simple translation...der Fürstl. Reussische Stallmeister

[Claudius]

Hello;

Can someone translate/describe what this position or rank is? Does anyone have any knowledge of what it really means? Duties? Responsiblities?

"der Fürstl. Reussische Stallmeister"

Thank you in advance.

[Chris Dale]

Hello Cladius,

Stallmeister is Equerry in English. Wikipedia defines an equerry as "Historically, it was a senior attendant with responsibilities for the horses of a person of rank. In contemporary use, it is a personal attendant, usually upon a Sovereign, a member of a Royal Family, or a national representative." but specifically in Germany its meaning was still the historical version "In medieval and modern Germany, a stallmeister (literally, "stable master") or hofstallmeister ("court stable master") was one of the highest noble officials in a princely or royal court, responsible for the supervision of the manorial stables. The stable servants were subordinate to him. Out of this rank developed the office of marshal. In present parlance, stallmeister means Stable Master."

So its the Stable Master to the Prince of Ruess.

See http://de.wikipedia....ki/Stallmeister

and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equerry

Hope that helps,

Cheers

Chris

Edited January 4, 2011 by Chris Dale

[Claudius]

Hello Cladius,

Stallmeister is Equerry in English. Wikipedia defines an equerry as "Historically, it was a senior attendant with responsibilities for the horses of a person of rank. In contemporary use, it is a personal attendant, usually upon a Sovereign, a member of a Royal Family, or a national representative." but specifically in Germany its meaning was still the historical version "In medieval and modern Germany, a stallmeister (literally, "stable master") or hofstallmeister ("court stable master") was one of the highest noble officials in a princely or royal court, responsible for the supervision of the manorial stables. The stable servants were subordinate to him. Out of this rank developed the office of marshal. In present parlance, stallmeister means Stable Master."

So its the Stable Master to the Prince of Ruess.

See http://de.wikipedia....ki/Stallmeister

and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equerry

Hope that helps,

Cheers

Chris

Ok, so "Fürstl." is "Fürstlich", I would understand that as "Prince/royality".

So "der Fürstl. Reussische Stallmeister" is "The Reuss Prince's Stablemaster"?

Thank you Chris.

His name is;

G(ustav?) Würzburg

born: 17.11.1860

died: 24.4.1909

Does anyone have access to a list that shows his awards, probably peacetime (if any)?