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Gerung
der Metzger,
Freiburg im
Breisgau,
1266.
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Registered:
The
International Register
of Arms, 14th February
2026. Registration No.
0783 (Vol.5).
Arms: Azure, a goat
passant Argent armed Or.
Crest: Upon a helm
issuing from a coronet
Or a goat's head couped
Argent armed Or. Mantled
Azure doubled Argent.
Historical:
Historically attributed
to Herr Gerung der
Metzger, Freiburg im
Breisgau, Germany, 1266
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The
arms are
historically
attributed to
Herr Gerung der
Metzger,
Freiburg im
Breisgau, 1266,
during the era
of the Holy
Roman Empire.
Documented in
Kindler von
Knobloch,
Oberbadisches
Geschlechterbuch,
Band III (1919),
p. 63.
The Metzger
family is
recorded in
Freiburg im
Breisgau in
1266, where Herr
Gerung der
Metzger appears
in documented
civic capacity.
The family is
listed in
Kindler von
Knobloch’s
authoritative
Oberbadisches
Geschlechterbuch,
confirming its
early and
established
standing within
Upper Baden
during the
period of the
Holy Roman
Empire.
The arms display
a silver goat
upon an Azure
shield,
symbolically
reflecting the
occupational
origin of the
surname
“Metzger.” Above
the shield the
helm is
surmounted by
the crest of a
goat’s head
issuing from a
golden coronet,
forming a
complete and
elevated
heraldic
achievement. The
presence of the
coronet within
the crest
composition
underscores
dignity,
authority, and
established
status within
the medieval
civic order.
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The inscription
“Familie
Metzger 1266”
(Family
Metzger 1266)
appears
beneath the
arms in
preserved
historical
representations,
serving as a
formal
designation of
the family’s
name and
commemorating
its documented
origin in
1266.
Across
subsequent
centuries, the
Metzger family
developed
significant
regional
presence. In
1872, members
of the family
entered the
brewing
industry,
contributing
to one of
Germany’s
foundational
commercial
traditions.
Associated
landholdings
and real
estate formed
the basis of
enduring
family assets.
In
the modern
era, the
Metzger family
continues as a
substantial
landholding
and investment
family,
stewarding
extensive real
estate and
structured
private
capital
through a
multigenerational
family office.
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The capital letter “M”
(symbol) is
used by the
family in
modern
representations
as a
simplified
logo/emblem.
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The
Armorial Bearings of Gerung der
Metzger, Freiburg im Breisgau, 1266
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