Baron Reinhold Friedrich (Fedor Ivanovich) von Ascheberg

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Before taking on the Russian nationality, Fédor Ivanovitch was called Reinhold Friedrich. Russian National Archives, Saint Petersburg - Fond 1343 Description 16 Case 3307 The Courland principality became the Courland province of the Russian Empire in 1795. Until that time the nobility of the von Aschebergs was counted as foreign and had to be confirmed in Russia with actual Russian laws regarding nobility of that time. In the case where the presented necessary documents were accepted, those families were inscribed into in the 4th. part of the genealogical book. It was therefore imperative for Fedor Ivanovitch and his family, to be recognized as a member of the nobility with the privileges recognized to that social class in order to continue to serve in the military in the officers corps, to have for his children educated and to enter university or to have a career in the government. On December 1802, the Ekaterinoslav Nobility Council heard the petition from Major Fedor Ivanovitch von Aschebereg, domiciled in the Pavlograd region concerning his and his children’s title of Baron and to inscribe him as well as his family in the provincial genealogical book. At this time, for proof of the validity of his request, he presented a document certifying his rank and his ancient noble origins from the Courland nobililty, He also presented a document in which is described the origins of Reinholdt Freiderick (Fedor Ivanovitch) von Ascheberg as a Royal-Prussian lieutenant (born December 12,1751) – “from an ancient noble family, whose ancestors from primeval times ruled seigniorial lands and who received family or hereditary rights to receive high ranks and prestigious places in government validated from the Council in 1634 after presenting 16 ancestors. The original of this certificate was signed in Mitau October 30, 1777 As further proof he presented four generations of the von Ascheberg family. On December 15, 1802, the Nobility Council of the Ekaterinoslav province decided that the presented evidence was sufficient in order to inscribe Second Major von Ascheberg with his wife and children into the 4th. part of the book. The request was granted.

A certificate dated September 15, 1837 is a description and information of the decree from the Military Government College dated May 29, 1796 concerning the retirement of Second Major Fedor Ascheberg from military duty in the Cuirassier regiment of Prince Potemkin. The description is as follow: F.I. von Ascheberg was accepted to Russian military duty (from Royal Polish Army) as a Kornet on November 14, 1778. March 1, 1784 promoted to the rank of second lieutenant. January 1, 1790 promoted to the rank of first lieutenant. Participated in the siege of the Ochkakovski fortress in 1788 and in the taking of a locality by the name of Kouchan and the town of Benderi, Ukraine in 1789,1790. June 14, 1791, General Field Marshall Prince Potemkin Tarucheski signe his request for retirement due to illness The description continues with a family description of F. I. von Ascheberg. Fedor Ivanovitch von Ascheberg – 50 years old Married to Dahre Fedorovna, née Schouming – 31 years old Sons, Nicolai (11 years old), Iakov ( Jacob) (8 yeas old) Piotr (Peter) (7 years old) Pavel (Paul) (6 years old) Alexander (4 years old) Daughters Anna (9 years old) Maria (2 years old)

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12. Рейнгольд-Фридрих. Служил в прусской армии лейтенантом, а после присоединения в 1795 году герцогства Курляндского к России принял русское подданство и служил в кирассирском полку князя Потемкина-Таврического. Вышел в отставку секунд-майором и умер в 1827 году в Екатеринославской губернии в Павлоградском уезде, где он жил со своей семьей. 6

Члены этого рода в Высочайших грамотах, приказах и других официальных актах, начиная с 1800 года, именованы баронами.