Otto Titian von Heffner

Heraldische Bilder Bogen.

München, Heraldisches Institut, [ca. 1875]. 1 volumes in 1. Large 4o oblong, half linen. Spine ends slight worn. 48 pages (4 blank) and 14 black and white plates of heraldic shields of emperors, kings and queens, cities and families mainly in Europe. Exlibris Daniel de Bruin with a portrait of Anthonie Abraham Vorsterman van Oyen. Otto Titan van Hefner (1817-1870) was a German heraldry expert who lived and died in Munich. His father was active as a heraldry expert too and founder of the Heraldic Institute in his hometown, which recieved Royal recognition in 1861. H174

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Book number: 61041

Catalogue: Germany Heraldry

KRETZER, VON IMMERTREU, FERDINAND I

Patent of nobility donated by Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria (1793-1875) to Joseph Kretzer von Immertreu for his 37 years galant services to the Empire as soldier and officer.

Austrian Empire, Vienna, d.d. 17 July 1836. Folio. Full red velvet, with yellow and black ribbons. Good condition, except for a stain on the silk end paper. 38x30 cm. 10 pages. Manuscript, calligraphic text on vellum, with printed decorative margins. With a very large hand painted coloured coat-of-arms. In the end the original signature of Ferdinand I and of Anton Friedrich Grafen Mittrowsky von Mittrowitz and Nemischl. Imperial wax seal with one large crack, in a disc shaped copper case, attached to the document by the gold cord of the binding. All encased in a metal box. This patent of nobility was donated by Ferdinand I of Austria in the early days of his reign (1835-1848). Ferdinand I is widely believed to have been a weak ruler and it is sometimes supposed that he lacked intellectual capacities. He also suffered from ill health. During the revolution of 1848, Ferdinand fled the country and abdicated in favour of his nephew Franz Joseph I. The patent explains at length the reasons why Kretzer recieved his nobility. He was born in Jägerndorf and joined the army in 1796. He became "Fahnrich" and subsequently "Unterlieutenant" in 1809, "Oberlieutenant"in 1813, "Kapitänlieutenant" in 1819 und "Hauptman" in 1831. He left the army in 1833 as a pensioner. He took part in the campaigns in 1799, 1805, 1809, 1813 and 1814 (Napolenonic Wars). Between 1803-1805 he was first teacher at the "Regiments-Knaben-Erziehungshause" (military school) and in 1809, 1813 and 1814 he was "Regiments Adjudant". He recieves the noble title and the right to call himself "Kretzer von Immertreu" which translates as "always loyal". His son also served in the military and became General-Major. H176

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Book number: 61044

Catalogue: Germany Heraldry Nobility

MOISE, VON MURVELL, FRANZ II

Patent of nobility donated by Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I (1830-1916) to Jozef Moise (Gratz 1818-?), "oberst-lieutenant" in the 16th Infantry Regiment, owner of the "Militär-Verdienstkreuz mit der Kriegsdekoration" which entitles Moise to call himself "Edle von Murvell".

Austrian Empire, Vienna, d.d. 10 November 1867. Full purple velvet, decorated with the gilt coat-of-arms of the Emperor on the front cover, 38x18 cm. 7 pages. Handwritten, caligraphic text on vellum and gold embossed, lavishly decorated printed margins. With a hand painted coat-of-arms in colour and the original signature of Franz Joseph I. The imperial wax seal is attached by the gold binding rope in a disc shaped copper case. Seal in mint condition. Charter and wax seal are encased in a large flat contemporary metal box. All in excellent condition. The patent explains that Moise started his military career in 1836 with the 17th Infantry Regiment. He became "unter-lieutenant " in the 4th "Grenz-Infanterie-Regimente" in 1843, he became "ober-lieutenant" in 1848 and was transferred to the 11nd Infantry-Regiment. In 1849 he was appointed "hauptmann" and in 1859 to Major with the 16th Infantry Regiment and in 1865 he finally became "oberst-lieutenant". In 1848 he was active at the Commando of the Operations Corps at Pfonzo, later at the 3rd Army Corps Commando as adjudant. He participated in the move of the Corps from Roveredo to Verona. He proved his worth when he lead the attack against the height of Val Fredda and in battles around Rivoli. For these activities and his service for the headquarters of the Reserve-Corps in Hungary, he recieved the "Militär-Verdienstkreuz mit der Kriegsdekoration". He furthermore served as General-Commando-Adjudant in Graz, as Gouvernements-Adjudant in Triest and finally as part of the ministry of war where he was active in the war year of 1866 in which year the Austrian-Prussian war (Seven Weeks war) took place. H164

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Book number: 61010

Catalogue: Germany Heraldry Manuscripts