beside the Pfalzer Schloss at the centre of the city Pfalzer-Schloss Curti-Wappen.jpg
The coat of arms of the Curtius Baronets from the old cemetery of Umstadt, now located beside the Pfälzer Schloss at the centre of the city

On his death in 1678, Sir William was succeeded as Baronet by his son, Sir Charles William Curtius (Carl von Curti), who lived until 1733. Sir Carl was also appointed as Oberamtmann of Umstadt, from 1681 to 1691.

Seal of the Curtius Baronets from 1699; the small hand is from the Arms of Ulster, included as an inescutcheon on the armorial bearings of all English Baronets. Curti-Siegel 1699 Anna Helena v. Curti geb. Schenck zu Schweinsberg-Carl Wilhelm v. Curti.JPG
Seal of the Curtius Baronets from 1699; the small hand is from the Arms of Ulster, included as an inescutcheon on the armorial bearings of all English Baronets.

Sir Charles petitioned the English Parliament to pay the substantial fees promised Sir William by "Kings Charles the First, and Second". The petition sought "for a Debt incurred upon the Account of Publick Service by his Father Sir Wm. Curtius, that to the Amount of Fourteen thousand Two hundred Fifty-five Pounds, as appears by the Accompt signed by his late Majesty King Charles the Second; who was pleased to grant him a Privy Seal for Two thousand Pounds; but only Five hundred Pounds, Part thereof, was paid." [9] The petition was unsuccessful.

Since 1785, the church in the village of Wald-Amorbach, Breuberg has rung its bells at 10am daily in the "Curti-Peal" for the salvation of the von Curti family. The peal was established by Carl August Adolf von Curti's widow, Erhardine Catharina Louise von Wahl (* around 1700, † 17. Februar 1786), when she gave the Curti forest to Gross-Umstadt. [7]

Wilhelm Adam von Curti was declared bankrupt in 1790. His estate at that time included feudal leases ("lehen") in six towns: Groß-Karben, Klein-Karben, Kaichen, Kloppenheim, Burggräfenrode and Dortelweil, Kurpfalz. [10]

The baronetcy became extinct in 1823 with the death of Wilhelm Adam, the last male descendant.

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John William Curtius (1598–1678), 1st Curtius Baronet of Sweden, FRS, was a diplomat representing the House of Stuart during the Thirty Years' War and the exile of Charles II. In later life, he served as Resident Ambassador of the English Crown in the Holy Roman Empire, and was head magistrate for two districts of the Electoral Palatinate.

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  3. ↑ Widder, Johann Goswin (1 January 1787). Versuch einer vollständigen geographisch-historischen Beschreibung der kurfürstl. Pfalz am Rheine. Band 2. (A geographic history of the Palatine Electorate, volume 2). Frankfurt und Leipzig: Dritter Zheil. p. 4. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  4. 1 2 Wilhelm von Curti , Biography of Hesse, at: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS) in Germany
  5. ↑ "Fellowship of the Royal Society".
  6. 1 2 3 Curti Castle (de)
  7. 1 2 "Stadtarchiv Breuberg: Curti-Waldkauf-Originalurkunde von 1785 entdeckt". Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "A short history". The Standing Council of the Baronetage. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "House of Commons Journal Volume 10: 3 August 1689". Journal of the House of Commons. 10 (1688–1693): 251–252. 1802.
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