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![Show Contents]() Bambergh History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The ancestral home of the Bambergh family was in the German state of Bavaria. Bambergh is a local name for a person who lived in the city of Bamberg in Bavaria. Formerly called Upper Franconia and later a part of Prussia, Bamberg was the capital of a powerful ecclesiastical state between 1007 and 1702. In Bavaria, the Bambergh family was prominent in social affairs and it formed alliances with other families under the Feudal System. The family name Bambergh can be traced back to the Middle Ages, when Bavaria was a region characterized by feudalism, knighthood, and court intrigue. During these turbulent feudal times, when political and religious alliances changed frequently, heroic battles over power, prestige, and territory were fought by competing noble families. Early Origins of the Bambergh familyThe surname Bambergh was first found in Franconia, where this family name became a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Saint Otto of Bamberg (German: Otto von Bamberg, Polish: Otton z Bambergu) (c. 1060-1139) was a medieval German bishop and missionary who, as papal legate, converted much of Pomerania to Christianity. He was Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire in 1101 Early History of the Bambergh familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bambergh research. Another 182 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1246, 1788, 1823 and 1899 are included under the topic Early Bambergh History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bambergh Spelling VariationsIn the medieval era, many different cultural groups lived in the German states. There are thus many regional variations of German surnames from that era. Westphalians spoke Low German, which is similar to modern Dutch. Many German names carry suffixes that identify where they came from. Others have phrases attached that identify something about the original bearer. Other variations in German names resulted from the fact that medieval scribes worked without the aid of any spelling rules. The spelling variations of the name Bambergh include Bamberg, Bammberg, Bambergh, Bambergg, Bamburg, Baumberg, Bamberger, Bamburger, Baumberger and many more. Early Notables of the Bambergh familyMore information is included under the topic Early Bambergh Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Bambergh familyBetween the mid-17th and mid-20th centuries, German settlers arrived in North America by the thousands. Persecution based on religion and poverty were great motivators in this large-scale migration. So too was the opportunity for tenant farmers to own their own land. Ample land and opportunity awaited the settlers who went to such states as Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, Illinois, and California, as well as Ontario and the prairie provinces of Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Bambergh or a variant listed above: Christophel Bamberg, who settled in Philadelphia in 1761; Wilhelm August Bamberg came to America in 1854 with his wife Karoline. Adam Val Bamberger arrived in Texas in 1845.
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