Wißheckel, Conrad and Appolonia / Burial site
Wißheckel, Conrad and Appolonia / Burial site
1600
Conrad Wißheckel from Laufamholz, whose "civilian" occupation is listed as box maker or furrier, was also a fencing master and member of the Marxbruderschaft (Brotherhood of St. Mark), which ran fencing schools at the Golden Star and the Heilsbronn Court. He married Apollonia, daughter of the deceased Hans Schenck, on March 10, 1595. The wedding, recorded in the St. Lorenz parish register, took place in Wöhrd. He acquired citizenship in 1597. Between 1595 and 1610, he had four sons and five daughters baptized. The Lion of St. Mark with the longsword on his epitaph identifies him as a member of the Marxbruderschaft.
Werner Ueberschär: Directory of Nuremberg Fencers and Fencing Masters.
Further information at www.schwertbund-nurmberg.de
Location: Nuremberg, St. John's Cemetery, Grave Number 855
photo 2025, Theo Noll
Wißheckel, Conrad and Appolonia / Burial site
1600
Excerpt from Johann Martin Trechsels, nicknamed Großkopf: "Renewed Memorial of the Nuremberg St. John's Church Court...", Frankfurt & Leipzig 1735
Conrad Wißheckel from Laufamholz, whose "civilian" occupation is listed as box maker or furrier, was also a fencing master and member of the Marxbruderschaft (Brotherhood of St. Mark), which ran fencing schools at the Golden Star and the Heilsbronn Court. He married Apollonia, daughter of the deceased Hans Schenck, on March 10, 1595. The wedding, recorded in the St. Lorenz parish register, took place in Wöhrd. He acquired citizenship in 1597. Between 1595 and 1610, he had four sons and five daughters baptized. The Lion of St. Mark with the longsword on his epitaph identifies him as a member of the Marxbruderschaft.
Werner Ueberschär: Directory of Nuremberg Fencers and Fencing Masters.
Further information at www.schwertbund-nurmberg.de
Location: private
photo 2025, Theo Noll
Wißheckel, Conrad and Appolonia / Burial site
1600
Detail view with laurel wreath and the Lion of St. Mark with a longsword in its paw
Conrad Wißheckel from Laufamholz, whose "civilian" occupation is listed as box maker or furrier, was also a fencing master and member of the Marxbruderschaft (Brotherhood of St. Mark), which ran fencing schools at the Golden Star and the Heilsbronn Court. He married Apollonia, daughter of the deceased Hans Schenck, on March 10, 1595. The wedding, recorded in the St. Lorenz parish register, took place in Wöhrd. He acquired citizenship in 1597. Between 1595 and 1610, he had four sons and five daughters baptized. The Lion of St. Mark with the longsword on his epitaph identifies him as a member of the Marxbruderschaft.
Werner Ueberschär: Directory of Nuremberg Fencers and Fencing Masters.
Further information at www.schwertbund-nurmberg.de
Location: Nuremberg, St. John's Cemetery, Grave number 855
photo 2025, Theo Noll
Wißheckel, Conrad and Appolonia / Burial site
1600
Detail view with laurel wreath and the Lion of St. Mark
Conrad Wißheckel from Laufamholz, whose "civilian" occupation is listed as box maker or furrier, was also a fencing master and member of the Marxbruderschaft (Brotherhood of St. Mark), which ran fencing schools at the Golden Star and the Heilsbronn Court. He married Apollonia, daughter of the deceased Hans Schenck, on March 10, 1595. The wedding, recorded in the St. Lorenz parish register, took place in Wöhrd. He acquired citizenship in 1597. Between 1595 and 1610, he had four sons and five daughters baptized. The Lion of St. Mark with the longsword on his epitaph identifies him as a member of the Marxbruderschaft.
Werner Ueberschär: Directory of Nuremberg Fencers and Fencing Masters.
Further information at www.schwertbund-nurmberg.de
Location: Nuremberg, St. John's Cemetery, Grave number 855
photo 2025, Theo Noll
Wißheckel, Conrad and Appolonia / Burial site
1600
Oblique view, detail view with laurel wreath and Lion of St. Mark
Conrad Wißheckel from Laufamholz, whose "civilian" occupation is listed as box maker or furrier, was also a fencing master and member of the Marxbruderschaft (Brotherhood of St. Mark), which ran fencing schools at the Golden Star and the Heilsbronn Court. He married Apollonia, daughter of the deceased Hans Schenck, on March 10, 1595. The wedding, recorded in the St. Lorenz parish register, took place in Wöhrd. He acquired citizenship in 1597. Between 1595 and 1610, he had four sons and five daughters baptized. The Lion of St. Mark with the longsword on his epitaph identifies him as a member of the Marxbruderschaft.
