[Northkeep] German names and their meanings
OttokarLuther at aol.com
OttokarLuther at aol.com
Mon Dec 13 22:22:10 PST 2004
the name Munchausen is an English bastardizing of the German Münchhausen.
Münch is an ancient German family name. hausen means houses, so Münchhausen
means Münches houses or if taken by meaning it is where the Münch family lives.
the so called Baron von Munchausen was a fictional character in Baron
Munchausen's Narrative of His Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia published
in 1785 in England it was written by a English man named Rudolph Erich Raspe
(1737-1794). Raspe based his main character on Karl Friedrich Hieronymus
Freiherr von Münchhausen (1720-1797), Raspe had spent some time while traveling
Europe at the Freiherr's estate.
The historical figure Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen
Born in 1720 in Bodenwerder, Münchhausen served initially as a page to Prince
Anton Ulrich von Braunschweig, and later as a cornet, lieutenant and cavalry
captain with a Russian regiment in two Turkish wars. Münchhausen was known
during his lifetime as an excellent raconteur of anecdotes about war, hunting
and travel adventure.
there is a whole bunch more and I could write several pages however since I
have gone on way to long already the simple answer is yes
although somewhat small the non Imperial Barony of Münchhausen did exist.
The Baronial seat was in the town of Bodenwerder under the protection of the
non imperial Principality of Hanover. apx 40 miles from Hanover
Ottokar
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