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'[[File:Wapen 1545 Kaiserwappen des Heiligen Römischen Reichs Polychromie.jpg|thumb|300px|Coats of arms of prince electors surrounding the double-headed ''[[Reichsadler]]'' (1545).]] Over its long history, the [[Holy Roman Empire]] used many different [[heraldry|heraldic]] forms, representing its [[states of the Holy Roman Empire|numerous internal divisions ;Hapbsburg although debated, is not one of the royal house Names. More Importantly Phillip ii, Charles iv, The famous Angivin Bloodline King Arthur crusader Knights at the round table, Shakespeare, Hamelet, Romeo & Juliet, William the conconqurer, Ezikiel a biblically important Roman holy Land siezed due to sinful influence of great sickness within the mind, barons, baronesses, counts, contesses, dukes, duchess, prince princesses, queen regent,years of royal thorough breeding of only holy blood is what made them selfelish etc.etc.etc. Berry is a more dominant royal house name hidden by obscurity for this reason above . Hapbsburg are artist whom the emperor had contracted to make works of art reliquaries and other ipr . ]]. == Imperial coat of arms == {{multiple images | align = right | width1 = 200 | width2 = 241 | image1 = Greater Coat of Arms of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor.svg | image2 = Wappen röm.kaiser.JPG | caption1 = Great Coat of arms of emperor [[Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor|Joseph II]], ca. 1765–1790) | caption2 = Imperial [[Habsburg]] coat of arms, for [[Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor|Rudolf II]], from ''[[Siebmachers Wappenbuch]]'' (1605). The surrounding coats of arms represent Habsburg possessions, the inescutcheon exceptionally combines the [[coat of arms of Austria|Austrian]] and [[Heraldry of Castile|Castilian]] arms, for [[Habsburg Monarchy|Habsburg Austria]] and [[Habsburg Spain]]. }} === Coats of arms of Holy Roman Emperors === {{further|Reichsadler}} The ''Reichsadler'' ("[[:wikt:Reich|Imperial]] Eagle") was the [[Eagle (heraldry)|heraldic eagle]], derived from the [[Aquila (Roman)|Roman eagle standard]], used by the [[Holy Roman Emperors]] and in modern [[Coat of arms of Germany|coats of arms of Germany]], including those of the Second [[German Empire]] (1871–1918), the [[Weimar Republic]] (1919–1933) and the "[[Third Reich]]" (Nazi Germany, 1933–1945). The same design has remained in use by the [[Germany|Federal Republic of Germany]] since 1945, but under a different name, now called ''Bundesadler'' ("Union Eagle" or "Federal Eagle", from German "Bund", genitive form "Bund''es''" meaning 'Union' or 'Federation', and "Adler" meaning 'Eagle'). === Quaternion Eagle === [[File:Quaterionenadler David de Negker.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Quaternion Eagle, hand-coloured woodcut (c. 1510) by [[Hans Burgkmair]].]] One rendition of the coat of the empire was the "Quaternion Eagle" (so named after the ''[[imperial quaternions]]'') printed by David de Negker of [[Augsburg]], after a 1510 woodcut by [[Hans Burgkmair]]. It showed a selection of 56 shields of various [[Imperial State]]s in groups of four on the feathers of a [[double-headed eagle]] supporting, in place of a shield, [[Christ]] on the [[Cross]]. The top, larger shields, are those of the seven [[Prince Elector]]s, the ecclesiastical: [[Electorate of Trier|Trier]], [[Electorate of Cologne|Cologne]] and [[Archbishopric of Mainz|Mainz]] as well as of the titular "[[Praefectus urbi|Prefect of Rome]]" on the right wing; the secular: [[Kingdom of Bohemia|Bohemia]], [[Electorate of the Palatinate]], [[Electorate of Saxony|Saxony]] and [[Margraviate of Brandenburg|Brandenburg]] on the left. The depiction also appeared on the [[Imperial Eagle beaker]]. == Holy Roman Emperors== {{further|List of Holy Roman Emperors|List of German monarchs}} Direct attestations of imperial coats of arms become available in the later 13th century. Past emperors are given [[attributed arms]] in 13th-century sources. Thus, [[Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto IV]] is given the first known depiction of a [[double-headed eagle|double-headed]] ''Reichsadler'' in the ''[[Chronica Majora]]'' (ca. 1250). [[Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry VI]] is given a (single-headed) ''Reichsadler'' in the [[Codex Manesse]] (c. 1320). [[Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor|Frederick II of Hohenstaufen]] (Emperor 1220–1250) did not use coats of arms in any of his seals. He did use the [[imperial eagle]] on some of his coins, but not displayed as a heraldic charge in a heraldic shield. Frederick's son and co-ruler [[Henry (VII) of Germany|Henry]] did have an [[equestrian seal]] with the [[Hohenstaufen]] coat of arms of three leopards, and this coat of arms is later attributed to Frederick II as well. From the reign of [[Albert II of Germany|Albert II]] (reigned 1438–39, was never crowned emperor), each [[Holy Roman Emperor|Emperor]] bore the old Imperial arms (''Or, an eagle displayed sable beaked and membered gules'') with an [[inescutcheon|inescutcheon of pretence]] of his personal family arms. This appears therefore as a black eagle with an escutcheon on his breast. Before 1438 the Emperors used separate personal and an imperial [[coat of arms]]. The arms of the [[Prince-elector#High offices|High Offices of the Empire]] were borne as an [[Augmentation of Honour|augmentation]] to the office-holder's personal arms. {{clear}} {| class=wikitable width=100% |- valign=top align=center | width="85" | '''Personal arms''' | width="85" | '''Imperial arms''' | '''Name/Blazon of personal arms''' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Henric van Lusenborch.svg|75px]] |align=center | [[File:Shield and Coat of Arms of the Holy Roman Emperor (c.1200-c.1300).svg|75px]] | *1308–1313 : '''[[Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry VII of Luxembourg]]''' (1275 † 1313), crowned in 1312 ''Barry of ten argent and azure, a lion rampant gules crowned or.'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Bavaria Wittelsbach coa medieval.svg|75px]] |align=center | [[File:Shield and Coat of Arms of the Holy Roman Emperor (c.1200-c.1300).svg|75px]] | *1314–1347 : '''[[Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor|Louis IV of Bavaria]]''' (1286 † 1347), crowned in 1328 ''Fusilly bendwise argent and azure.'