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Name
  
Wolfgang Schutzbar


Died
  
1566

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Wolfgang Schutzbar genannt Milchling) (1483–1566) hailed from the family of Schutzbar genannt Milchling from Hesse.

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He joined the Teutonic Order in 1507 and was from 1529 to 1543 Komtur of the Bally of Hesse at Marburg.

In 1543, he became Hochmeister and Deutschmeister, a combined office located at Mergentheim. There, he built the first town hall in 1564, and the first water supply.

A monument dedicated to him is found at the local Market Square.

His coat of arms shows three hearts meeting in the center of the shield.

References

Wolfgang Schutzbar Wikipedia