Puttkamer

The family von Puttkamer (also abbreviated to v. Puttkamer) belongs to a widely extended German noble family whose earliest ancestor is first recorded between 1257 and 1260 in Schlawe (Sławno), Farther Pomerania. 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, many firstborn Puttkamer sons receive the first name of "Jesco".

Puttkamer
Coat of arms of the Puttkamer family
Current regionGermany
Place of originSchlawe (Sławno), Farther Pomerania
MembersKarl-Jesko von Puttkamer, Jesco Carl Eugen von Puttkamer, Jesco von Puttkamer
TraditionsThe first name of "Jesco"

Persons

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 since 1919, it forms part of family names.

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
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