A record of documented arms, meaning and origin, researched for the Bosecker family of Germany.
Reg. 9249 · German, A–C
Coat of Arms & Family Crest Details
Symbols on this shield
mountThe ground held, and steadfastness upon it
lionCourage, strength and royalty
Colours
Blue (Azure)Means: Loyalty and truth
Silver (Argent)Means: Peace and sincerity
Red (Gules)Means: Military strength
Gold (Or)Means: Generosity
Historical info
Source
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Blazon (the actual original written record)
“Parti d'azur et d'arg.; au lion d'or, br. sur le parti, tenant une branche de rosier de sin., fleurie de deux pièces de gu.; le lion soutenu d'une tertre de gu., br. sur le parti. C.: un cygne d'arg., soutenu d'une motte de terre de sin. L.: à dextre d'or et d'azur, à sen. d'arg. et d'azur.”
FranconiaFranconia, c. 1765
Where the Bosecker Arms Were Recorded
Franconia
Map of Germany showing where the Bosecker arms are recorded
The Bosecker arms were recorded in Franconia, c. 1765.
Franconia was a patchwork of small territories in central Germany, full of minor landowners and prosperous market towns. So many separate households held land there that the region produced a great many coats of arms.
This is where the arms were entered in the register. Families often moved to other parts of the country, so the same name can turn up in more than one region.
The body that granted and recorded arms in Germany in this period.
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
Sovereign of the period
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
1745–1765
Reigning in Germany when the Bosecker arms are first recorded.
How Arms Worked in Germany
In the Holy Roman Empire, coats of arms were often granted to individuals by the Emperor or his representatives. These arms were then passed down through the generations to all legitimate descendants of the original holder. Younger branches of a family usually kept the same shield design without needing to change it, as the arms belonged to the entire lineage.
Granting authority
The Holy Roman Emperor held the sole power to grant new coats of arms throughout his vast imperial territories.
How they got arms
Families typically obtained their coats of arms through a formal imperial grant or by proving their noble status to the authorities.
Where arms were recorded
These grants were officially recorded in the Imperial Chancery registers, which began keeping formal records of such honors during the Middle Ages.
The family's standing
Recorded among the armigerous families of Franconia.
Origin & History of the Bosecker Family in Germany
The family name Bosecker traces its historical roots to the Franconia region of Germany, where members of the family were documented as early as 1765. During the eighteenth century, this area was a collection of smaller territories within the Holy Roman Empire, and families often lived in rural villages centered around agriculture and local trade. The name itself likely evolved from older Germanic naming traditions that combined descriptive terms or locations to identify specific households. As the family established itself in Franconian society, they became part of the local fabric of village life, participating in the religious and communal activities that defined the era. By the mid-1700s, the Bosecker name was already firmly planted in the region, reflecting a long history of stability and growth within the German landscape.
Related Branches & Arms
Root word
Bose
Derived from the Middle High German word for bad or wicked.
This name
BoseckerA topographic or habitational name referring to someone living on poor or unproductive land.
also spelled
Boseckere
Boseker
Related arms
Bosseckervariant spelling
Documented Sources
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Bayerisches Staatsarchiv Nürnberg, Reichskammergericht: Akten des Reichskammergerichts
Brechenmacher, Josef Karlmann, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Familiennamen, 1957
Heimatverein für den Landkreis Neustadt an der Aisch, Jahrbuch für fränkische Landesforschung, 1965
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mountThe ground held, and steadfastness upon it
lionCourage, strength and royalty
mountThe ground held, and steadfastness upon it
lionCourage, strength and royalty
