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Johann Michael (John) Rosenau

Born 23 Sep 1823 in Wirsitz, Wirsitz, Posen, Preußen, Deutschland

Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling(s) unknown]

Husband of Anna Christine (Galow) Rosenau — married 1853 in Preußen, Deutschland

Husband of Alwine Augusta (Emke) Paschke — married 21 Jan 1896 in Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minnesota, United States

Descendants

Father of William Carl Rosenau, Gustave Herman Rosenau, Caroline Alwine (Rosenau) Ficken, Emil John Rosenau and Wilhelmine (Rosenau) Ziegler

Died 14 Jul 1909 at age 85 in Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA

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John Rosenau was born in the Grand Duchy of Posen, Prussia

1 Biography
- 1.1 Origin / birth place
2 Obituaries
3 Sources

Biography

Von Rosenau, Rosenau, Rosenauer, Rosnau, and others, this is a surname of German and sometimes of Ashkenazi / medieval origins.

Louise (Rosenow) Juhnke (1833 - 1918) is the sister of Johann Michael Rosenau (1823 - 1909). In his obituary it is stated: The late Mr. Rosenau was again married in 1895, this time to Alvira Geirke (Gehrke) who survives him. There is one sister, Caroline Janke, of Appleton, Wisconsin.

Note: Louise "Caroline" Juhnke formerly Rosenow (1833 - 1918) place of marriage is Friedheim, Wirsitz, Posen, Preußen, Deutsches Reich (Prussia, Germany) which is the same district that Johann Michael Rosenau (1823 - 1909) was born.

Origin / birth place

County of Vissetlz, State of Brombus, Prussia (Germany)

His hometown obviously was Wirsitz in a german speaking community in county (Kreis) Wirsitz, police district (Polizeidistrikt) Weißenhöhe, Regierungsbezirk Bromberg, Provinz Posen in Prussia.^[1] Today: Wyrzysk in Piła County, Greater Poland Voivodeship.^[2]

His daughter Caroline Alwine possibly was born in Bialosliwe → Weißenhöhe, a place in Kreis Wirsitz.

Obituaries

Last Wednesday, July 14, John Rosenau died at his home in Blue Earth at the advanced age of 85 years, 9 months, and 21 days.

The deceased was born in the county of Vissetlz, state of Brombus, Germany, September 23, 1823. He moved to the United States in 1873, and immediately located here on a farm three miles northeast of Blue Earth. For the past twelve years he has resided in this city. He was married in 1853 to Eustine Gollow (sp?), while residing in Germany. There are five children: William, the oldest who lives four miles northeast of Blue Earth; Gustave, of Genesee, Idaho; Emil of Pilot Grove; Mrs. Henry Ficken of Pilot Grove and Mrs. Augusta Ziegler, of Yellow Medicine County, MN.

The late Mr. Rosenau was again married in 1895, this time to Alvira Geirke (Gehrke) who survives him. There is one sister, Caroline Janke, of Appleton, Wisconsin.

The funeral was held last Sunday at 10 am at the house and at 10:30 am at the German Lutheran Church, Rev. H.C. Brinkman officiating. The remain were taken to the German Lutheran Cemetery, six miles northeast of this city, in Emerald township.

John Michael Rosenau died at his home in this city Wednesday night, July 14th. Mr. Rosenau came to America from Germany in the year 1873, settling at Michigan City, Ind., but coming to this county later in the same year. Three of his children are living in this immediate vicinity, William, of Prescott, Emil J., of Jo Daviess and Mrs. Henry Ficken, of Pilot Grove. A third son lives in Idaho and for whose arrival the funeral was postponed some days. The deceased was aged 85 years, 10 months and 9 days. Funeral services were conducted Sunday morning from the German Lutheran church by Rev. Brinkmann.

Johann was born in 1823. He passed away in 1909.

On FamilySearch.org 14 sources of information for:

Johann Michael Rosenau

Last Changed: October 24, 2014: by, Glenda Pittman

Sex • 11 Sources Male Last Changed: October 24, 2014: by, Glenda Pittman

Birth • 3 Sources 23 September 1823 Vissetlz, Brombus, Prussia Last Changed: May 4, 2017: by, KylieRosenau

Christening

Death • 5 Sources 14 July 1909 Faribault, Minnesota, United States Last Changed: October 24, 2014: by, Glenda Pittman

Burial • 1 Source 1909 Faribault County, Minnesota, United States Last Changed: May 4, 2017: by, KylieRosenau

Alternate Name • 0 Sources Birth Name Johann Michael Rosenau Last Changed: March 4, 2015: by, FamilySearch

Custom Event • 0 Sources Arrival 1873 Michigan City, Indiana, United States Sailed aboard the Bremen from Germany Last Changed: August 5, 2023: by, KatieForbes

Von Rosenau, Rosenau, Rosenauer, Rosnau, and others, this is a surname of German and sometimes of Ashkenazi / medieval origins.

