Bio-Bibliographien. Brandenburgische Gelehrte der Frühen Neuzeit.Berlin-Cölln 1640-1688
by Lothar Noack, Jürgen Splett, page 325:
Conrad Tiburtius (Range) Rango (superintendent) died after severe illness 1700 Dez. 3. The organization of official funeral program for the deserving Superintendenten, was given to headmaster of the University in Greifswald, historian Johann Philipp Palthen. He wrote obituary, containing Vita about Rango and "Catalogus Scriptorum RANGONIANUM". In the biography Rango's descent are supported by later Italian sources. These sources say Theodor Rango accompanied Begleiter Belisars (505- 565) on his journey/war against "Ostgoten", and descending from an old noble family in Greece, in 500-600 many of this family lived in Constantinopel - this is not a scientific construction, but working well honouring Rango.
Johann Friedrich Gauhe: Historisches helden- und heldinnen-lexicon: in welchem das leben und die Thaten derer Generalen, Admiralen, ......(Utgitt 1716 i Leipzig). Page 1348:
Rango (Gvido) an Italian general.
He was from an old nobel family, that for more than 1000 years ago came from Constantinopel to Italy, where they still live in Florence, Venice and Modena.
As members of Rango we have in the 9. century Olympius, in the 11. century Landolphus, in the 15. century Gabriel and in the 16. century Hercules Rango as cardinals in the Roman church.
Nicolaus Rango in the 14. century came to Sachsen as general, he was "Obrister-Jägermeister" and leaving a son with the same name. This sons descendants seatled in Hinter-Pommern in Colberg and still some of them are citizen there.
Gvido (Rango) was born in Florence. He served at first i Venice against the federation from Camray, and ......
Neues Preussisches Adels-Lexicon oder genealogische and diplomatische. Vierter Band. Page 86:
Rango(ow), die Herren von.
Rango descendant from Greece, where they came from in the 6. century to Italy. And Nicolaus Rango, "Kriegsobersten", in 1340 came to Sachsen. A son of him seatled in Colberg (Hinter-Pommern) and are progenitor Rangows in Pommern. Brüggemann also called them v. Rangen.
Zedlers Universal-Lexicon, Blatt 0412, page 806:
Rango, a noble family in Greece, particularly found in Constantinopel . The oldest person named Rango is Theodor Rango, in the 6. Century he was in Italy in Belisacius? (Belisars?) greatness. From Italy the Rango descendents spread to other countries, among them Nicolas that made a journey from Italy to Sachsen ge???? in the first part of the 14. Century. His descendents spread in Germany. From this family there are 3 honoured with "Cardinals-Hut", one was papal ambassador to "Churfürsten" of Sachsen Johann Friedrich. Two named Rango were on the first crusade to the Holy Land in the 11. Century, headed by Gottfried von Bouillon.
(Hans og Melchior von Rycken also were on this first crusade 1095–1099.)
Many of the descendents in Germany and Pommern are called Range, some of the oldest called Rango/Rangoni as in Italy. In Italy they also are called Rangone.
Antonio Rangone, known 972 in Italy.
Petrus (Ranghe) Range, 1317 to Lüdershagen, parish Bart (Rügen).
Heinrich (Hinricus Ranghe) Range, 1317 to Lüdershagen, parish Bart (Rügen).
Niccolò Rangoni, + Verona 1422
Niccolò Rangoni,+ after 1444, Patrizio di Modena
Martin von (Range/Rangoni) Rango, 1634-1688, Ratherr in Kolberg.
Conrad Tiburtius (Range) Rango, 1639 Kolberg - 1700 Greifswald, superintendent, in some sources called Rangone
One branch:
1. Nicolaus Rango, Italian General, came to Sachsen 1340
2. Nicolaus Rango
3. (Klaus Ranghe) Nikolaus Range, + 1438, * Elisabeth von Horn. (uncertain father, see above)
4. Christian (Karsten) Range, + 1450, * Judith von Schlieff.
5. Nikolay (Nikolaus / Claus / Klawes) Range, testament 1496, * Chatarina von Bade(n).
6. Christian (Kersten Range) von Rangen ("Rats- und Sültzverwandter zu Kolberg") * Judith Schlieffen, + 1552
7. Anna Range * Heinrich Dalecke, city manager in Kolberg
8. Judith Dalecke * Joachim Tesmar, + 1594, city manager in Kolberg
9. Jacob Tesmar, 1558-1610 * Luitgard Calsow, 1567 - 1619 Kolberg
10. Hildebrandt Tesmar, 1602 Kolberg - 1662 Lübeck * Dorothea Lengercken, + 1689
11. Doroteha Tesmar, + 1718 Kolberg * Elia Petrus Tuchsen, + 1693, mayor in Kolberg
Sülzverwandter = Member of the salt family (company), extracting and selling salt.










