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All the German states have coats of arms, as do the city-states (Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen). Most were composed when the states joined the Federation, but draw on previous influences. These cities typically bear a large open crown over the shield, a privilege granted under German town law.
The federal assembly constitutes the old German imperial eagle with the surrounding scripture "German Confederation" and the colors of the former German imperial coat of arms – black, red, gold – to be the coat of arms and colors of the German Confederation and reserves the right, to make further decision about its use according to the ...
B Name Period Seat/Origins Canton Remarks Personalities Coat of arms Bart zu Koppenhausen The Bärtts of Kopenhausen Siebmacher 1605:83,13 Baurenfreund Baurenfreund Siebmacher 1605:89,12 Baymundt Baymundt Siebmacher 1605:99,3 Behaim von Abensberg 1120-vor 1681 Village of Behaim bei Moosburg, Abensberg, Freising House of Beheim von Adelshausen Behem von Adelzhausen Pehaim von Adelshausen Beheim ...
The origins of the coats of arms of German federal states covers the historical context for the current arms of the German länder. After the end of the Third Reich , Germany had lost significant parts of its territory and was divided into four occupation zones.
Pages in category "German coats of arms" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Combined coat of arms of the House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1849) The cadet Swabian [12] branch of the House of Hohenzollern was founded by Frederick IV, Count of Zollern. The family ruled three territories with seats at, respectively, Hechingen, Sigmaringen and Haigerloch. The counts were elevated to princes in 1623.
Emblem of the Holy Roman Emperor. Siebmachers Wappenbuch (German: [ˈziːpmaxɐs ˈvapm̩buːx]) is a roll of arms first published in 1605 as two heraldic multivolume book series of armorial bearings or coats of arms of the nobility of the Holy Roman Empire, as well as coats of arms of city-states and some burgher families.
Von Dahn (Thann) coat of arms. The Dahn family, also Tan, Tann or Thann, is a German noble family from the Palatinate region of Germany. The von Than coat of arms in the late 15th century Hyghalmen Roll (centre left). The roll was published in 1447–1455 in Cologne and is today in the possession of the College of Arms in London