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Insigne Cechicum.svg|75px]] |align=center | [[File:Shield and Coat of Arms of the Holy Roman Emperor (c.1300-c.1400).svg|75px]] | *1348–1378 : '''[[Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles IV of Luxembourg]]''' (1316 † 1378), crowned in 1355 ''Gules a lion rampant argent, queue fourchée crossed in saltire, armed, langued, and crowned Or.'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Sigismund Arms Hungarian Czech per pale.svg|75px]] |align=center | [[File:Arms of the Holy Roman Emperor (c.1433-c.1450).svg|75px]] | *1411–1437 : '''[[Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor|Sigismund of Luxembourg]]''' (1368 † 1437), crowned in 1433 ''Per pale, dexter barry of eight, gules and argent (for [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungary]]); sinister gules a lion rampant argent, queue fourchée crossed in saltire, armed, langued, and crowned Or (for [[Kingdom of Bohemia|Bohemia]]).'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Arms of the Archduchy of Austria.svg|75px]] |align=center | [[File:Arms of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor.svg|75px]] | *1440–1493 : '''[[Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor|Frederick III of Habsburg ]]''' (1415 † 1493), crowned in 1452 ''Gules a fess argent.'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Arms of Maximilian I of Habsburg.svg|75px]] |align=center | [[File:Arms of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor.svg|75px]] | *1493–1519 : '''[[Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor|Maximilian I of Habsburg]]''' (1459 † 1519), crowned in 1508 ''Per pale, dexter gules a fess argent (for [[Archduchy of Austria|Austria]]); sinister bendy of six Or and azure, a bordure gules (for the French [[Duke of Burgundy|Duchy of Burgundy]]).'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Greater Arms of Charles I of Spain, Charles V as Holy Roman Emperor.svg|75px]] |align=center | [[File:Arms_of_Charles_I_of_Spain,_Charles_V_as_Holy_Roman_Emperor-Or_shield_variant_(1530-1556).svg|75px]] | *1519–1556 : '''[[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V of Habsburg]]''' (1500 † 1558), crowned in 1519 {{Main|Coat of arms of Charles I of Spain}} ''Quarterly: I and IV grand-quarterly i and iv great-grand-quarterly 1 and 4 gules a three towered castle Or masoned sable and ajouré azure (for [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]]), 2 and 3 argent a lion rampant purpure crowned Or langued and armed gules (for [[Kingdom of León|Leon]]), ii per pale, dexter per fess, in chief Or four pallets gules (for [[Crown of Aragon|Aragon]]), in base gules a cross, saltire, and orle of chains linked together Or and a centre point vert (for [[Kingdom of Navarre|Navarre]]), sinister argent a cross potent and four crosslets Or (for [[Kingdom of Jerusalem|Jerusalem]]) impaling barry of eight gules and argent (for [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungary]]), iii per pale, dexter per fess, in chief Or four pallets gules (for [[Crown of Aragon|Aragon]]), in base gules a cross, saltire, and orle of chains linked together Or and a centre point vert (for [[Kingdom of Navarre|Navarre]]), sinister per saltire, 1 and 4 Or four pallets gules, 2 and 3 argent an eagle displayed sable (for [[Kingdom of Sicily|Sicily]]); II and III grand-quarterly, i gules a fess argent (for [[Archduchy of Austria|Austria]]), ii azure semy-de-lis Or a bordure [[Compone|compony]] argent and gules (new [[Duke of Burgundy|Burgundy]]), iii bendy of six Or and azure a bordure gules (old [[Duke of Burgundy|Burgundy]]), iv sable a lion rampant Or langued and armed gules (for [[Dukes of Brabant|Brabant]]), overall at the fess point of the quarter an inescutcheon Or a lion rampant sable armed and langued gules (for [[Counts of Flanders|Flanders]]) impaling argent an eagle displayed gules, armed, beaked, and langued Or (for [[county of Tyrol|Tyrol]]); enté en point argent a pomegranate proper seeded gules, supported, sculpted and slipped vert (for [[Granada]]).'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Middle Arms of Ferdinand I and Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperors.svg|75px]] |align=center | [[File:Arms of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (variant).svg|75px]] | *1558–1564 : '''[[Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor|Ferdinand I of Habsburg]]''' (1503 † 1564), Emperor *1554–1576 : '''[[Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor|Maximilian II of Habsburg]]''' (1527 † 1576), Emperor ''Quarterly, I and IV gules a lion rampant argent, queue fourchée crossed in saltire, armed, langued, and crowned Or (for [[Kingdom of Bohemia|Bohemia]]); II and III barry of eight, gules and argent (for [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungary]]); overall and inescutcheon per pale, dexter gules a fess argent (for [[Archduchy of Austria|Austria]]), sinister bendy of six Or and azure, a bordure gules (for [[Duke of Burgundy|Burgundy]]).'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Middle Arms of Rudolf II, Matthias and Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperors.svg|75px]] |align=center | [[File:Arms of Rudolph II, Holy Roman Emperor (variant).svg|75px]] | *1576–1611 : '''[[Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor|Rudolf II of Habsburg]]''' (1552 † 1612), Emperor *1612–1619 : '''[[Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor|Matthias of Habsburg]]''' (1557 † 1619), Emperor *1619–1637 : '''[[Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor|Ferdinand II of Habsburg]]''' (1578 † 1637), Emperor ''Quarterly, I gules a lion rampant argent, queue fourchée crossed in saltire, armed, langued, and crowned Or (for [[Kingdom of Bohemia|Bohemia]]); II barry of eight, gules and argent (for [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungary]]); III per pale, dexter gules a fess argent (for [[Archduchy of Austria|Austria]]), sinister bendy of six Or and azure, a bordure gules (for [[Duke of Burgundy|Burgundy]]); IV grand-quarterly i and iv gules a three-towered castle Or (for [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]]), ii and iii argent a lion rampant purpure armed, langued, and crowned Or (for [[Kingdom of León|Leon]]).'