Arms of the Teutonic Knight, Johann KUHMANN in 1572, Marburg, Germany.
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Arms of the Teutonic Knight, Johann KUHMANN in
1572, Marburg, Germany.
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15 |
72 |
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IOHAN |
KVHMA |
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TRAPPIR |
ER T-O |
[transcription of the text above, as
carved into stone]
"The Year of our Lord, 1572, John KUHMANN, Knight of
the Teutonic Order."
"A.D. 1572, Johann KUHMANN,
Trappirer Teutsche Orden"
The carved-stone
as it appears above, is built-into the Renaissance portico [see below].
The date 1572
is engraved (twice) into the stone. The three Crests are located below a window parapet. The Arms
are separated inside of
three, half pilasters, framed as individual Coats of Arms -- as follows: at left,
Arms of the "Landkomtur";
in
the middle, Arms of the German
Teutonic Order; and at right, those of the Teutonic Knight. Those
right-most Arms will be of
interest to anyone named KUHMANN.
The right-most of the
group of three crests is engraved also with the year A.D. 1572 and is inscribed with the
text, "IOHAN / KVHMA / TRAPPIR / ER T-O". It is the Coat of Arms (crest)
of the "Trappirer" (Teutonic Knight), Johann KUHMANN -- where T-O stands for "Ordo
Teutonicus" or "Teutscher Orden". A "Trappierer" (Teutonic Knight -- "Tressler",
"Thesaurar" or "Traparius") is attended by a "Ritterbruder", an office
and title -- one who attends to the administration of the goods and the fortune of
the proprietor. The person responsible for the accounting, and who attended to the
regular revenue of taxes and duties due, and to the goods and belongings of same. The
"Kommende" of Marburg, he became of the "Landkomtur"
-- that a "Hauskomtur" was
associated with, and effectively progressed, to the roll of second person in charge
at the location. Further offices (roles) of such a "Kommende" were those of master of
the hospital, "Krankenstelle" (literally translated, the 'sick place'), "Procurator" (right scholar), "Cellerarius"
(cellarer --
the steward of a monastery or chapter; who has
charge of procuring and keeping the provisions), "Marschall" (stable master), the "Meister der Pietanz" (festival or
'foot-dance' celebration master).
Johann KUHMANN became "Komtur" from 1582–1586 in "Schieffenberg", where his Arms
(crest) can also be found. The crest of the KUHMANN family (also "Cumann")
dislays the lower half of a standing, red lion, on a silvered background. The
tail of the lion is positioned behind the legs, downwards, then
upwards, and then pointing upwards. The shield in the background is that of a
German Tutonic Order. On the "crowned" helmet, is attached a green peacock's
tail. The family KUHMANN was landed and wealthy, situated in the "Waldeckschen"
area near to "Marsberg" and their holdings went as far as the "Mannesstamm"
until 12 May 1687, and date of the demise of Adam Bernhard von KUHMANN zu Adorf
(who left no heirs).
The Arms of the
Alhard of
Hörde (Horde, Hoerdt), "Landkomtur Ballei" of Hessen from 1571 to 1586. The shield has a
Teutonic background plate. One can find a very similar coat of arms (also in stone)
of Georg
von Hörde, "Landkomtur" (of the Teutonic Order from 1586 to 1591) dating from 1589
-- as issued by his
relatives and followers -- in the Marburg Castle-Museum. The middle: emblem of the
German Teutonic order.
At right, the
heraldic Arms of the
Tutonic Knight,
Johann Kuhmann,
1572. The engraved
letters, T-O
stands for "Teutsche Order" (in German), or ''Ordo
Teutonicus'' (Order of the Teutonic Knights,
in Latin).
Renaissance "Teutonic Brothers" House
"Brüderhaus"
Marburg, Germany
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(click-on this photo ... to view three beautifully
preserved "Arms", carved into stone)
Renaissance "portico": house of Johann KÜHMANN in Marburg, Germany.
[Note: the gray-colored stone, embedded in the portico wall, below the center pair of
double-windows.]
The Renaissance portico is
presently (ca 2009) part of a Museum (a mineralogy collection) owned by the
University of Marburg.
The building is located at this address:
"Firmaneiplatz",
D-35035 Marburg (next to the "Elisabethkirche". i.e. Elizabeth's Church).
Map of the Marburg, city center ("old town").
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(click-on map ... to view an enlargement that shows the relative location of
the church and courtyard)
Map location of Elizabeth's Church
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(click-on map ... to see a "sky-view" of the church,
courtyard, and portico)
This map above identifies the exact location of Elizabeth's Church, the "Firmaneiplatz"
courtyard (square), and the Renaissance
portico.
[The red "M" -- centered, is the Museum & and the red "cross" -- on a
building, is the church just left of the red "M".]
Colorized rendition of the KÜHMANN Arms
(An ancient and historic spelling: Cuman.)
There are mistakes in this representation. i.e.
- placement of the Lion's tail
- form and designs on the helmet
- size and shape of the peacock feathers
- design and orientation of the shield.
ANECDOTE:
Was the name KUHMANN spelled as, "KÜHMANN" (i.e. KUEHMANN) in the past?
Yes and no! Some families do, some don't. The "ü" (Umlaut)
is a combination of an "u" with an "e" (on top). Up until the 15th
century it was not necessary to write it that way, so the spelling of the "U"
in the name, could
legitimately be written, either way. The most common spelling in use within Germany today
--
does not apply an Umlaut. our family (including our cousins in
Bavaria) pronounce the name as though the "ue" in the form of an "Umlaut"
were present. As does my American family...
GERMAN NAME DISTRIBUTIONS:
Identify the current geographic distribution of ANY
German name, by region -- using this online search tool.
For example -- compare KUHMANN versus KÜHMANN
http://www.verwandt.de/karten/
GERMAN COATS OF ARMS
"Wappensbuch" (Anno 1701, historische
Familienwappen):
http://www.wappenbuch.com/
EUROPEAN COATS OF ARMS
"Wappensbuch"
http://www.wappenbuch.de/
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