Deutschherren Manor

The Deutschherrenhof in Guntersblum, Rheinhessen, was a manor with a significant history. Today, a winery of the same name is located on the grounds of the former Deutschherrenhof. The property is now considered a cultural monument.

The history of the Deutschherrenhof dates back to the 15th century. During this time, Anthis Lock, a court sealer from the neighboring village of Hangen-Wahlheim, owned large parts of Guntersblum. After Anthis Lock died in the mid-15th century, his property passed to the noble court member Hans von Flomborn, also known as Partenheimer. After he died in 1490, his property passed to his widow, Anna von Albig, and from 1494 also to Anna von Albig's brother Hans von Albig. On September 29 of that year, Count Emich VIII von Leiningen enfeoffed Hans von Albig with his then Partenheim inheritance. At the beginning of the 16th century, Hans von Albig then took possession of the entire former Lock property.

After his death, the estate fell to the Teutonic Order. The property, now known as Deutschherrngut, was finally leased to the courtier Philipp Baber in 1554. Six years later, the property was leased to Gelbert Hunger. Almost 75 years later, in 1624, the property was again leased to Philipp Ludwig Steud, before Philipp Friedrich von Wachenheim bought it two years later. After the Thirty Years' War, the estate was owned by Matthes Soltz until 1662, before Anton Christrichard owned it shortly thereafter until 1697. From 1697, the property then passed into the possession of his son Johann Wilhelm Reichert. In 1712, Johann Adam Henkel finally bought the so-called German Estate. Five years later, an urgent need for renovation of the barn, stable, cellar, and residential building was identified, the execution of which would cost at least 150 guilders. However, instead of having the property and its outbuildings renovated, they were demolished in the following years and completely rebuilt.

From 1743, a rumor spread by head hunter Georg Andreas Wagner as Deutschhof estate manager arose that parts of Henkel's property belonged to the Teutonic Order. Henkel's successor in ownership in 1743 was the Palatine Chamber Councilor Christian Adolph Rudersdorf. He pursued the matter further. Later, however, the opposite could be proven to him. In November 1762, Sebastian Lang, who came from Lörzweiler, finally bought the property of the Deutschherrenhof. However, he lived there with his wife for only a short time. Five years later, the Deutschherrenhof property fell into the hands of Georg Hell. He, in turn, also kept the estate for only a very short time before selling it in April 1770 to Johann Michael Schilling from Schornsheim. He, in turn, sold the estate only five years later to the local carpenter Johann Valentin Brutscher. After Brutscher was insolvent, he sold the property.

Consequently, Ludwig Belzer of Guntersblum, who also successfully managed the estate of the Worms Cathedral Chapter in Guntersblum at the same time, took over ownership of the Deutschherrenhof in September 1780. At his initiative, a stately residential building was erected at today's Hauptstraße No. 42, in direct proximity to the New Castle, in Guntersblum. The year 1786, carved above the front door, bears witness to this building. At the beginning of the 19th century, the ownership of the Deutschherrenhof was finally attributed to Johann Jacob Schnell from Dexheim, the second husband of the widow Belzer.

In July 1814, after Johann Jacob Schnell's wife died three years earlier in July 1811, her eldest son, Ludwig Belzer, sold the property for 11,420.87 Francs to the local Guntersblum resident Johann Georg Frey. With his wife, he successfully built up an agricultural business from 1814.