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Arms of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor.svg|75px]] |align=center | [[File:Arms of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (variant).svg|75px]] | *1637–1657 : '''[[Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor|Ferdinand III of Habsburg]]''' (1608 † 1657), Emperor *1653–1654 : [[Ferdinand IV of Hungary|Ferdinand IV of Habsburg]] (1633 † 1654) ''Quarterly, I gules a lion rampant argent, queue fourchée crossed in saltire, armed, langued, and crowned Or (for [[Kingdom of Bohemia|Bohemia]]); II barry of eight, gules and argent (for [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungary]]); III grand-quarterly, i and iv gules a three-towered castle Or (for [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]]), ii and iii argent a lion rampant purpure armed, langued, and crowned Or (for [[Kingdom of León|Leon]]); IV per pale, dexter bendy of six Or and azure a bordure gules (for [[Duke of Burgundy|Burgundy]]), sinister per fess, chief argent an eagle displayed gules armed, langued, and beaked Or (for [[county of Tyrol|Tyrol]]), and base Or a lion rampant sable, armed and langued gules (for [[Counts of Flanders|Flanders]]); overall an inescutcheon gules a fess argent (for [[Archduchy of Austria|Austria]]).'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Middle Arms of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor.svg|75px]] |align=center | [[File:Arms of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (variant).svg|75px]] | * 1657–1705 : '''[[Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor|Leopold I of Habsburg]]''' (1640 † 1705), Emperor ''Quarterly, I barry of eight, gules and argent (for [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungary]]); II gules a lion rampant argent, queue fourchée crossed in saltire, armed, langued, and crowned Or (for [[Kingdom of Bohemia|Bohemia]]); III per pale, dexter gules a fess argent (for [[Archduchy of Austria|Austria]]), sinister bendy of six Or and azure, a bordure gules (for [[Duke of Burgundy|Burgundy]]); IV grand-quarterly i and iv gules a three-towered castle Or (for [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]]), ii and iii argent a lion rampant purpure armed, langued, and crowned Or (for [[Kingdom of León|Leon]]).'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Middle Arms of Ferdinand I and Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperors.svg|75px]] |align=center | [[File:Arms of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (variant).svg|75px]] | * 1705–1711 : '''[[Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor|Joseph I of Habsburg]]''' (1678 † 1711), Emperor ''Quarterly, I and IV gules a lion rampant argent, queue fourchée crossed in saltire, armed, langued, and crowned Or (for [[Kingdom of Bohemia|Bohemia]]); II and III barry of eight, gules and argent (for [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungary]]); overall and inescutcheon per pale, dexter gules a fess argent (for [[Archduchy of Austria|Austria]]), sinister bendy of six Or and azure, a bordure gules (for [[Duke of Burgundy|Burgundy]]).'' |- valign=top |align=center colspan=2| [[File:Greater Coat of Arms of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor.svg|150px]] | *1711–1740 : '''[[Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles VI of Habsburg]]''' (1685 † 1740), Emperor ''Quarterly, I gules a three-towered castle Or (for [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]]); II barry of eight, gules and argent (for [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungary]]); III per pale, dexter Or four pallets gules (for [[Crown of Aragon|Aragon]]), sinister per saltire i and iv Or four pallets gules, ii and iii argent an eagle displayed sable (for [[Kingdom of Sicily|Sicily]]); IV per pale, dexter gules a fess argent (for [[Archduchy of Austria|Austria]]), sinister bendy of six Or and azure a bordure gules (for [[Duke of Burgundy|Burgundy]]); overall an inescutcheon gules a lion rampant argent, queue fourchée crossed in saltire, armed, langued, and crowned Or (for [[Kingdom of Bohemia|Bohemia]]).'' |- valign=top |align=center colspan=2 | [[File:Coat of Arms of Charles VII Albert, Holy Roman Emperor.svg|150px]] | *1742–1745 : '''[[Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles VII of Bavaria]]''' (1697 † 1745), Emperor ''Quarterly, I and IV fusilly bendwise argent and azure (for [[Bavaria]]); II and III sable a lion rampant Or, armed, langued, and crowned gules (for the [[Electorate of the Palatinate]]); overall an inescutcheon gules an orb Or (for Arch-Steward of the Holy Roman Empire).'' |- valign=top |align=center colspan=2| [[File:Coat of Arms of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor.svg|150px]] | *1745–1765 : '''[[Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor|Francis I of Habsburg-Lorraine]]''' (1708 † 1765), Emperor ''Quarterly, I barry of eight gules and argent (for [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungary]]) impaling azure semy-de-lis Or a label gules (for [[Kingdom of Naples|Naples]]); II argent a cross potent and four crosslets Or (for [[Kingdom of Jerusalem|Jerusalem]]) impaling Or four pallets gules (for [[Crown of Aragon|Aragon]]); III azure semy-de-lis Or a bordure gules (for the [[House of Valois-Anjou]]) impaling azure a lion sinister rampant Or, armed, langued, and crowned gules (for [[Guelders]]); IV Or a lion rampant sable, armed and langued gules (for [[Duchy of Jülich|Jülich]]) impaling azure crusilly fitchy, two barbels haurient addorsed Or (for [[Counts and Dukes of Bar|Bar]]); overall an inescutcheon Or a bend gules three alerions argent (for [[Lorraine (province)|Lorraine]]) impaling Or, in annulo six torteaux, the torteau in chief replaced by a [[roundel (heraldry)|roundel]] azure charged with three fleurs-de-lis Or (for the [[Medici]] family).'' |- valign=top |align=center colspan=2 | [[File:Greater Coat of Arms of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor.svg|150px]] | *1765–1790 : '''[[Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor|Joseph II of Habsburg-Lorraine]]''' (1741 † 1790), Emperor ''Quarterly, I barry of eight, gules and argent, impaling gules a patriarchal cross argent on a trimount vert (for [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungary]]); II gules a lion rampant argent, queue fourchée crossed in saltire, armed, langued, and crowned Or (for [[Kingdom of Bohemia|Bohemia]]); III bendy of six Or and azure, a bordure gules (for [[Duke