Reichskammergericht zu Speyer bzw. Wetzlar
Item
Country
DE
Name of institution (English)
Schleswig-Holstein State Archive
Name of institution (official language of the state)
Language of name of institution
deu
Contact information: postal address
Prinzenpalais, 24837 Schleswig
Contact information: phone number
0049 4621861800
Contact information: web address
Contact information: email
landesarchiv@la.landsh.de
Reference number
Abt. 390
Type of reference number
Archival reference number
Title (English)
Imperial Chamber Court in Speyer and Wetzlar
Title (official language of the state)
Reichskammergericht zu Speyer bzw. Wetzlar
Language of title
deu
Creator / accumulator
Reichskammergericht zu Speyer bzw. Wetzlar
Date(s)
1499/1805
Date note
Jewish-related material: 1650/1770
Language(s)
deu
lat
Extent
38 linear meters (14 files with Jewish-related material)
Type of material
Textual Material
Physical condition
Good
Scope and content
This collection contains material from the Imperial Chamber Court. There are no cases from Schleswig because it was not part of the Empire until the 19th century. However, there are files from both Lauenburg and Holstein. The Jewish origin of certain defendants is noted in the registers, with 14 relevant files found. Most of them concern defendants from Altona, mainly Jews of Portuguese origin refusing imperial taxes or acting contrary to imperial law. There are also cases of conflicts between merchants.
Among the Jews of Portuguese origin mentioned in these files are Duarte de Lima from Hamburg (no. 81, 1649; 78, 1661; 80, 1677); Isabel da Rocha (no. 81, 1649); Johann (João) da Rocha Pinto, merchant at Antwerp and later at Hamburg, and Isabel da Rocha Pinto, alias Rebecca Cohen (no. 80, 1651); Manuel Bocarro e Rosales (no. 80, 1651); Duarte Nunes da Costa (no. 80, 1651); Silvio del Monte (no. 79, 1663); Samuel de Lima at Copenhagen (no. 80, 1674); Rachel de Lima (no. 79, 1674); Luís Álvares Pereira (no. 80, 1674); and Abraham Fidanque at Hamburg (no. 129, 1696).
Among the Jews of Portuguese origin mentioned in these files are Duarte de Lima from Hamburg (no. 81, 1649; 78, 1661; 80, 1677); Isabel da Rocha (no. 81, 1649); Johann (João) da Rocha Pinto, merchant at Antwerp and later at Hamburg, and Isabel da Rocha Pinto, alias Rebecca Cohen (no. 80, 1651); Manuel Bocarro e Rosales (no. 80, 1651); Duarte Nunes da Costa (no. 80, 1651); Silvio del Monte (no. 79, 1663); Samuel de Lima at Copenhagen (no. 80, 1674); Rachel de Lima (no. 79, 1674); Luís Álvares Pereira (no. 80, 1674); and Abraham Fidanque at Hamburg (no. 129, 1696).
Archival history
Following the decision of the Deutschen Bundesversammlung (German Federal Assembly) in 1845, the files of the Reichskammergericht (Imperial Chamber Court) were divided between the German Federal States, according to the defendant's place of residence. The files belonging to the duchies of Holstein and Lauenburg were delivered in 1847 and 1852. They were then moved to the Oberappellationsgericht Kiel (Higher Court of Appeal in Kiel) and, in 1868, to the archive office of the Preußischen Regierung (Prussian government) in Schleswig. Then, the project to establish a state archive for the province of Schleswig-Holstein had already begun, where these documents were later deposited.
However, as early as 1828, around sixty files from the Reichskammergerichts (Imperial Court of Appeal) had already been transferred to the Deutsche Kanzlei (German Chancellery) and to the Rentekammer (Pensions Chamber), both in Copenhagen, and to the Lauenburgische Regierung (Lauenburg government) in Ratzeburg. Later, in 1876, the Geheimarchiv in Kopenhagen (Secret Archives in Copenhagen) transferred part of these files to the Staatsarchiv Schleswig (Schleswig State Archives), while the other part remained in Copenhagen.
However, as early as 1828, around sixty files from the Reichskammergerichts (Imperial Court of Appeal) had already been transferred to the Deutsche Kanzlei (German Chancellery) and to the Rentekammer (Pensions Chamber), both in Copenhagen, and to the Lauenburgische Regierung (Lauenburg government) in Ratzeburg. Later, in 1876, the Geheimarchiv in Kopenhagen (Secret Archives in Copenhagen) transferred part of these files to the Staatsarchiv Schleswig (Schleswig State Archives), while the other part remained in Copenhagen.
Administrative / Biographical history
The imperial chamber court was established in 1495 and abolished in 1806 when the Holy Roman Empire ceased to exist. The court held jurisdiction over individuals and corporations directly subordinated to the Kaiser, as well as over all cases of violation of the public peace and refusal to the empire.
Access points: locations
Access points: persons, families
Access points: subject terms
Access points: document types
System of arrangement
The relevant material about Jewish citizens is usually filed together with other cases. However, easily be found and is arranged in chronological order.
Finding aids
Published finding aid: Stein-Stegemann; Hans-Conrad: Findbuch der Reichskammergerichtsakten (Abt. 390 und andere) (Veröffentlichungen des Schleswig-Holsteinischen Landesarchivs 16), Schleswig 1986.
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Author of the description
Additions by Kevin Soares, 2022
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