Book reading in the council chamber

The author reads from his book
"Some news about the Wendish and
Count von Bassewitz family and their estates".
Having grown up on a former Bassewitz estate, the author spent many years researching the history of the
the history of the Wendish and Count von Bassewitz family and their estates. In archives he opened up
over 150 files and examined 250 printed and unprinted sources.
Over 70 estates and places owned by the Wendish and Count von Bassewitz family were recorded,
were recorded and many historical events compiled. Dramas
and anecdotes were recounted, such as those of a beating sexton, a feeble-minded nobleman
aristocrat, a thieving princess, a drunken jockey, stolen horses, slain Frenchmen and fires in the villages.
Frenchmen and fires in the villages.
Over 300 members of the von Bassewitz family were mentioned and over 800 other people involved who lived on the estates.
people who lived on the estates or were relevant to the history of the von Bassewitz family.
owned. Over 200 graphics, illustrations and photos round off the textual part and make this book more
this book more than just a genealogical treatise on the von Bassewitz family.