of Burgundy|Burgundy]]); IV Or, in annulo six torteaux, the torteau in chief replaced by a roundel azure charged with three fleurs-de-lis Or (for the [[Medici]] family); overall and inescutcheon gules a fess argent (for [[Archduchy of Austria|Austria]]) impaling Or a bend gules three alerions argent (for [[Lorraine (province)|Lorraine]]).'' |- valign=top |align=center colspan=2| [[File:Greater Coat of Arms of Leopold II and Francis II, Holy Roman Emperors.svg|150px]] | *1790–1792 : '''[[Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor|Leopold II of Habsburg-Lorraine]]''' (1747 † 1792), King of Bohemia and Hungary, Emperor *1792–1804 : '''[[Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor|Francis II of Habsburg-Lorraine]]''' (1768 † 1835), King of Bohemia and Hungary, Emperor of the Germans, Emperor of Austria ''Quarterly, I barry of eight, gules and argent, impaling gules a patriarchal cross argent on a tri-mount vert (for [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungary]]); II gules a lion rampant argent, queue fourchée crossed in saltire, armed, langued, and crowned Or (for [[Kingdom of Bohemia|Bohemia]]); III bendy of six Or and azure, a bordure gules (for [[Duke of Burgundy|Burgundy]]); IV azure crusilly fitchy, two barbels haurient addorsed Or (for [[Counts and Dukes of Bar|Bar]]); overall an inescutcheon per pale, dexter Or a bend gules three alerions argent (for [[Lorraine (province)|Lorraine]]), sinister Or, in annulo six torteaux, the torteau in chief replaced by a roundel azure charged with three fleurs-de-lis Or (for the [[Medici]] family), overall on a pale gules a fess argent (for [[Archduchy of Austria|Austria]]).'' |} ==High offices (''Reichserzämter'')== {| class=wikitable width=100% |- ! scope="col" width="160" | Arms ! scope="col" | Office and [[Blazon]] |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:HRE Arch-Chamberlain Arms (Ancient).svg|75px]] [[File:HRE Arch-Chamberlain Arms (Modern).svg|75px]] | '''[[Prince-elector#High offices|Arch-Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Empire]]''' *''[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]] a [[sceptre]] [[Or (heraldry)|Or]].'' *''Azure two sceptres in [[saltire]] Or.'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:HRE Arch-Steward Arms.svg|75px]] | '''[[Prince-elector#High offices|Arch-Steward of the Holy Roman Empire]]''' ''[[Gules]], an [[Globus cruciger|orb]] [[Or (heraldry)|Or]].'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:HRE Arch-Treasurer Arms.svg|75px]] | '''[[Prince-elector#High offices|Arch-Treasurer of the Holy Roman Empire]]''' ''Gules, the [[Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire|imperial crown]] [[Tincture (heraldry)#Proper|proper]].'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:HRE Arch-Marshal Arms.svg|75px]] | '''[[Prince-elector#High offices|Arch-Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire]]''' ''[[Division of the field|Per fess]] [[Sable (heraldry)|sable]] and [[argent]], two swords in saltire [[gules]].'' |} == Prince-electors == {{main|Prince-elector}} The seven Electors named in the [[Golden Bull of 1356]] were:<!--order of precedence: --> the Prince-Bishops of [[Electorate of Cologne|Cologne]], [[Archbishopric of Mainz|Mainz]] and [[Archbishopric of Trier|Trier]], the [[King of Bohemia]], the [[Electorate of the Palatinate|Count Palatine of the Rhine]], the [[Duke of Saxony]] and the [[Margrave of Brandenburg]]. The Count Palatine was replaced by the [[Duke of Bavaria]] in 1623, as the Elector Palatine, Frederick V, came under the [[imperial ban]] after participating in the [[Bohemian Revolt]]. The Count Palatine was granted a new electorate in 1648. Saxony was held by a Protestant elector from 1525 ([[John, Elector of Saxony|John]]), the Palatinate from 1541 ([[Otto Henry, Elector Palatine|Otto Henry]]). In 1685, a Catholic branch of the Wittelsbach family inherited the Palatinate and a new Protestant electorate was created in 1692 for the [[Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg]], who became known as the Elector of Hanover (officially confirmed by the [[Imperial Diet (Holy Roman Empire)|Imperial Diet]] in 1708). The Elector of Saxony ([[Augustus II the Strong|Augustus II]]) converted to Catholicism in 1697 so that he could become King of Poland, but no additional Protestant electors were created, and the Electorate itself remained officially Protestant. === Spiritual Electors === {| class="wikitable" |- valign="top" align="center" | width="160" |'''Arms''' |'''Electorate/[[Blazon]]''' |- valign="top" | align="center" |[[File:Coat of Arms of Electorate of Cologne.svg|102x102px]] |'''[[Electorate of Cologne|Cologne]]''' ''Argent a [[cross]] sable.''<ref name="Peter">{{cite web|url=http://www.dr-bernhard-peter.de/Heraldik/bistuemer.htm|title=Bernhard Peter Monographien: Wappen der Bistümer|accessdate=2007-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071123080841/http://www.dr-bernhard-peter.de/Heraldik/bistuemer.htm|archive-date=2007-11-23|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | align="center" |[[File:CoA Mainz Archbishopric.svg|102x102px]] |'''[[Archbishopric of Mainz|Mainz]]''' ''Gules, a [[Wheel of Mainz|wheel]] with six spokes argent.''<ref name="Peter" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.landkreis-aschaffenburg.de/Landkreis16010/Wappen_der_Gemeinden16968/|title=Die Wappen der Landkreise|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117064752/http://www.landkreis-aschaffenburg.de/Landkreis16010/Wappen_der_Gemeinden16968/|archivedate=2007-11-17|url-status=dead|accessdate=2007-11-14}}</ref> |- | align="center" |[[File:CoA Trier Diocese.svg|102x102px]] |'''[[Archbishopric of Trier|Trier]]''' ''Argent a cross gules.''<ref name="Peter" /> |} === Secular Electors === {| class="wikitable" |- valign="top" align="center" | width="160" |'''Arms''' |'''Electorate/[[Blazon]]''' |- valign="top" | align="center" |[[File:Insigne Cechicum.svg|75px]] |'''[[Kingdom of Bohemia|Bohemia]]''' ''Gules a [[Lion (heraldry)|lion]] [[Attitude (heraldry)#Rampant|rampant]] argent, [[Lion (heraldry)#Positions|queue fourchée]] crossed in saltire, [[Charge (heraldry)#Attitude of animals|armed, langued]], and crowned Or.