Embs

This article explains the Franconian family von Embs, for the Vorarlberg family Ems, also Embs or Hohenems, see Lords von Ems .

Coat of arms of the von Embs family according to Siebmacher's book of arms

Contemporary woodcut by war correspondent Hans Wandereisen to Berolzheim Castle

Epitaph of Christoph von Embs, died in 1565, on the outside of the church of St. Michael in Markt Berolzheim

The von Embs family was a Frankish noble family.

Franconian War 1523

→ Main article: Wandereisen woodcuts from 1523

During the Franconian War , the Swabian Federation's punitive expedition also stood in front of Berolzheim Castle . Jörg von Embs on Berolzheim was one of the helpers of the robber baron Hans Thomas von Absberg . Although the destruction of the castle is shown on the woodcut, the conflict was actually ended at short notice through previous negotiations, so that the castle was not burned down.

coat of arms

The coat of arms shows the head of a billy goat in silver with golden horns on a red background. The helmet ornament repeats the motif of the billy goat head. The helmet covers are red and silver.

See also

• List of Frankish knight families

literature

• Thomas Steinmetz: Conterfei a number of acts of war from 1523 to 1527 Jar - to representations of castles about the "Absberg feud" or the "Franconian War" . In: Contributions to the exploration of the Odenwald and its peripheral landscapes IV . Breuberg-Neustadt 1986.