Abbey of Murbach

ABBEY OF MURBACH (Abbaye de Murbach)

Country : France
Denomination : Roman Catholic
Order: Benedictan

Established : 727
Abolished : 1789

Official blazon

French	D'argent au lévrier rampant de sable, accolé et bouclé du champ.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The abbey arms are known since the 14th century.

The origin of the dog is not known, but several theories exist. One states that it was the banner of Abbott Hugo von Rothenburg, 1216–1236. No evidence thereof exist though. Another legend states that it refers to a large greyhound dog that defended the village Wattwiller in 1525.

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  The arms in a 17th century manuscript

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  The arms in Hozier (1696)

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  The arms in the Wapen- en Vlaggenboek van Gerrit Hesman (1708)

Arms of Abbots

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  Peter von Ostein (1428–1434)

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  Dietrich von Hus (1434–1447)

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  Bartholomäus von Andlau (1447–1476)

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  Achatius von Griessen (1476–1489)

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  Walter Mönch von Wilsberg (1489–1513)

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  Georg von Masmünster (1513–1542 )

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  Johann Rudolf Stoer von Stoerenberg (1542–1570)

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  Johann Ulrich von Raitenau (1570–1587)

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  Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau (1587)

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  Andreas von Österreich (1587–1600 )

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  Johann-Georg von Kalkenried (1600–1614)

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  Leopold von Österreich (1614–1625 )

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  Leopold Wilhelm von Österreich (1626–1662 )

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  Karl Joseph von Österreich (1662–1664)

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  Franz Egon von Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg (1664–1682 )

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  Felix Egon von Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg (1682–1686 )

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  Philipp Eberhard von Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort (1686–1720)

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  Célestinus von Beroldingen-Gündelhard (1720–1737)

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  Franz Armand von Rohan-Soubise (1737–1756 )

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  Kasimir Friedrich von Rathsamhausen (1756–1786)

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  Benedikt Anton Friedrich von Andlau-Homburg (1786–1790)

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