Der Federfechter und Marxbruder
The German schools are famous for the quality of students that they produced.
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Arms of the Groups
Both German fencing guilds had heraldic devices and have been very proud
of them. They were subject to some changes during the existance of the
guilds as the privileges were. The 'Marxbrüder'
received their arms first at April 4th, 1521 from Emperor Charles V. At
Aril 20th, 1670 Emperor Leopold I gave out a new letter of arms.
The 'Federfechter' use an device already
in the 1570s but it was not official. At March 7th, 1607 Emperor Rudolf
II gave them their official device and the same privilleges as the 'Marxbrüder'
had at this time. In 1688 the arms have been extended by Emperor Leopold
I. (From Stefan Dieke)
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