Werner Ueberschär: Directory of Nuremberg Fencers and Fencing Masters.
Further information at www.schwertbund-nurmberg.de
Location: Nuremberg, St. John's Cemetery, Grave number 855
photo 2025, Theo Noll
Wißheckel, Conrad and Appolonia / Burial site
1600
Detail view
Conrad Wißheckel from Laufamholz, whose "civilian" occupation is listed as box maker or furrier, was also a fencing master and member of the Marxbruderschaft (Brotherhood of St. Mark), which ran fencing schools at the Golden Star and the Heilsbronn Court. He married Apollonia, daughter of the deceased Hans Schenck, on March 10, 1595. The wedding, recorded in the St. Lorenz parish register, took place in Wöhrd. He acquired citizenship in 1597. Between 1595 and 1610, he had four sons and five daughters baptized. The Lion of St. Mark with the longsword on his epitaph identifies him as a member of the Marxbruderschaft.
Werner Ueberschär: Directory of Nuremberg Fencers and Fencing Masters.
Further information at www.schwertbund-nurmberg.de
Location: Nuremberg, St. John's Cemetery, Grave number 855
photo 2025, Theo Noll
Wißheckel, Conrad and Appolonia / Burial site
1600
MARC/HVS / EVAN/GELIST
Conrad Wißheckel from Laufamholz, whose "civilian" occupation is listed as box maker or furrier, was also a fencing master and member of the Marxbruderschaft (Brotherhood of St. Mark), which ran fencing schools at the Golden Star and the Heilsbronn Court. He married Apollonia, daughter of the deceased Hans Schenck, on March 10, 1595. The wedding, recorded in the St. Lorenz parish register, took place in Wöhrd. He acquired citizenship in 1597. Between 1595 and 1610, he had four sons and five daughters baptized. The Lion of St. Mark with the longsword on his epitaph identifies him as a member of the Marxbruderschaft.
Werner Ueberschär: Directory of Nuremberg Fencers and Fencing Masters.
Further information at www.schwertbund-nurmberg.de
Location: Nuremberg, St. John's Cemetery, Grave number 855
photo 2025, Theo Noll
Wißheckel, Conrad and Appolonia / Burial site
1600
Conrad Wißheckel, / and Apolonia, his wife, / and her heirs / Burial A.(nn)° 1600
Conrad Wißheckel from Laufamholz, whose "civilian" occupation is listed as box maker or furrier, was also a fencing master and member of the Marxbruderschaft (Brotherhood of St. Mark), which ran fencing schools at the Golden Star and the Heilsbronn Court. He married Apollonia, daughter of the deceased Hans Schenck, on March 10, 1595. The wedding, recorded in the St. Lorenz parish register, took place in Wöhrd. He acquired citizenship in 1597. Between 1595 and 1610, he had four sons and five daughters baptized. The Lion of St. Mark with the longsword on his epitaph identifies him as a member of the Marxbruderschaft.
Werner Ueberschär: Directory of Nuremberg Fencers and Fencing Masters.
Further information at www.schwertbund-nurmberg.de
Location: Nuremberg, St. John's Cemetery, Grave number 855
photo 2025, Theo Noll
Wißheckel, Conrad and Appolonia / Burial site
1600
Peter Zahn, The Inscriptions of the City of Nuremberg, 2008, p. 409
Conrad Wißheckel from Laufamholz, whose "civilian" occupation is listed as box maker or furrier, was also a fencing master and member of the Marxbruderschaft (Brotherhood of St. Mark), which ran fencing schools at the Golden Star and the Heilsbronn Court. He married Apollonia, daughter of the deceased Hans Schenck, on March 10, 1595. The wedding, recorded in the St. Lorenz parish register, took place in Wöhrd. He acquired citizenship in 1597. Between 1595 and 1610, he had four sons and five daughters baptized. The Lion of St. Mark with the longsword on his epitaph identifies him as a member of the Marxbruderschaft.
Werner Ueberschär: Directory of Nuremberg Fencers and Fencing Masters.
Further information at www.schwertbund-nurmberg.de
Location: Nuremberg, St. John's Cemetery, Grave Number 855
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