Federfechter

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 info

“The Freifechter or Federfechter (Freifechter von der Feder zum Greifenfels) were a fencing guild founded around 1570 in Prague.”

— Federfechter - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info

Locations (1)

location_onPrague
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Sources

“On 7 March 1607, the Federfechter were officially recognized by Rudolf II, although their proficiency had been acknowledged long before.”

— Federfechter - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info

Identifiers

https://martial.is/entity/01M5JRHX02GF4HXDK6E53714X1

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Cite and reuse

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Plain text

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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