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[[File:JohannesEckartV.png|200px|thumb|right|Johannes Eckart (V 11) from Emskirchen.]] | [[File:JohannesEckartV.png|200px|thumb|right|Johannes Eckart (V 11) from Emskirchen.]]Eckart is an old German surname. Originally, Eckart was a first name, for example spelt Ekkehard. It later also became a surname. The name comes from the Old High German and is derived from "Ecka", meaning "sword", and "harti" meaning "hard", but also "strong". The Eckart family has their own [[Das Wappen der Familie Eckart/en|coat of arms]]. With regard to this coat of arms, one of the ancestors once said: "Those whose coat of arms is decorated with a heart shall remember their ancestors’ sincerity and loyalty and likewise strive for such virtues." | ||
Many important documents and sources, which could have provided information about the Eckart family’s history, were destroyed during the Thirty Years’ War (1618 to 1648). However, pertinent material dating from 1648 onwards, with virtually no gaps in information, can be found in the national archives of Bavaria, the parish registers, the Germanic National Museum in Nuremberg, the family archive of the Counts of Egloffstein etc.; this material makes it possible to reconstruct the family history. | |||
The family’s earliest verifiable ancestor is [[Heinrich Eckart (-V)/en|Heinrich Eckart]] (around 1460 to 1516) from Eckenreuth near Betzenstein, Germany. He is considered to be generation –V in the Eckart’s genealogy. He is followed by his son [[Friedrich Eckart (-IV)/en|Friedrich Eckart]] (around 1490 to 1540), whose son – also called [[Friedrich Eckart (-III)/en|Friedrich]] (around 1515 to 1561) – left Betzenstein and took residence on the nearby estate Hunger. [[Heinrich Eckart (-II)/en|Heinrich Eckart]] (around 1540 to 1569), the son of the latter, was the first Protestant member of the Eckart family. [[Wolff Eckart (-I)/en|Wolff]] (1565 to 1632) was the first member of the Eckart family who worked in the food business – he was a baker. For a long time, his son [[Conz Eckart (I)/en|Conz Eckart]] (1595 to 1634) had been the family’s earliest known forefather and is therefore considered to be generation I. His younger son [[Hans Eckart der Jüngere (II)/en|Hans Eckart the Younger]] (around 1619 to 1681), from whom the contemporary Eckart family line descends, owned an estate in Egloffstein called Prechtelhof. His son [[Georg Eckart (III)/en|Georg Eckart]] (1639 to 1713) and his grandson [[Sebastian Conrad Eckart (IV)/en|Sebastian Conrad Eckart]] (1688 to 1748) became innkeepers and ran the taverns "Zum Roten Ochsen" (The Red Ox) and "Zur Krone" (The Crown) in Langenzenn. [[Johannes Eckart (V)/en|Johannes Eckart]] (1725 to 1790) from generation V is the most well-known Eckart of the 18<sup>th</sup> century. He lived in [[Emskirchen/en|Emskirchen]] where he ran the [[Die_Posthalterei_der_Familie_Eckart/en|post house]] and [[Gastwirte und Posthalter - Der Gasthof „Goldener Hirsch“ und die Familie Eckart/en|coaching inn "Goldener Hirsch" (Golden Deer)]]. In the following generation – generation VI – the various family lines of the Eckarts split: Johannes’ daughter [[Johanna Schwarz (VI 13)/en|Johanna]] (1778 to 1837) is the progenitrix of the JS-Eckarts, while Johannes’ sons [[Philipp Eckart (VI 15)/en|Philipp]] (1781 to 1841), [[David Eckart (VI 17)/en|David]] (1785 to 1853) and [[Carl August Eckart (VI 18)/en|Carl August]] (1787 to 1857) are the progenitors of the Phi-Eckarts, Da-Eckarts and CA-Eckarts, respectively. |
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Eckart is an old German surname. Originally, Eckart was a first name, for example spelt Ekkehard. It later also became a surname. The name comes from the Old High German and is derived from "Ecka", meaning "sword", and "harti" meaning "hard", but also "strong". The Eckart family has their own coat of arms. With regard to this coat of arms, one of the ancestors once said: "Those whose coat of arms is decorated with a heart shall remember their ancestors’ sincerity and loyalty and likewise strive for such virtues."
Many important documents and sources, which could have provided information about the Eckart family’s history, were destroyed during the Thirty Years’ War (1618 to 1648). However, pertinent material dating from 1648 onwards, with virtually no gaps in information, can be found in the national archives of Bavaria, the parish registers, the Germanic National Museum in Nuremberg, the family archive of the Counts of Egloffstein etc.; this material makes it possible to reconstruct the family history.
The family’s earliest verifiable ancestor is Heinrich Eckart (around 1460 to 1516) from Eckenreuth near Betzenstein, Germany. He is considered to be generation –V in the Eckart’s genealogy. He is followed by his son Friedrich Eckart (around 1490 to 1540), whose son – also called Friedrich (around 1515 to 1561) – left Betzenstein and took residence on the nearby estate Hunger. Heinrich Eckart (around 1540 to 1569), the son of the latter, was the first Protestant member of the Eckart family. Wolff (1565 to 1632) was the first member of the Eckart family who worked in the food business – he was a baker. For a long time, his son Conz Eckart (1595 to 1634) had been the family’s earliest known forefather and is therefore considered to be generation I. His younger son Hans Eckart the Younger (around 1619 to 1681), from whom the contemporary Eckart family line descends, owned an estate in Egloffstein called Prechtelhof. His son Georg Eckart (1639 to 1713) and his grandson Sebastian Conrad Eckart (1688 to 1748) became innkeepers and ran the taverns "Zum Roten Ochsen" (The Red Ox) and "Zur Krone" (The Crown) in Langenzenn. Johannes Eckart (1725 to 1790) from generation V is the most well-known Eckart of the 18th century. He lived in Emskirchen where he ran the post house and coaching inn "Goldener Hirsch" (Golden Deer). In the following generation – generation VI – the various family lines of the Eckarts split: Johannes’ daughter Johanna (1778 to 1837) is the progenitrix of the JS-Eckarts, while Johannes’ sons Philipp (1781 to 1841), David (1785 to 1853) and Carl August (1787 to 1857) are the progenitors of the Phi-Eckarts, Da-Eckarts and CA-Eckarts, respectively.