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deutsche-schutzgebiete.de/kuk_boehmen.htm|title=Königreich Böhmen|accessdate=2007-11-14}}</ref> |- valign="top" | align="center" |[[File:Arms of the Palatinate (Old).svg|75px]] [[File:Arms of the Palatinate (Bavaria-Palatinate).svg|75px]] |'''[[Electorate of the Palatinate]]''' (suspended 1623&ndash;1648) *Before 1623: ''Sable a lion rampant Or crowned gules.'' *From 1648 ([[Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine|Charles I Louis]]): ''Quarterly, I and IV fusilly bendwise argent and azure (for [[Bavaria]]); II and III sable a lion rampant Or, armed, langued, and crowned gules.''<ref name="friedelsheim">{{cite web|url=http://www.friedelsheim.de/kultur.htm|title=Kultur und Geschichte|work=Friedelsheim in der Pfalz|accessdate=2007-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929221548/http://www.friedelsheim.de/kultur.htm|archive-date=2007-09-29|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- valign="top" | align="center" |[[File:Arms of Brandenburg.svg|75px]] |'''[[Margraviate of Brandenburg|Brandenburg]]''' ''Argent an eagle [[Charge (heraldry)#Birds 2|displayed]] gules crowned Or.'' |- valign="top" | align="center" |[[File:Armoiries Saxe2.svg|75px]] |'''[[Electorate of Saxony|Saxony]]''' ''[[Variation of the field#Barry, Paly, Bendy|Barry]] sable and Or, a crancelin rampant [[Vert (heraldry)|vert]].'' |- valign="top" | align="center" |[[File:Armoiries Bavière (Wittelsbach).svg|75px]] |'''[[Duke of Bavaria|Bavaria]]''' (from 1623) ''[[Lozenge (heraldry)|Fusilly]] [[Bend (heraldry)|bendwise]] argent and azure.'' |- valign="top" | align="center" |[[File:Coat of Arms of Brunswick-Lüneburg.svg|75px]] [[File:Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Hanover.svg|75px]] |'''[[Electorate of Hanover|Brunswick-Lüneburg]] (Hanover)''' (from 1692) ''Per pale, I Gules two [[Lion (heraldry)|lions]] [[Attitude (heraldry)#Passant|passant guardant]] Or (for [[Braunschweig|Brunswick]]), II Or a semy of hearts Gules a lion rampant Azure (for [[Lüneburg]]).'' *After 1714: Laid on [[Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom]]. |} == Other states == {{see|List of states in the Holy Roman Empire|List of Free Imperial Cities|List of Imperial abbeys}} Entries are listed by [[Imperial Circle]] (introduced 1500, 1512) even for territories that ceased to exist prior to 1500. ===[[Austrian Circle]]=== {| class=wikitable width=100% |- valign=top align=center | width="160" | '''Arms''' | '''Location/[[Blazon]]''' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Arms of the Archduchy of Austria.svg |75px]] | '''[[Archduchy of Austria]]''' ''[[Gules]] a [[fess]] [[argent]].'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Kaernten shield CoA.svg|75px]] | '''[[Duchy of Carinthia]]''' ''Or three [[Lion (heraldry)|lions]] passant sable armed and langued gules [[Impalement (heraldry)|impaling]] gules a fess argent.'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Carniola Arms.svg|75px]] | '''[[Duchy of Carniola]]''' ''Argent an eagle displayed [[Azure (heraldry)|azure]], armed, beaked, and langued gules, charged with a [[crescent]] [[Variation of the field#Chequy|chequy]] gules and Or.'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Friuli Arms.svg|75px]] | '''[[Patria del Friuli]]''' ''[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]] an eagle displayed Or.'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Steiermark Wappen (shield).svg|75px]] | '''[[Duchy of Styria]]''' ''[[Vert (heraldry)|Vert]], a panther rampant argent incensed proper.'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Arms of the County of Tyrol.svg|75px]] | '''[[County of Tyrol]]''' ''Argent an eagle displayed gules, armed, beaked, and langued Or.'' |} ===[[Bavarian Circle]]=== {| class=wikitable width=100% |- ! scope="col" width="160" | Arms ! scope="col" | Location and blazon |- style="vertical-align: top;" | [[File:Armoiries Bavière (Wittelsbach).svg|75px]] [[File:Arms of Charles VII Albert, Holy Roman Emperor.svg|75px]] | '''[[Bavaria]]''' * Simple form: ''[[Fusily]] bendwise, azure and [[argent]].'' * [[Prince-elector|Electorate]], from 1753: ''[[Division of the field|Quarterly]]: fusily bendwise azure and argent; and [[sable (heraldry)|sable]], a [[lion rampant]] [[Or (heraldry)|Or]], armed and langued [[gules]] (for the [[Electorate of the Palatinate]]); with an [[Escutcheon (heraldry)|escutcheon]]: gules, an [[Globus cruciger|orb]] Or.'' |- style="vertical-align: top;" | [[File:Wappen von Haag (Oberbayern).svg|75px]] | '''[[Haag in Oberbayern|Haag]]''' ''Gules, a horse [[Charge (heraldry)#Quadrupeds|springing]] argent, bridled argent.'' |- style="vertical-align: top;" | [[File:DEU Leuchtenberg COA.svg|75px]] | '''[[Leuchtenberg]]''' ''Quarterly: I and IV gules, an [[oak]] branch with [[acorn]]s Or; II and III Or, a [[hops]] branch [[vert (heraldry)|vert]]; an inescutcheon argent a fess azure.'' |- style="vertical-align: top;" | [[File:DEU Ortenburg COA.svg|75px]] | '''[[Ortenburg (Bavaria)|Ortenburg]]''' ''Gules, a bend [[Line (heraldry)|embattled-counter-embattled]] argent'' |- style="vertical-align: top;" | [[File:Wappen Passau.svg|75px]] | '''[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Passau|Prince-bishopric of Passau]]''' ''Argent a wolf gules'' |- style="vertical-align: top;" | [[File:Wappen Regensburg.svg|75px]] | '''[[Bishopric of Regensburg|Prince-bishopric of Regensburg]]''' ''Gules, two keys in [[saltire]] argent.'' |- style="vertical-align: top;" | [[File:Salzburg Wappen (shield).svg|75px]] | '''[[Archbishop of Salzburg|Prince-archbishopric of Salzburg]]''' ''Party per pale: Or a lion rampant sable, armed and langued gules; and gules a fess argent.'' |} ===[[Burgundian Circle]]=== {| class=wikitable width=100% |- valign=top align=center | width="160" | '''Arms''' | '''Location/[[Blazon]]''' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Blason Bourgogne-comté ancien(aigle).svg|75px]] [[File:Arms of County of Burgundy.svg|75px]] | '''[[List of counts of Burgundy|County of Burgundy]]''' *Before 1280: ''Gules an eagle displayed argent.'' *After 1280: ''Azure [[Variation of the field#Semé|billetty]] Or a lion rampant of the same, armed and langued gules.'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Coat of arms Brabant - Limbourg 02.svg|75px]]<br />[[File:Burgundy-Brabant Arms.svg|75px]] | '''[[Dukes of Brabant|Brabant]]''' *Before 1288: ''Sable a lion rampant Or, armed and langued gules.'' *From 1288 to 1406: ''[[Quartering (heraldry)|Quarterly]], I and IV sable a lion rampant Or, armed and langued gules; II and III argent a lion rampant gules, [[Lion (heraldry)#Positions|queue fourchée]], armed and langued Or.'' *From 1406 to 1430: ''Quarterly, I and IV azure three [[fleur-de-lis]] Or, a [[bordure]] [[Compone|compony]] argent and gules; II sable a lion rampant Or, armed and langued gules; III argent a lion rampant gules, queue fourchée, armed and langued Or.'