The Treskow family is a German aristocratic family that descended as a branch of the medieval ("uradel") House of Tresckow. [1] The family rose to fame in Prussia due to their large landholdings and business ventures, resulting in many streets and boulevards being named after the family today. [2] [3] [4]
The Treskow branch of the medieval House of Tresckow descends from Sigmund Otto Joseph von Treskow (1756–1825) and was formally recognized by King Frederick William II of Prussia in 1797. U.S. President George Washington gave Sigismund Otto Joseph 4000 acres of woods along the Mississippi River in return for providing goods to the Continental Army. Treskow also financed Napoleon Bonaparte's army during the French Revolution, for which he was given the Regent Diamond, now displayed at the Louvre as part of the French Crown Jewels. [5] [6] [7] Napoleon later visited the family at their Owinska and Radojewo palaces and protected their estates from destruction during his campaigns. [8] [9]
The descendants of Sigismund Otto Joseph von Treskow formed their own branches of the family, respectively, and acquired additional estates. Owinska Palace is known to be a remarkable early work of the famous architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel, whose most famous works include the Old Museum and Concert Hall in Berlin. European aristocrats, such as Prince Antoni Radziwiłł, Princess Louise of Prussia and King Frederick William IV, visited the family's estate to enjoy the grounds and architecture.
Friedrichsfelde Palace and its surrounding lands were acquired by Carl von Treskow in 1812, who went on to buy nine more surrounding country estates, and was the family's Berlin residence until the Soviet invasion in 1945. [10] The Berlin district of Karlshorst is named after Carl von Treskow, who started its development into a mansion colony in 1825. [11] Sigismund von Treskow, who lived in the palace from 1880, continued the development of the district and the nearby Karlshorst racecourse. Treskowallee, a major avenue in Berlin, was named after Carl von Treskow. [12]
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