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The
elements of the arms
reflect the past and
present of the
armiger’s family
history. This Old
Austrian family
originates from
different Crown lands
of the former
Austrian-Hungarian
Monarchy, but mainly
from the German parts
of Bohemia (the arms
of Bohemia show a lion
like the one in the
crest), and after the
last members of the
female line were
expelled from
Czechoslovakia after
WWII, the family now
lives mainly in
Austria (red and white
are the national
colors of Austria).
Green symbolizes the
Order of Saint
Lazarus. The brushes
are taken from the
Gruber arms and
symbolize the
armiger’s father’s
profession as an
artist and his passion
for art. The lilies
are taken from the
arms of the line of
“Sta. Maria de Lavin”
(Caballeros probaron
su hidalguia en la
Real Cancilleria de
Vlladolid).
The
armiger has a
professional
background in
different fileds of
the public and private
sector. His service in
the Austrian Army as a
regular included a
UN-mission to Syria
(Golan Heights). He
worked as a
parlimantarian
assitant and
consultant in the
Austrian parliament
and was elected
district councillor in
Vienna and re-elected
twice. For the
Viennese state
parliament elections
he was top candidate
in his constituency.
After
his political carreer
he worked as a
consultant and member
of the management
committee for Austrian
and German mining
companies in East
Africa.
The
armiger has extensive
teaching experience as
a lecturer in
vocational training
institutes. He is
personally ISO
certified as a
specialized instructor
and now acts as
instructor in an
institution of further
education in Vienna.
He was awarded the
Associate Membership
(AMBCS) of The British
Computer Society (BCS)
and he also is an
Associate (AMRI) of
the Royal Institution
of Great Britain.
The
armiger has a long
record of activities
in the field of
international
Humanitarian Relief
Assistance and other
fields of welfare
activities. He
published 2 books so
far and received
numerous national and
international
decorations for his
work (United Nations
Medal in the Service
of Peace, Etoile du
Bien et du Mérite
(France), La Croix
d’Honneur du Policier
Européen, Etoile
Européenne du
Dévouement Civil et
Militaire d’Or …)
He
holds the rank of a
Colonel in the Corps
Saint Lazarus
International (Lazarus
Union) and is a knight
(KLJ) of the United
Grand Priories of the
Hospitaller Order of
Saint Lazarus of
Jerusalem and
Grandprior of the
Grandprioy of Austria.
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