If you are a Rosenau of the same family or a descendant of a true Rosenau you may have heard of the story passed down the generations of the Rosenau surname associated with the 13th century medieval castle in the Siebengebirge Mountains region overlooking the Rhine River. It was not until the age of the Internet that I was able to look into this old family history story that I was told by my father in 1969 that there was an arranged marriage of the daughter of a wealthy merchant and the son of a nobleman that resulted in the surname Rosenau. My Dad was told this story by his Rosenau and Ficken grandparents. Here is what I was told in broad terms and with the help of what is now on the Internet the old family oral story has a sense of foundation. Whether true or fanciful you be the judge. This same family story was also known by James Nathan Rosenau Ph.D. (1924 - 2011) who told it to me in 1992 at his home on San Remo Drive in Pacific Palisades, California.

BRUCKENATUR UND KULTUR im Siebengebirge^[3]

A forgotten castle, the Rosenau

So far, Rosenau Castle has been missing from depictions of the castles in the Siebengebirge, which is no wonder, as it is the smallest, only existed for a short time and is hidden away from the main roads between Nonnenstromberg and Ölberg.

If the hiker starts at the Mantel car park, passes the Waidmannsheil refreshment hut and continues straight ahead slightly uphill, he reaches the Rosenau castle ruins and the refuge next to it. Here you can take a break and let the idyllic place and the ruins have an effect on you.

You can walk around the ruins on a narrow path and find a circular wall made of trachyte rock that is still 6 meters high in places. It encloses a rectangular plateau with a length of 30m and a width of 18m. What might this castle have looked like? The small area of the plateau actually only allows the construction of a residential tower, similar to the previous building of the Löwenburg or Reitersdorf Castle.

Like so many things, the start of construction is in the dark. It was first mentioned in 1222 and had probably existed for some time at that time, so construction must have taken place before 1200. If one assumes that the castle was intended to supplement the ring of castles to secure the southern border of the Archdiocese of Cologne, such a date would be conceivable, as the other Cologne castles were also built at this time (Wolkenburg 1118, Drachenfels 1149, Godesburg 1210, Rolandseck 1122) The struggle between the Guelphs and the Hohenstaufens for the crown in the empire may explain this building boom.

In the document dated February 27, 1222, a Dietrich von Dorndorf-Rosenouwe is named as the lord of the castle. He came from a branch of the powerful Counts of Wied[1], whose huge castle complex, unfortunately in ruins, can still be visited in Altwied today. Archbishop Arnold of Cologne was a Count of Wied.[2] He built the unique double church on the counts' property in Schwarzrheindorf, which was consecrated in the presence of King Conrad III of Hohenstaufen on April 24, 1251.

Arnold I (c. 1100 – 3 April 1151) was Archbishop of Cologne from 1137 to 1151.[3]

In 1146 during the Second Crusade, when the monk Radulphe[4] left his monastery in France and travelled to Cologne and the Rhine Valley to preach pogroms against the Jews, Arnold was one of the churchmen who tried most actively to protect them. He made available to them the castle of Wolkenburg, near Königswinter, which had been built in 1118 by his predecessor archbishop Frederick I to secure his region in the south; and permitted the Jews to arm themselves. He also wrote to Bernard of Clairvaux, the influential head of the Cistercians, appealing for his help. Bernard replied with a strong denunciation of Radulphe, and demanded an end to violence against the Jews. When Radulphe continued his campaign Bernard came in person to Germany, "protested energetically against the unchristian behavior of Radulph", and forced the monk to return to his monastery

Arnold II of Isenburg (c. 1190 – 1259) was Archbishop of Trier from 1242 to his death[5]

As far as is known, Dietrich von Rosenouwe lived from 1209 to 1229, so he was only 20 years old. He was married to Agnes von Dorndorf, whose origins are unknown. 14 years after her husband's early death, the widow appeared again in documents in 1243. She sold the castle and the surrounding area to the Cistercians of Heisterbach Monastery expressly with the agreement that the buildings would be demolished. She didn't seem to be very attached to her possessions. The monks were able to gain a large piece of land.

The stones from the castle were used in the monastery building, not in the church, as this was already completed in 1237. This transaction must have been of great importance as it was confirmed by 2 high-ranking personalities. Archbishop Konrad von Hochstaden[6], who laid the foundation stone of Cologne Cathedral in 1248, and Count Heinrich von Sayn[7] from the neighboring Löwenburg notarized the sale.

Nevertheless, the change of ownership was not without opposition. A daughter-in-law of the widow Agnes, so she must have had at least one son, wanted to cancel the sale 6 years later. So a second purchase contract had to be concluded, but this obviously did not lead to any different results, as the Heisterbachers demolished the castle in 1250. The facility was then forgotten. It was only in 1902, after 652 years, that the foundations of the castle were uncovered and partially rebuilt in 1954, so that one can imagine it today, albeit with a little imagination.