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Arms of Flanders.svg|75px]] | '''[[Counts of Flanders|Flanders]]''' ''Or a lion rampant sable.'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Blason ville fr Avanne-Aveney (Doubs).svg|75px]] [[File:Blason comte fr Gueldre.svg|75px]] <br />[[File:Armoiries Gueldre.svg|75px]] [[File:Guelders-Jülich Arms.svg|75px]] | '''[[Guelders]]''' *Before 1236: ''Or three [[List of heraldic charges#Flowers|cinquefoils]] gules.'' *From 1236 to 1276: ''Azure billetty Or a lion rampant of the same.'' *From 1276 to 1378: ''Azure a lion rampant Or, armed, langued, and crowned gules.'' *After 1378: ''Azure a lion sinister rampant Or, armed, langued, and crowned gules, impaling Or a lion rampant sable, armed and langued gules.'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Blason fr Hainaut ancien.svg|75px]] [[File:Hainaut Modern Arms.svg|75px]] <br />[[File:Hainaut-Bavaria Arms.svg|75px]] |'''[[Counts of Hainaut|County of Hainaut]]''' *Before 1299: ''[[Chevron (insignia)|Chevronny]] Or and sable.'' *From 1299 to 1254: ''Quarterly, I and IV Or a lion rampant sable, armed and langued gules; II and III Or a lion rampant gules, armed and langued azure.'' *From 1254 to 1433: ''Quarterly, I and IV fusilly bendwise argent and azure; II and III grand-quarterly I and IV Or a lion rampant sable, armed and langued gules; II and III Or a lion rampant gules, armed and langued azure.'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Wapen graafschap Holland.svg|75px]] | '''[[Count of Holland|Holland]]''' ''Or a lion rampant gules, armed and langued azure.'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Limburg Old Arms.svg|75px]] [[File:Limburg New Arms.svg|75px]] | '''[[Dukes of Limburg|Duchy of Limburg]]''' *Before 1214: ''Argent a lion rampant gules, armed and langued Or.'' *After 1214: ''Argent a lion rampant gules, queue fourchée, armed, langued, and crowned Or.'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Loon Arms.svg|75px]] [[File:Chiny Arms.svg|75px]]<br />[[File:Loon-Chiny Arms.svg|75px]] [[File:Loon-Chiny-Heinsberg Arms.svg|75px]]<br />[[File:Loon-Chiny-Montferrat Arms.svg|75px]] | '''[[County of Loon]]''' (County of [[Chiny]]) *Counts of Loon: ''[[Variation of the field#Barry, Paly, Bendy|Barry]] of ten, Or and gules.'' *Counts of Chiny: ''Gules [[Variation of the field#Semé|crusily]] [[Cross#In heraldry|fitchy]], two barbels haurient addorsed Or.'' *Counts of Loon and Chiny: ''Barry of ten Or and gules, impaling gules crusily fitchy, two barbels haurient addorsed Or.'' *Counts of Loon and Chiny of the Heinsberg dynasty: ''Quarterly, I and IV gules a lion rampant argent, queue fourchée crossed in [[saltire]]; II and III barry of ten Or and gules impaling gules crusily fitchy two barbels haurient addorsed Or.'' *Counts of Loon and Chiny of the Montferrat-Oreye dynasty: ''Quarterly, I and IV argent a lion rampant sable; II and III barry of ten Or and gules impaling gules crusily fitchy two barbels haurient addorsed Or.'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Arms of the Count of Luxembourg.svg|75px]] | '''[[Counts, Dukes and Grand Dukes of Luxembourg|Duchy of Luxembourg]]''' *Until 1282 and after 1288: ''Barry of ten argent and azure, a lion rampant gules, armed, langued, and crowned Or.'' *From 1282 to 1288: ''Barry of ten argent and azure, a lion rampant queue fourchée crossed in saltire gules, armed, langued, and crowned Or.'' {{main|Coat of arms of Luxembourg}} |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Arms of Namur.svg|75px]] | '''[[Marquis of Namur|County of Namur]]''' ''Or, a lion rampant sable, armed and langued gules, a [[Bend (heraldry)|bend]] overall of the same.'' |} ===[[Franconian Circle]]=== {| class=wikitable width=100% |- ! scope="col" width="160" | Arms ! scope="col" | Location and blazon |- style="vertical-align: top;" | [[File:Wappen Bamberg bis.svg|75px]] | '''[[Bishopric of Bamberg|Prince-bishopric of Bamberg]]''' ''[[Or (heraldry)|Or]], a [[lion (heraldry)|lion]] [[rampant]] armed and langued [[gules]], overall a [[bend (heraldry)|ribband]] [[argent]].'' |- style="vertical-align: top;" | [[File:Wappen Nellingen auf den Fildern.svg|75px]] | '''[[County of Castell]]''' ''[[Division of the field|Quarterly]], argent and gules.'' |- style="vertical-align: top;" | [[File:Wappen Grafschaft Erbach.svg|75px]] | '''[[Erbach im Odenwald|County of Erbach]]''' ''[[Division of the field|Party per fess]] gules and argent, three six-pointed mullets counterchanged.'' |- style="vertical-align: top;" | [[File:Wappen Hohenlohe (Adelsgeschlecht).svg|75px]] | '''[[Hohenlohe|County of Hohenlohe]]''' ''Argent, two lions passant guardant sable, langued gules.'' |- style="vertical-align: top;" | [[File:DEU Löwenstein COA.svg|75px]] | '''[[Löwenstein-Wertheim|County of Löwenstein-Wertheim]]''' ''Party per fess: [[fusily]] argent and [[Azure (heraldry)|azure]]; and Or, a lion statant gules, atop a mount azure.'' |- style="vertical-align: top;" | [[File:Wappen von Nürnberg.svg|75px]] | '''[[Nuremberg|City of Nuremberg]]''' ''Or, a [[double-headed eagle]] sable [[Dimidiation|dimidiating]] [[variations of the field|bendy]] gules and argent.'' |- style="vertical-align: top;" | [[File:Wappen von Rieneck.svg|75px]] | '''[[County of Rieneck]]''' ''Quarterly: chevrony Or and gules; and barry Or and gules; overall a [[Wheel of Mainz]] argent.'' |- style="vertical-align: top;" | [[File:Wappen von Rothenburg ob der Tauber.svg|75px]] | '''[[Rothenburg ob der Tauber]]''' ''Argent, a double-towered castle gules.'' <!