Tresckow

See also Treskow (noble family) and Tresckow, Pennsylvania

Tresckow is a German aristocratic family originating from Mark Brandenburg and belonging to the German nobility dating back to the middle ages (German: Uradel). A prominent branch of the family is known as Treskow and acquired substantial land and wealth in the 18th and 19th century.^[1][2]

The family was first mentioned in 1336, when Hinricus Treskowe, Lord of Buckow, was mentioned.^[3][4]

General and anti-Nazi conspirator Henning von Tresckow was one of the prime movers behind what led to the 20 July plot to assassinate Hitler.

Notable members

von Tresckow

• Egon von Tresckow (1907–1952)
• Gerd von Tresckow (1899–1944)
• Henning von Tresckow (1901–1944)
• Joachim Christian von Tresckow (1698–1762)
• Hermann von Tresckow (1818–1900)
• Udo von Tresckow (1808–1885)

von Treskow

See also Treskow (noble family)

• Carl von Treskow (1819–1882)
• Christian von Treskow (born 1968)
• Ernst Heinrich von Treskow (1844–1915)
• Johann Karl Sigismund von Treskow (1864–1945)
• Julius von Treskow (1818–1894)
• Nikolai de Treskow (born 1968)
• Sigmund Otto Joseph von Treskow (1756–1825)

Imitation of name and coat of arms

In the 19th century, a Dano-Norwegian family named Treschow, which is unrelated to the Tresckow family, adopted a coat of arms based upon that of the German Tresckow family. The name of the Dano-Norwegian family has a different etymology, being a corruption of the original Træskomager, meaning "wooden shoe-maker" in Danish/Norwegian.

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