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Language of the text: English
Nobility: Nobles - Lords
Nobles in:Germany
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Antiga e nobre família alemã, de clara e ancestral virtude, que se difundiu mundialmente, ao longo dos séculos. De acordo com registros, a família era originalmente conhecida como Grosskurth. O sobrenome mudou ao longo do tempo até o atual Grotecoerdes, embora a forma Grotecordt também tenha sido atestada por muito tempo. Devemos, portanto, considerar da mesma linhagem: o pastor e membro do parlamento Wilhelm Großkurth (26 de abril de 1808 em Meineringhausen; † 4 de agosto de 1875 em Arolsen), filho do proprietário de terras Christoph Friedrich Großkurth, e seu irmão Ferdinand Großkurth (1802– 1877), proprietário de terras e político. De qualquer forma, as primeiras referências a esta família são muito antigas. Já no século XIII é atestada sua presença em Mecklemburgo, onde seus membros tinham o título de “dominus” como proprietários de terras. Posteriormente, um ramo desta família deve necessariamente ter se mudado para a Saxônia. E, de fato, ...
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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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