Luckner is the name of the German noble family, originated from Upper Palatinate, whose members occupied significant positions in France, Denmark, Saxony and later within the German Empire. On 31 March 1784, the family was awarded with the title of Count in Denmark by King Christian VII. [1]
Several "Luckner" Ultra Heavy Tanks have been constructed, both as models, and in computer wargames, by a number of different fantasy wargame producers, as a tribute Felix von Luckner status as a "good guy" war hero.
Nicolas, Count Luckner was a German officer in French service who rose to become a Marshal of France.
Felix Nikolaus Alexander Georg Graf von Luckner, sometimes called Count Luckner in English, was a German nobleman, naval officer, author, and sailor who earned the epithet Der Seeteufel, and his crew that of Die Piraten des Kaisers, for his exploits in command of the sailing commerce raider SMS Seeadler during the First World War. After the war, Luckner became a war hero in Germany and was renowned around the world for his seamanship and chivalrous conduct during the war, which resulted in a minimal loss of life on both sides.
The House of Lichnowsky or House of Lichnovský is the name of an influential Czech aristocratic family of Silesian and Moravian origin, documented since the 14th century.
The House of Haugwitz is the name of an old and influential Saxonian noble family originating from Meissen region.
Schack may refer to:
Theobald is a Germanic dithematic name, composed from the elements theod- "people" and bald "bold". The name arrived in England with the Normans.
Hartmann is a Germanic and Ashkenazi Jewish surname. It is less frequently used as a male given name. The name originates from the Germanic word, "hart", which translates in English to "hardy", "hard", or "tough" and "Mann", a suffix meaning "man", "person", or "husband". The name Hartman, distinguished by ending with a single "n", is generally the result of the anglicisation of names that occurred with the emigration of persons from German-speaking to anglophone nations in the 18th, 19th and early 20th century. Below is a list of notable individuals and fictional characters with the surname or given name of Hartmann.
Fritsch is a German surname. Like Fritsche, Fritzsch and Fritzsche, it is a patronymic derived from Friedrich.
SegelschulschiffNiobe was a tall ship used by the Reichsmarine to train cadets and aspiring NCOs. She sank during a white squall on 26 July 1932, with the loss of 69 lives. A memorial monument to Niobe was erected at Gammendorfer Strand on Fehmarn island, within view of the site of the sinking.
Reventlow is the name of a Holstein and Mecklenburg Dano-German noble family, which belongs to the Equites Originarii Schleswig-Holstein. Alternate spellings include Revetlo, Reventlo, Reventlau, Reventlou, Reventlow, Refendtlof and Reffentloff.
SMS Seeadler was a three-masted steel-hulled sailing ship. She was one of the last fighting sailing ships to be used in war when she served as a merchant raider with Imperial Germany in World War I. Built as the British-flagged Pass of Balmaha, she was captured by the German submarine SM U-36, and in 1916 converted to a commerce raider. As Seeadler she had a successful raiding career, capturing and sinking 15 ships in 225 days until she was wrecked, in 2 August 1917, in French Polynesia.
Maupihaa, also known as Mopelia, is an atoll in the Leeward group of the Society Islands. This atoll is located 72 km southeast of Manuae, its nearest neighbor.
The House of Manteuffel is the name of an old and influential German Pomeranian noble family, which later also resided in Brandenburg, Prussia, Silesia, Mecklenburg, Poland, the Baltics and in Russia.
Salomon is a surname. It originated as a derivative of the Aramaic biblical name Šlāmā, for which the conventional latinization has been Solomon or Salomon. As a surname, Salomon is common among Jews; it has been documented since the Middle Ages even among non-Jews in Western Europe.
William II was the penultimate Elector of Hesse.
Felix is a given name that stems from Latin felix[ˈfeːliːks] and means "happy" or "lucky". Its other form is Felicity.
Krummbek Manor is a manor house in the municipality of Lasbek. It is a listed historical monument.
Brockdorff is a name of a Schleswig-Holsteiner ancient noble house that belonged to German and Danish nobility.
Hardenberg and von Hardenberg are German surnames, originally given to people from various places called Hardenberg.
The House of Maltzahn or Maltzan is the name of an ancient German noble family of the counts and barons von Maltza(h)n which originated from Mecklenburg, Germany, whose members occupied many important positions in the Duchy of Mecklenburg and in its successor states, in the Kingdom of Prussia and later in the German Empire. The family owned large properties in Mecklenburg, where they are now once again based on several estates.
