Brief Life History of Ludwig Eberhard
When Graf Ludwig Eberhard zu Öttingen-Öttingen was born on 9 July 1577, in Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, his father, Graf Gottfried zu Oettingen-Oettingen, was 23 and his mother, Johanna van Hohenlohe-Waldenburg, was 20. He married Margaretha Gräfin von Erbach on 7 May 1598, in Oettingen, Oettingen in Bayern, Donau-Ries, Bavaria, Germany. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 10 daughters. He died on 24 June 1634, in his hometown, at the age of 56.
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Chinese:
Mandarin form of the surname 祖, meaning ‘ancestors’ in Chinese: (i) from the first element of the personal names Zu Jia (祖甲), Zu Yi (祖乙), Zu Xin (祖辛), Zu Ding (祖丁), and Zu Geng (祖庚), personal names of several kings during the Shang dynasty (1600–1046 BC ). (ii) from the first element of the personal names of Zu Ji (祖己) and Zu Yin (祖尹), who were descendants of an official called Zhong Hui who lived some time during the Shang dynasty (1600–1046 BC ).
Mandarin form of the surname 俎, meaning ‘sacrificial utensil’ in ancient Chinese: (i) adopted as a surname by the Bao Zu (鮑俎) family from the Xianbei ethnic group in northern China during the Northern Wei dynasty (386–534 AD ). (ii) said to be adopted by the fourth son of the uncle of the famous general Yue Fei (1103–1142 AD ), who changed the original surname Zhu (祝) to Zu (俎) in order to escape from political persecutions.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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