By: Dr. Hartmut Haase; literature Wikipedia Rosenau Hermann Joseph Löhr: Castles on the lower Middle Rhine Catholic parish of St. Clement 825 years of Schwarzrheindorf double church

Additional

The remains of Rosenau Castle ruins stand on the Rosenau Mountain, also known as Große Rosenau 322.1 meters above sea level, in the Siebengebirge nature reserve in North Rhine-Westphalia . It is located just east of the Rhine River in the urban area of Königswinter between the Nonnenstromberg and the Großer Ölberg. February 27, 1222, dated documents show the owner of the castle complex of the mountain castle is Dietrich von Dorndorf. "In a document dated February 27, 1222, Dietrich von Dorndorf - a descendant of the House of Wied[8]^[4][9]^[5]- calls himself 'von Rosenouwe' for the first time". He came from the lower nobility and in the year 1222 henceforward called himself Dietrich von Rosenau, (Dietrich von Rosenouwe), Dietrich Lord of Rosenau. After his death his widow Agnes sold the Rosenau Castle to the Heisterbach Monastery[10]^[6]in November 1243. The new owners were granted the right to dismantle the castle, a very unusual occurrence. A second sale contract was dated in 1249 because a daughter-in-law of Agnes von Rosenau objected to the dismantling of the castle. However it was taken down around 1250 and the stones and masonry were most likely reused to build the Heisterbach monastery buildings.

Rosenau 2009 - commemorative plaque 1994

In 1994 , after the renovation, the Siebengebirge heritage association had a plaque with the following text attached to the ascent to the Rosenau vantage point:

"In a document dated February 27, 1222, Dietrich von Dorndorf - a descendant of the Wied family - called himself "von Rosenouwe" for the first time. He was probably a follower of the Archbishop of Cologne. His Rosenau Castle fitted remarkably well into the castle system that protected the southern flank of the archbishopric with Rolandseck, Godesburg, Drachenfels and Wolkenburg.

In a contract dated November 1243, Agnes, Dietrich von Rosenau's widow, sold the castle to the Heister monastery. He was expressly granted the right to destroy the castle. After a second sales contract was concluded in 1249 because a daughter-in-law of Agnes von Rosenau had objected, the castle was destroyed around 1250 at the behest of the Heisterbach monastery.

The remains were secured in 1990/1991 with the help of IG mining - construction and energy, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the city of Königswinter. Heimatverein Siebengebirge 1994"

Picture from 2009 Source: Archives of the Oberdollendorf Heimatverein/ Brückenhofmuseum

Dietrich (Wied) von Wied (abt. 1130 - aft. 1197)
Theodora (Wied) von Wied (bef. 1160 - aft. 1218)
Theoderich von Wied (also called Dietrich of Wied or Theodoric II; c. 1170 – 28 March 1242) was Archbishop and Prince-elector of Trier from 1212 until his death.[11]

Year 1220

April 19 - Heinrich (III) von Sayn appears as a witness in a document from King Frederick II. ( Sloet 1872 , No. 460) (eb)

April 20th - Heinrich von Sayn (III) testifies in a document from Trier Archbishop Theodoric II von Wied that Heinrich von Molsberg renounces the goods donated to the Marienstatt monastery by Eberhard, the burgrave of Aremberg. ( RI , V,1,1 No.1110) (eb)[12]

:The destruction of a castle in Oberpleis[13]

On December 18, 1268, a contract was concluded between Count Adolf von Berg and Count Theodoric von Heinsberg, heir to the Counts of Sayn, which stated: 'It has been decreed that we build our castle near Pleis Fortress with its ditches and all its defenses are to be destroyed from the ground up and neither we nor our brothers or heirs will build it nor will we build another one closer to the land of the Count of Berg than the current ones at Blankenberg and Löwenburg.' Before we go into more detail about the location of this castle, let us first look at the context that led to the destruction of this castle. After the last Count Palatine, Henry the Furious, was overthrown by Archbishop Anno II, dynasties arose in our area as the sub-counts, who previously ruled the market cooperatives as high nobility, sought to expand their area as much as possible and to make it hereditary and unique. In our area on the right bank of the Rhine these were the Archbishopric of Cologne, the County of Sayn and the County of Berg.

The property of the archbishopric extended from Niederkassel to the mouth of the Sieg, then following the former border of the Menden office via Pützchen, Niederholtorf, Ungarten and across the country along the so-called 'Landgraben' to Vinxel, Frankenforst and past Dollendorf to Königswinter. From here it enclosed an 'enclave' that reached like a wedge to Ittenbach, i.e. went from Königswinter over the Petersberg, Nonnenstromberg and over the Rosenau to the top of the Ölberg, then down to Ittenbach, where it turned around and backwards over the Lohrberg to the Annatal and along it to Rhöndorf.

The Sayn Counts viewed the Auelgau as their claim area. The county of Sayn included not only the former Siegkreis (except the free city of Siegburg with the Michaelsberg), but also the Westerwald to Hachenburg and the beautiful Wied and Saynbach valleys down to the Rhine to their ancestral castle in the Brexetal, a small side valley of the Saynbach, which flows into the Rhine near Bendorf. There they also found their final resting place in the abbey.