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Language of the text: English
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Ancienne et noble famille allemande, de vertu claire et ancestrale, qui s'est répandue dans le monde entier, au cours des siècles. Selon les archives, la famille était à l'origine connue sous le nom de Grosskurth. Le nom de famille a changé au fil du temps jusqu'à l'actuel Grotecoerdes, bien que la forme Grotecordt ait également été attestée pendant longtemps. Il faut donc considérer de la même lignée : le pasteur et député Wilhelm Großkurth (26 avril 1808 à Meineringhausen ; † 4 août 1875 à Arolsen), fils du propriétaire terrien Christoph Friedrich Großkurth, et son frère Ferdinand Großkurth (1802– 1877), propriétaire terrien et homme politique. En tout cas, les premières références à cette famille sont très anciennes. Déjà au XIIIe siècle sa présence dans le Mecklembourg est attestée, où ses membres portaient le titre de "dominus" en tant que propriétaires terriens. Par la suite, une branche de cette famille doit ...
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BlazonGrotecoerdes
1. Coat of arms of family: Grotecoerdes
Language of the text: English
Azure, a chalice or surmounted by a heart gules transfixed an arrows between the letters H.G.C.
Coat of arms of dominus Henningus Grotecoerdes (1567); source: "Beschreibende darstellung der älteren Bau- und Kunstdenkmäler der Provinz Sachsen ..." by "Historischen Commission für die Provinz Sachsen und das Herzogtum Anhalt" 1902.
Party per pale azure and or, three stars of six points counterchanged. Crest: on a man vested party per pale azure and or the stars of the shield, one in each hand and one on the chest.
Alias of the family Grotecoerdes, the blazon has been handed down for a long time and although the original source is not known, the custom of use provides its legitimacy.
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