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Before the mid-13th century, however, the Imperial Eagle was an Imperial symbol in its own right, and not used yet as a heraldic charge in a coat of arms. An early depiction of a double-headed Imperial Eagle in a heraldic shield, attributed to Frederick II of Hohenstaufen, is found in the Chronica Majora by Matthew Paris (circa 1250).
In 1433 the double-headed eagle was adopted by Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor. Thereafter the double-headed eagle was used as the arms of the German emperor, and hence as the symbol of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. From the 12th century the Emperors also used a personal coat of arms separate from the imperial arms.
Double-headed eagle in Jiroft, Iran, 3rd millennium BC.. The double-headed eagle is an iconographic symbol originating in the Bronze Age.The earliest predecessors of the symbol can be found in Mycenaean Greece and in the Ancient Near East, especially in Mesopotamian and Hittite iconography.
The double-headed eagle was used in the breakaway Empire of Trebizond as well. Western portolans of the 14th–15th centuries use the double-headed eagle (silver/golden on red/vermilion) as the symbol of Trebizond rather than Constantinople. Single-headed eagles are also attested in Trapezuntine coins, and a 1421 source depicts the Trapezuntine ...
Even while the double eagle became the symbol of the Holy Roman Empire and the emperor, the single-headed eagle became the symbol of the German king. [17] The emperor even granted certain princes and free cities in the empire the right to use the imperial eagle as supporter. [17]
Gules, a two-towered castle portcullised Argent, with an escutcheon of Or, a double-headed eagle sable at the honour point. Welzheim. Argent, a pine tree on a mount Vert. County of Wertheim. Party per fess: Or, a demi-eagle displayed Sable, langued and beaked Gules; and Azure three roses Argent. Wiesentheid
Pages in category "Double-headed eagle" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
A black double-headed eagle with the combined arms of Austria and Burgundy on a yellow field 1437–1493: Banner of Emperor Frederick III: A black double-headed eagle with the coat of arms of Austria on a yellow field c. 1430-1806: Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor and state flag of the HRE: A black double-headed eagle with haloes on a yellow field