Description
German fencing guild founded about 1570 in Prague, rival of the Marxbrüder.
Frankfurt recognised it in 1575 against the Marxbrüder's protests, and
Emperor Rudolf II granted it a privilege in 1607.
Also known as
Freifechter von der Feder zum Greifenfels · Fencers of the Feather
Founded
1570
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“A rival fencing brotherhood, the Federfechter (Fencers of the Feather) was
founded in Prague in 1570, and the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II (1552–1612)
awarded it a charter in 1607.”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010).
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation
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“The Freifechter or Federfechter (Freifechter von der Feder zum Greifenfels)
were a fencing guild founded around 1570 in Prague.”
Locations (1)
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location_onPrague
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fencing · guild · kunst-des-fechtens
Sources
“On 7 March 1607, the Federfechter were officially recognized by Rudolf II,
although their proficiency had been acknowledged long before.”
Identifiers
https://martial.is/entity/01M5JRHX02GF4HXDK6E53714X1
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Federfechter. In Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5JRHX02GF4HXDK6E53714X1 - CC
BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
BibTeX
@incollection{martialis_01M5JRHX02GF4HXDK6E53714X1, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Federfechter}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database},
year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01M5JRHX02GF4HXDK6E53714X1}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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