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Registraturbildner: Die Familie von Westphalen stammt aus dem Herzogtum Braunschweig und wurde 1764 mit dem braunschweigischen Militär und herzoglichen Vertratuten Christian Heinrich Philipp von Westphalen nobilitiert. Dessen Sohn Ludwig von Westphalen war in der Verwaltung des Herzogtums Braunschweig, des Königreichs Westfalen und ab 1816 des Königsreichs Preußen tätig. In Trier schloss er enge Bekanntschaft mit Karl Marx, der Ludwigs Tochter Jenny ehelichte.
Ludwigs Sohn Edgar von Westphalen stand der kommunistischen Bewegung nahe und flüchtete 1848 in die USA. 1865 kehrte er nach Europa zurück.
Ferdinand Otto Wilhelm Henning von Westphalen, Ludwigs Sohn aus erster Ehe mit Lisette von Veltheim, war in den Jahren 1850 bis 1858 preußischer Innenminister.
Bestandsinformationen: Der Bestand enthält auch Unterlagen der verschwägerten Familie von Veltheim.
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Bestand
Information on confiscated assets
Further information
BZK no.
The Bundeszentralkartei (BZK) is the central register of the federal government and federal states for completed compensation proceedings. When a claim is entered into the BZK, a number is assigned for unique identification. This BZK number refers to a compensation claim, not to a person. If a person has made several claims (e.g. for themselves and for relatives), each claim generally has its own BZK number. Often, the file number of the respective compensation authority is used as the BZK number.
This number is important for making an inquiry to the relevant archive.
Delict according to Nazi judicial system
Conduct that was first criminalized under National Socialism (e.g. the Treachery Act, ‘Judenbegünstigung’) or which the Nazi judiciary prosecuted more severely (e.g. high treason).
Reason for persecution
The reasons provided here are based on the wording in the reasons for persecution stated in the sources.
Role in the proceeding
‘Verfolgt’ refers to a person who submitted a compensation claim for damage caused by Nazi persecution. If the application was submitted by a person other than the persecuted person, this other person is designated as ‘antragstellend’ and their relationship to the persecuted person, if there is one, is noted. In the sources, the persecuted person is sometimes referred to as ‘Geschädigter’ (aggrieved party) and the applicant as ‘Anspruchsberechtigter’(claimant).
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Additional information on reason for persecution
Additional or more specific information on membership and group affiliation which were the reason for the persecution.
