Puttkamer

Coat of arms of the Puttkamer family

The family von Puttkamer (also abbrev. to v. Puttkamer) belongs to a widely extended German noble family whose earliest ancestor is first recorded between 1257 and 1260. While some of its branches have the title of Graf (count), others are entitled to the lesser Freiherr (baron). According to a widespread family tradition, each firstborn Puttkamer receives the first name of "Jesco".

Persons

• Jesko von Puttkamer, German colonial military chief, see
• Jesco von Puttkamer (1933-), NASA
• Karl-Jesco von Puttkamer (1900–1981), Rear Admiral who was the naval adjutant to Adolf Hitler in World War II
• Jesko von Puttkamer (1855-1917) was governor of German Cameroon from 1895 to 1907

1. Johanna von Puttkamer
2. Robert von Puttkamer
3. Peter von Puttkamer

Notes

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

• 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

External links

• Der Verband des Geschlechtes Puttkamer (German)