Gut Wellingsbüttel

Gut Wellingsbüttel existed as early as 1300 and fell under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Bremen in 1412. Administrative responsibilities, however, were granted to various citizens of Hamburg (prior to 1574) and Holstein (between 1574 and 1648). In 1648, the Bishopric was secularized, becoming a Principality in personal union with Sweden. For a short period, Hamburg citizens administered Wellingsbüttel, but between 1651 and 1806 it was administered by subjects of the Principality (which itself passed through Danish and British hands).

 

In 1806, as a consequence of the Napoleonic wars, Wellingsbüttel was annexed into the Duchy of Holstein and in 1810  it became a Kanzleigut. In 1818, its jurisdiction split, with the “royal” part being owned by the Duke (who was also the King of Denmark) and the less-populated “private” part being owned by a citizen of Hamburg.