- Wolfgang Schutzbar
Wolfgang Schutzbar (called Milchling) (1483 - 1566) hailed from the family of "Schutzbar genannt Milchling" from
Hesse .He joined the
Teutonic Order in 1507 and was from 1529 to 1543Komtur of theBally of Hesse atMarburg .In 1543, he became
Hochmeister andDeutschmeister , a combined office located atMergentheim . There, he built the first town hall in 1564, and the first water supply.A monument dedicated to him is found at the local Market Square.
His coat of arms shows three hearts meeting in the center of the shield.
References
*"Der Deutsche Orden in Hessen. Ausstellung des Hessischen Staatsarchivs Marburg", bearb. von Hans-Peter Lachmann, Marburg, 1983, S. 97.
*"Hermann, A., Wolfgang Schutzbar genannt Milchling", in: Udo Arnold (Hg.), Die Hochmeister des Deutschen Ordens (=QuStDO 40), Marburg, 1996.
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