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Sorry,a couple of spelling mistakes in my reply of the 11th: I spelled Herzberg with a t, and the village is Mouzon, not Monzon. The Beaumont is the one in Argonne. I have now tried to check out the coat of arms, but it does not match any of those of the Grafen on your list. I think its got to be a canting design as you thought ,but more suitable for hanging outside The Bricklayers Arms than on a shield of any of the families of the candidates in your list! Not nearly elegant or elaborate enough, too Municipal. Its quite a puzzle,and I would be very interested to read what conclusions you come to. In the meantime I will try to find out some more.

Possibly,but I havent been able to check the coat of arms yet. I have however been able to find a bit more about him. Rudolph Kurt Wilhelm, Graf von Hertzberg, (1832-1898) Hauptman and Kompanie-Chef Thuringisches Regiment 31, wounded in action near Beaumont and Monzon on 30th August 1870, in hospital in Beaumont,discharged and rejoined regiment on 25th October. Holder of Iron Cross 2nd Class

My Greatuncle by marriage was Graf Rudolf von Herzberg who married my Greataunt in Erfurt in 1866. I am afraid that I know nothing of his Military career except that he was a Major-General,and that he and his family lived in Erfurt.