Tanche family

The tradition says that a German by the name Tanche was ennobled by Charles IV of the Holy Roman Empire (reign: 1346–78).

Martin Tanche, since 1638 having been one of King Christian IV's officials, was on 23 October 1643 confirmed as a member of the combined Danish and Norwegian nobility,[2] and he received as well a coat of arms.

After having been the secretary of Christopher Knudsen Urne to Asmark, the Governor-general of Norway, Hans Carstensen Tanche was appointed as the district judge (Norwegian: sorenskriver) of Østerdalen and Solør.

The Eastern Norwegian branch possessed, as a part of their big estate, the manor Rød, in Halden.

Carsten Tanche in Haderslev was in 1605, after his death, connected with a coat of arms which divided per pale shows the castle and the bear's paw.

Coat of arms of the Tank family
From Haderslev, Denmark.
Photographer: Commons user Hubertus
Catharine Tank, née von Cappelen, the wife of Carsten Tank.
Unknown painter
The manor house at Rød.
Photographer: Commons user Bohuslen
The family has played a significant rôle in Green Bay, where, for example, one finds Tank Elementary School. [ 1 ] Map of 1867.
Drawer: A. Ruger
One of the family's coats of arms, with a portrait of Otto Tanck in Lübeck.
Artist: Michael Conrad Hirt