House of Stammern
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The House of Stammern, also Stammer, was an ancient, knightly, Saxon, aristocratic family.
, and including Ermsleben, Görlsdorf, Polleben, Wedlitz
, Westdorf and Wörmlitz. From 1420 they also owned Balgstädt. The brother of the same name, Bishop Henry of Stammer was dean (Stiftshauptmann) in Zeitz
from 1471-76 and sat in Plotha in 1482 and in Balgstädt
in 1483. Adrian Arndt and Henning of Stammer were members of the Fruitbearing Society
. In 1752 Carl Friedrich von Stammer was a member of the Naumburg Cathedral Chapter
. Eckhardt August von Stammer (1772) was the commander (Landkomtur
) of the Kommende of Lucklum in the province or Ballei of Saxony within the Order of Teutonic Knights.
of 1605 shows a silver bend sinister
on a red field. The mantling
is red and silver. The crest
is a sheaf of red pennons on golden shafts.
History
The family was first recorded in 1295 when a certain Conradus dictus Stammern was mentioned. The family had estates in Anhalt around and in BallenstedtBallenstedt
Ballenstedt is a town in the Harz district, in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is situated at the northern rim of the Harz mountain range, about 10 km southeast of Quedlinburg. The municipality includes the villages of Badeborn and Oppenrode...
, and including Ermsleben, Görlsdorf, Polleben, Wedlitz
Wedlitz
Wedlitz is a village and a former municipality in the district Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Nienburg....
, Westdorf and Wörmlitz. From 1420 they also owned Balgstädt. The brother of the same name, Bishop Henry of Stammer was dean (Stiftshauptmann) in Zeitz
Zeitz
Zeitz is a town in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river Weiße Elster, in the middle of the triangle of the federal states Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia and Saxony.-History:...
from 1471-76 and sat in Plotha in 1482 and in Balgstädt
Balgstädt
Balgstädt is a municipality in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany....
in 1483. Adrian Arndt and Henning of Stammer were members of the Fruitbearing Society
Fruitbearing Society
The Fruitbearing Society was a German literary society founded in 1617 in Weimar by German scholars and nobility to emulate the idea of the Accademia della Crusca in Florence and similar groups already thriving in Italy, to be followed in later years also in France and Britain...
. In 1752 Carl Friedrich von Stammer was a member of the Naumburg Cathedral Chapter
Bishopric of Naumburg-Zeitz
The Prince-Bishopric of Naumburg-Zeitz was a medieval diocese in the central German area between Leipzig in the east and Erfurt in the west. The seat of the bishop was Zeitz Cathedral in Zeitz from 968 and 1029 and Naumburg Cathedral in Naumburg between 1029 and 1615. It was dissolved in the wake...
. Eckhardt August von Stammer (1772) was the commander (Landkomtur
Komtur
Komtur was a rank within military orders, especially the Teutonic Knights. In the State of the Teutonic Order, the Komtur was the commander of a basic administrative division called Kommende . A Komtur was responsible for the alimentation of the Knights by the yield from the local estates, he...
) of the Kommende of Lucklum in the province or Ballei of Saxony within the Order of Teutonic Knights.
Personalities
- Henry II of Stammer, Bishop of Naumburg (1466-1481)
- Hennig Albert of Stammer († 1884), Deacon of the Collegiate Church of Wurzen, MP in the Saxon Parliament (Landtag)
Coat of arms
The coat of arms according to Siebmacher's HeraldryHeraldry
Heraldry is the profession, study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning arms and ruling on questions of rank or protocol, as exercised by an officer of arms. Heraldry comes from Anglo-Norman herald, from the Germanic compound harja-waldaz, "army commander"...
of 1605 shows a silver bend sinister
Bend Sinister
Bend Sinister is a 1947 dystopian novel written by Vladimir Nabokov.-The title:A "bend sinister" is a heraldic device: a bar drawn from the upper right to the lower left on a coat of arms...
on a red field. The mantling
Mantling
In heraldry, mantling or lambrequin is drapery tied to the helmet above the shield. It forms a backdrop for the shield. In paper heraldry it is a depiction of the protective cloth covering worn by knights from their helmets to stave off the elements, and, secondarily, to decrease the effects of...
is red and silver. The crest
Crest (heraldry)
A crest is a component of an heraldic display, so called because it stands on top of a helmet, as the crest of a jay stands on the bird's head....
is a sheaf of red pennons on golden shafts.
External links
Sources
- Heinz Wießner: Das Bistum Naumburg 1 - Die Diözese 2. In: Max-Planck-Institut für Geschichte (Hg.): Germania Sacra, NF 35,2, Die Bistumer der Kirchenprovinz Magdeburg. Berlin/New York 1998. p.919-929.
- Rüdiger Bier: 1500 Jahre Geschichte und Geschichten der herrschaftlichen Sitze zu KirchscheidungenKirchscheidungenKirchscheidungen is a village and a former municipality in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 July 2009, it is part of the town Laucha an der Unstrut....
und BurgscheidungenBurgscheidungenBurgscheidungen is a village and a former municipality in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 July 2009, it is part of the town Laucha an der Unstrut....
, Eigenverlag Rittergut Kirchscheidungen 2009