What meens a 'key'?
Re: What meens a 'key'?
Hi,
a "key" means that the owner was k.k. Kammerherr oder Kämmerer. A higher ranking nobleman doing duties on court. But most of them were just honorary awarded. You could recognize them by wearing a golden key on their backside.
http://www.google.at/search?q=kammerher ... 00&bih=697
Regards
Christian
a "key" means that the owner was k.k. Kammerherr oder Kämmerer. A higher ranking nobleman doing duties on court. But most of them were just honorary awarded. You could recognize them by wearing a golden key on their backside.
http://www.google.at/search?q=kammerher ... 00&bih=697
Regards
Christian
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Re: What meens a 'key'?
The English term is "chamberlain". In Polish I think you would use podkomorzy, szambelan or kamerdyner, with szambelan being an English loan word and kamerdyner from the German "Kammerdiener".
Re: What meens a 'key'?
Thanks!
'key' owner Eccher ab Echo und Marienberg Hermann 1860-1937. Maybe anybody meet his photo?
'key' owner Eccher ab Echo und Marienberg Hermann 1860-1937. Maybe anybody meet his photo?
Re: What meens a 'key'?
Hi,
have no photo, but some of his dates:
Eccher ab Echo und Marienberg, Hermann (11.8.1860 - Okt. 1937), 1.9.1915 (10.9.15) GM
Source: Schmidt-Brentano, Die k. k. bzw. k. u. k. Generalität 1816-1918,
http://www.oesta.gv.at/DocView.axd?CobId=23130
Regards
Christian
have no photo, but some of his dates:
Eccher ab Echo und Marienberg, Hermann (11.8.1860 - Okt. 1937), 1.9.1915 (10.9.15) GM
Source: Schmidt-Brentano, Die k. k. bzw. k. u. k. Generalität 1816-1918,
http://www.oesta.gv.at/DocView.axd?CobId=23130
Regards
Christian
Re: What meens a 'key'?
Hermann Eccher ab Echo und Marienberg was the brother of my great granmother, he was Major General of Austrian Regiment since 1915 and Chamberlain of Austria, I attach his photo.
Paolo Mongiovì
Paolo Mongiovì