Category Archives: Quast family history

Mathijs Hendrickszoon Quast und die Entdeckung der Bonin Inseln im Jahre 1639, genannt die “Quast Eylanden”

1906 erwähnte Papinot in seinem „Dictionnaire D’histoire et de Géographie du Japon“ „Quast Matthieu. – Navigateur hollandais qui, en 1639, explora les iles Ogasawara [d.i. die Bonin Inseln], les côtes de Mutsu, Formose, etc. Son second dans cette expédition, Abel Jansz Tasman, … Continue reading

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Pikes and Gun Powder – Warfare in the era of Albrecht Christoph von Quast

The military career of Albrecht Christoph Quast lastet 39 years. It took place during the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) and continued until 1669. Let me be clear: I am not trying to heroize warfare or weapons or anything. Rather, this description solely … Continue reading

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Quast (aristocratic family), Part 3: Albrecht Christoph von Quast (continued)

Military career II – In the Services of the Prince-elector – The Danish-Swedish War “This did not take place prior to 1655. In this year, shortly before the outbreak of the war with Poland, Quast had himself assigned a cavalry regiment, … Continue reading

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Quast (aristocratic family), Part 2: Albrecht Christoph von Quast

Albrecht Christoph von Quast Albrecht Christoph von Quast (* March 10, 1613 in Leddin; † May 17, 1669 in Spandau) was a secret counsellor of war (Geheimer Kriegsrat) and Major general of the Margraviate of Brandenburg. He served under “the … Continue reading

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Quast (aristocratic family), Part 1

Summary First documented notice Quast is the name of an ancient aristocratic family from the duchy of Anhalt. Their eponymous ancestral home was located near Lindau (in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany). The name Quast first appears in … Continue reading

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