-- This needs a better description of the castle! --> |- style="vertical-align: top;" | [[File:Blason fam de Schwarzenberg 2.svg|75px]] | '''[[House of Schwarzenberg|Schwarzenberg]]''' ''Quarterly: paley azure and argent; Or, a [[raven]] pecking the eye out of a [[Ottoman Empire|Turk's head]] couped at the neck proper.'' |- style="vertical-align: top;" | [[File:DEU Schweinfurt COA.svg|75px]] | '''[[Schweinfurt]]''' ''Azure an [[eagle (heraldry)|eagle]] displayed argent.'' |- style="vertical-align: top;" | [[File:DEU Seinsheim COA.svg|75px]] | '''[[Seinsheim]]''' ''Argent, three pallets azure, a bend sinister wavy Or.'' |- style="vertical-align: top;" | [[File:DEU Weißenburg COA.svg|75px]] | '''[[Weißenburg im Nordgau]]''' ''Gules, a castle argent, portcullised Or, with an [[Escutcheon (heraldry)|escutcheon]] of the Imperial arms (Or, a double-headed eagle sable) at the honour point.'' |- style="vertical-align: top;" | [[File:Wappen Welzheim.svg|75px]] | '''[[Welzheim]]''' ''Argent, a pine tree on a mount [[Vert (heraldry)|Vert]].'' |- style="vertical-align: top;" | [[File:Wappen Wertheim.svg|75px]] | '''[[County of Wertheim]]''' ''Party per fess: Or, a demi-eagle displayed sable; and azure three [[rose (heraldry)|roses]] argent.'' |- style="vertical-align: top;" | [[File:DEU Wiesentheid COA.svg|75px]] | '''[[Wiesentheid]]''' ''Gules, a lion passant reversed Or, crowned Or; with three stems of grass surtout, all on a mount Vert.'' |- style="vertical-align: top;" | [[File:Wappen von Bad Windsheim.svg|75px]] | '''[[Windsheim]]''' ''Argent, an eagle sable, armed and langued Or, with a [[W]] Or on the breast.'' |- style="vertical-align: top;" | [[File:Wappen Bistum Würzburg.svg|75px]] | '''[[Bishopric of Würzburg|Prince-bishopric of Würzburg]]''' ''Argent a [[Celtic cross]] sable; a chief [[:de:Fränkischer Rechen|dancetty gules]] <small>([[German language|de]])</small>.'' |} ===[[Lower Rhenish-Westphalian Circle]]=== {| class=wikitable width=100% |- valign=top align=center | width="160" | '''Arms''' | '''Location/[[Blazon]]''' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Cleves Arms.svg|75px]] [[File:Mark-Cleves Arms.svg|75px]] | '''[[Duchy of Cleves]]''' *Cleves dynasty: ''Gules, an [[Escutcheon (heraldry)|escutcheon]] argent, overall an [[Carbuncle (heraldry)|escarbuncle]] Or.'' *Mark dynasty: ''Quarterly, I and IV gules an escutcheon argent, overall an escarbuncle Or; II and III Or a fess chequy argent and gules.'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Berg Arms.svg|75px]] | '''[[Berg (state)|Berg]]''' ''Argent a lion rampant gules, queue fourchée crossed in saltire, armed, langued, and crowned Or.'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Arms of Flanders.svg|75px]] | '''[[Duchy of Jülich]]''' ''Or a lion rampant sable, armed and langued gules.'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Armoiries Principauté de Liège.svg|75px]] | '''[[Prince-Bishopric of Liège]]''' Quarterly: I: gules a fess argent; II: Argent, three lions rampant vert, crowned or, armed and langued gules; III: Barry gules and or; IV: Or, three hunting horns gules, hooped and belted argent. Overall an inescutcheon gules, a perron or, supported by three lions, surmounted by a pineapple and a cross pattée, with the capital letters L and G aside, all of the same. |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Counts of Mark Arms.svg|75px]] [[File:Mark-Cleves Arms.svg|75px]] | '''[[County of Mark]]''' *Counts of Mark: ''Or a fess chequy gules and argent.'' *Counts of Cleves and Mark: ''Quarterly, I and IV gules an escutcheon argent, overall an escarbuncle Or; II and III Or a fess chequy gules and argent.'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Ravensberg Arms.svg|75px]] | '''[[County of Ravensberg]]''' ''Argent three [[Chevron (insignia)|chevrons]] gules.'' |} ===[[Upper Rhenish Circle]]=== {| class=wikitable width=100% |- valign=top align=center | width="160" | '''Arms''' | '''Location/[[Blazon]]''' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Coat of arms of Hesse.svg|75px]] | '''[[Landgraviate of Hesse]]''' ''Azure a lion rampant barry argent and gules.'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:BlasonLorraine.svg|75px]] [[File:Arms of Rene dAnjou (3).svg|75px]]<br />[[File:Arms of Rene de Lorraine.svg|75px]] [[File:Lorraine Arms 1538.svg|75px]] | '''[[Lorraine (province)|Lorraine]]''' *Before 1430: ''Or a bend gules three alerions displayed argent.'' *From 1430 to 1473: ''Quarterly of six, I barry of eight gules and argent (for [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungary]]); II azure semy-de-lis Or a [[Label (heraldry)|label]] gules (for [[Kingdom of Naples|Naples]]); III argent a [[Cross#In heraldry|cross potent]] and four crosslets Or (for [[Kingdom of Jerusalem|Jerusalem]]); IV azure semy-de-lis Or a bordure gules (for the [[House of Valois-Anjou]]); V azure crusilly fitchy, two barbels haurient addorsed Or (for [[Counts and Dukes of Bar|Bar]]); VI Or a bend gules three alerions argent (for Lorraine); overall an [[inescutcheon]] Or four [[Pale (heraldry)|pallets]] gules (for [[Crown of Aragon|Aragon]]).'' *From 1473 to 1508: ''Quarterly, I barry of eight gules and argent impaling azure semy-de-lis Or a label gules; II argent a cross potent and four crosslets Or impaling Or four pallets gules; III azure semy-de-lis Or a bordure gules; IV azure crusilly fitchy, two barbels haurient addorsed Or; overall an inescutcheon Or a bend gules three alerions argent.'' *From 1538 to 1737: ''Quarterly, I barry of eight gules and argent impaling azure semy-de-lis Or a label gules; II argent a cross potent and four crosslets Or impaling Or four pallets gules; III azure semy-de-lis Or a bordure gules impaling azure a lion sinister rampant Or, armed, langued, and crowned gules (for [[Guelders]]); IV Or a lion rampant sable, armed and langued gules (for [[Duchy of Jülich|Jülich]]) impaling azure crusilly fitchy, two barbels haurient addorsed Or; overall an inescutcheon Or a bend gules three alerions argent.'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Arms of the House of Savoy.svg|75px]] | '''[[Duchy of Savoy]]''' ''Gules a cross argent.'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Vaudemont Arms.svg|75px]] [[File:Blason Joinville 52.svg|75px]]<br />[[File:Armoiries Comtes Lorraine-Vaudémont.svg|75px]] | '''[[Vaudémont]]''' *Before 1346: ''Barry of ten, argent and sable.'' *From 1346 to 1386 *From 1386 to 1473: ''Or, on a bend gules three alerions argent, overall a label azure.'' |} ===[[Electoral Rhenish Circle]]=== {| class=wikitable width=100% |- ! scope="col" width="160" | Arms ! scope="col" | Location and blazon |- style="vertical-align: top;" | [[File:Wappen Aremberg.svg|75px]] | '''[[Arenberg]]''' ''[[Gules]], three [[estoile]]s [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] voided; on a [[chief (heraldry)|chief]] Or three [[roundel (heraldry)|torteaux]].'' |- style="vertical-align: top;" | [[File:Beilster.jpg|75px]] | '''[[Beilstein, Rhineland-Palatinate|Beilstein]]''' ''Gules, a hunting horn [[argent]], bound Or.'' |- style="vertical-align: top;" | [[File:Coat of Arms of Electorate of Cologne.svg|75px]] | '''[[List of bishops and archbishops of Cologne|Prince-archbishopric of Cologne]]''' ''Argent a [[cross]] sable.''