The Puttkamer family (also abbreviated to v. Puttkamer) is a widely extended German noble family whose earliest ancestor is first recorded between 1257 and 1260 in Schlawe (Sławno), Farther Pomerania.

Puttkamer
Coat of arms of the Puttkamer family
Parent familySwienca family
Current regionPomerania
Place of originSchlawe (Sławno), Farther Pomerania
MembersKarl-Jesko von Puttkamer, Jesco Carl Eugen von Puttkamer, Jesco von Puttkamer
TraditionsThe first name of "Jesco"

History edit

The Puttkamer family considers Swenzo family to be their first documented ancestors.[1] However, despite using almost the same Coat of arms, historians are divided on this issue.[2]

While some of its branches have awarded with the title of Graf, others are entitled to the lesser Freiherr. According to a widespread family tradition, many firstborn Puttkamer sons receive the first name of Jesco. The branch of the family moved in the 16th century to Livonia and from there to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Persons edit

Notes edit

Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a former title (translated as Baron). In Germany since 1919, it forms part of family names. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin. Regarding personal names: Until 1919, Graf was a title, translated as Count, not a first or middle name. The female form is Gräfin. In Germany, it has formed part of family names since 1919.

Literature edit

  • Otto Hupp: Münchener Kalender 1925. Verlagsanstalt München/Regensburg 1925.
  • Ellinor von Puttkamer: Geschichte des Geschlechts von Puttkamer, Neustadt an der Aisch 1984, Deutsches Familienarchiv Band 83-85, ISBN 3-7686-5064-2
  • Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Adelslexikon Band XI, Band 122 der Gesamtreihe, C. A. Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 2000, ISSN 0435-2408

References edit

  1. ^ "Swenzo I". Verband des Geschlechtes v.Puttkamer e.V.
  2. ^ Kausche, Dieter (1986). "Review of E. v. Puttkamer: Geschichte des Geschlechts v. Puttkamer, 2nd edition (1984)". Blätter für deutsche Landesgeschichte (122): 759–760.

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