SavL

On 06/03/2014 at 16:31, saxcob said:

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> Am I correct that the figure on the coat of arms is Diana, in her guise of Moon goddess as well as goddess of hunting?
> Does the Adels-brief explain why she was chosen?

The text describes the display of the shield as "statue of Artemis" but does not offer an explanation.

In his personal memories he describes how he found a ring with Artemis engraved in the stone exactly like this.  He found during the preparation for a battle between the Turkish army and the Egyptian usurpers.  He requested that this should become his coat of arms, thus delaying the issuing of the "Adels-brief".

If anyone is interested, I can search for the original text (in German).

Thanks very much.  Very interesting!

For all interested: he and his son have a profile on the German Wikipedia:

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Wilhelm_von_Laue

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_von_Laue (his son)

A transcript of some of the notes mentioned above are still in the possession of his heirs.