<ref name="Peter"/> |- style="vertical-align: top;" | [[File:Arms-Isenburg.svg|75px]] | '''[[Lower Isenburg]]''' ''Argent two bars sable.'' |- style="vertical-align: top;" | [[File:CoA Mainz Archbishopric.svg|75px]] | '''[[Archbishopric of Mainz|Prince-archbishopric of Mainz]]''' ''Gules, a wheel argent.'' |- style="vertical-align: top;" | [[File:Arms of the Palatinate (Old).svg|75px]] [[File:Arms of the Palatinate (Bavaria-Palatinate).svg|75px]] | '''[[Electorate of the Palatinate]]''' *Before 1214: ''Sable a lion rampant Or crowned gules.'' *After 1214: ''Quarterly, I and IV fusilly bendwise argent and azure (for [[Bavaria]]); II and III sable a lion rampant Or, armed, langued, and crowned gules.''<ref name="friedelsheim"/> |- style="vertical-align: top;" | [[File:Wappen Thurn und Taxis.svg|75px]] | '''[[Thurn und Taxis]]''' ''Quarterly: argent, two [[sceptre]]s Or in [[saltire]], tipped with [[fleur de lys|fleurs-de-lys]] Or, overall a tower gules, ajouré azure; and Or a lion gules, crowned, armed and langued azure; overall an escutcheon: azure, a [[badger]] argent.'' |- style="vertical-align: top;" | [[File:CoA Trier Diocese.svg|75px]] | '''[[Archbishopric of Trier|Prince-archbishopric of Trier]]''' ''Argent a cross gules.''<ref name="Peter"/> |} ===[[Lower Saxon Circle]]=== {| class=wikitable width=100% |- valign=top align=center | width="160" | '''Arms''' | '''Location''' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Holstein Arms.svg|75px]] | '''[[Holstein]]''' ''Gules, a [[Urtica|nesselblatt]] argent.'' |} ===[[Upper Saxon Circle]]=== {| class=wikitable width=100% |- valign=top align=center | width="160" | '''Arms''' | '''Location/[[Blazon]]''' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Arms of Brandenburg.svg|75px]] | '''[[Margraviate of Brandenburg]]''' ''Argent an eagle [[Charge (heraldry)#Birds 2|displayed]] gules crowned Or.'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:POL księstwo pomorskie COA.svg|75px]] | '''[[Duchy of Pomerania]]''' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Armoiries Saxe2.svg|75px]] | '''[[Electorate of Saxony|Duchy of Saxony]]''' ''[[Variation of the field#Barry, Paly, Bendy|Barry]] sable and Or, a crancelin [[Vert (heraldry)|vert]].'' |} ===[[Swabian Circle]]=== {| class=wikitable width=100% |- valign=top align=center | width="160" | '''Arms''' | '''Location/[[Blazon]]''' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Wappen Augsburg 1811.svg|75px]] | '''[[Augsburg]]''' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Wappen Baden, Markgrafschaft.svg|75px]] | '''[[Baden]]''' ''Or a bend gules.'' |} ===[[Lands of the Bohemian Crown]]=== {| class=wikitable width=100% |- valign=top align=center | width="160" | '''Arms''' | '''Location/[[Blazon]]''' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Insigne Cechicum.svg|75px]] | '''[[Kingdom of Bohemia]]''' ''Argent, a lion rampant queue forchée, armed, langued and crowned Or.'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Moravia.svg|75px]] | '''[[Margraviate of Moravia]]''' ''Azure an eagle displayed chequy argent and gules, crowned Or.'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Goerlitz Arms.svg|75px]] | '''[[Görlitz]]''' ''Per fess, chief gules a lion rampant argent, armed, langued, and crowned Or; base argent.'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Wappen Luckau.svg|75px]] [[File:Coa Germany Town Upper Lusatia.svg|75px]] | '''[[Lusatia]]''' *Lower Lusatia: ''Argent, a bull rampant gules.'' *Upper Lusatia: ''Per fess embattled, azure and Or.'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:CoA of Upper Silesia Province.svg|75px]] [[File:Arms of Silesia.svg|75px]] | '''[[Silesia]]''' *Upper Silesia: ''Azure, an eagle displayed Or, armed and langued Or.'' *Lower Silesia: ''Or, an eagle displayed sable, armed and crowned Or and langued gules, charged on the breast with a crescent terminating in trefoils at each end with issuing from the centrepoint a cross patée argent.'' |} ===Other === {| class=wikitable width=100% |- valign=top align=center | width="160" | '''Arms''' | '''Location/[[Blazon]]''' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Blason ville fr La Roche-sur-Foron (Haute-Savoie).svg|75px]] | '''[[List of the Counts of Geneva|Geneva]]''' (before 1401) ''Or a cross quarter-pierced azure.'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Arms of Nice.svg|75px]] | '''[[County of Nice|Nice]]''' (as part of the [[Duchy of Savoy]] from 1046) ''Argent, an eagle displayed crowned gules standing upon three rocks sable issuing from the sea azure issuing from the base.'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Royal arms of Aragon.svg|75px]][[File:Arms of Jean dAnjou.svg|75px]] |'''[[List of dukes, kings, counts, and margraves of Provence|Provence]]''' (before 1481) *Before 1245: ''Or four pallets gules.'' *After 1245: ''Azure semy-de-lis Or, a label gules.'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Arms of East Prussia.svg|75px]] | '''[[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]]''' (after 1701) ''Argent, an eagle displayed sable crowned Or.'' {{main|Coat of arms of Prussia}} |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Teutonic Knights Arms.svg|75px]] [[File:Teutonic GM Arms.svg|75px]] | '''[[State of the Teutonic Order|Teutonic Knights]]''' (1224&ndash;1525) *''Argent, a cross sable.'' *[[Grand Masters of the Teutonic Knights|Grand Master]]: ''Argent, on a cross sable a cross floretty Or and overall on an inescutcheon Or an eagle displayed sable.'' |- valign=top |align=center | [[File:Dauphin of Viennois Arms.svg|75px]] | '''[[Counts of Albon and Dauphins of Viennois|Viennois]]''' (before 1349) ''Or, a dolphin haurient azure finned gules.'' |} ==See also== *[[Flags of the Holy Roman Empire]] *[[Coat of arms of Germany]] ==References== {{commons|Scheibler Armorial}} {{Reflist}} [[Category:Heraldry of the Holy Roman Empire| ]] [[Category:Armorials by country|Holy Roman Empire]] [[Category:Armorials of Germany|Holy Roman Empire]] [[Category:Coats of arms of former countries|Holy Roman Empire]] [[Category:Christian symbols]]'