Heinrich Vambes de Florimont

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Epitaph, Frauenkirche Munich
Coat of arms with military trophies (detail from the epitaph)
Epitaph inscription

Heinrich Vambes de Florimont , (born February 9, 1663 in Breisach am Rhein , † January 9, 1752 in Munich ) was a Bavarian general field master of French origin.

biography

He was born as a French nobleman in Breisach, which at that time belonged to France. Princess Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria (1660–1680), the wife of the French Dauphine Louis de Bourbon and sister of the Bavarian Elector Maximilian II. Emanuel , enlisted Heinrich Vambes de Florimont for the Bavarian army.

From 1685 the officer appeared in Munich, where he made a steep military career. He became Lieutenant Field Marshal and took over the Bavarian Infantry Regiment "Kurprinz" on November 6, 1721 as the owner of the Bavarian Infantry Regiment "Kurprinz", most recently referred to as the Royal Bavarian 2nd Infantry Regiment "Crown Prince" . He later advanced to become General Feldzeugmeister of the Bavarian Army, making him responsible for the entire weapon system.

Florimont died in Munich at the age of 88 and bequeathed his fortune to the military hospital there. He was buried in the cemetery south of the Frauenkirche in Munich, which still existed at the time, and was given an elaborate epitaph on the outside, right next to the south entrance of the cathedral. The most important stages of his life are recorded on it. It also bears his coat of arms and military trophies (e.g. flags, kettledrum and cannon barrels). Unfortunately the stone is already partially weathered (2013).

In the Frauenkirche, a black crucifix made of bronze was previously shown, which showed gunshot damage in the foot area. Tradition has it that it was associated with General Florimont and said that he was wearing it around his neck when it intercepted a shot directed at him and was damaged in the process. He decreed that it should be placed at his grave; later it was transferred first to the St. Vitus altar, then to the St. Sebastian altar of the cathedral. It enjoyed great veneration as a miraculous image and was even dedicated to its own pamphlet.

literature

  • Cornelia Baumann: The epitaphs at the Frauenkirche in Munich , Prestel Verlag, 1986, ISBN 3-7913-0769-X , page 222; Excerpt from the source
  • Anton Mayer: The cathedral church of UL Frau in Munich: history and description of the same, its altars, monuments and foundations, together with the history of the monastery, the parish and the cathedral chapter , Munich, 1868, pages 420, 429 and 256; Scan from the source

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Anton Mayer: The cathedral church of UL Frau in Munich: history and description of the same, its altars, monuments and foundations, together with the history of the monastery, the parish and the cathedral chapter , Munich, 1868, page 256; Scan from the source
personal data
SURNAME Vambes de Florimont, Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bavarian General Feldzeugmeister
DATE OF BIRTH February 9, 1663
PLACE OF BIRTH Breisach on the Rhine
DATE OF DEATH January 9, 1752
Place of death Munich