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The coats of arms of the House of Habsburg were the heraldic emblems of their members and their territories, such as Austria-Hungary and the Austrian Empire.Historian Michel Pastoureau says that the original purpose of heraldic emblems and seals was to facilitate the exercise of power and the identification of the ruler, due to what they offered for achieving these aims.
Left: Habsburg "ancient" coat of arms of the Counts of Habsburg: Or, a lion rampant gules crowned azure ("Lion of Habsburg"); Right: Habsburg "modern"/Austria, coat of arms of the House of Habsburg, Archdukes of Austria: Gules, a fess argent ("Bindenschild"); originally the arms of the House of Babenberg, Dukes of Austria and Styria
1440–1493 : Frederick III of Habsburg (1415 † 1493), crowned in 1452; Gules a fess argent (Babenberg, adopted by Rudolph I (d.1291), King of Germany, of the House of Habsburg, having obtained the former Babenberg Duchies of Austria and Styria, in lieu of his paternal arms (Or, a lion rampant gules crowned armed and langued azure).
Coat of arms Date Use Description 1867–1915: Lesser common Coat of Arms: Imperial-Royal (k.k.) coat of arms of the Austrian Empire from 1804: the double-headed eagle with marshaled arms of Habsburg, Babenberg and Lorraine displayed on the Escutcheon, Order of the Golden Fleece and Imperial Crown: 1867–1915: Medium common Coat of Arms
The Habsburg monarchy, [i] also known as Habsburg Empire, or Habsburg Realm, [j] was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities that were ruled by the House of Habsburg. From the 18th century it is also referred to as the Austrian monarchy (Latin: Monarchia Austriaca) or the Danubian monarchy. [k] [2]
Own work based on: these sources (modified, improved and assembled): Armoiries Autriche-Este 1914.svg, Coat of Arms of the House of Habsburg Este.svg and Flag of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany (1840).svg (crown). The mantle is based on: .
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