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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 ...
Coat of arms. The von der Leyen family (German pronunciation: [fɔn deːɐ̯ ˈlaɪən]) is a German noble family which made its fortune as silk merchants and silk weaving industrialists. The Mennonite family established a major textile business in Krefeld in the 18th century. In its heyday, the business delivered silk to most European courts ...
In many cases, families who had moved from Upper German cities, such as the important Welsers from Augsburg, the Ehingers from Ulm and Memmingen, as well as a number of families from the area around Lauingen in Swabia, were co-opted into the council, including such well-known families as the Imhoffs from 1350 and the Paumgartners from 1396.
The Ritter von Weber arms. Arms of the Ritter von Weber-Hahnsberg Friederich Weber c. 1683-1739. The Weber family is the name of a| Catholic German noble family from Bavaria. Originating in Upper Franconia, the male line originates with Friedrich Weber (died 1739), huntsman of the Prince Bishop of Bamberg, as well as mayor of Marktleugast.
Many German states, however, required a marriage to a woman of elevated social status in order for a nobleman to pass on his titles and privileges to his children. In this respect, the General State Laws for the Prussian States of 1794 spoke of marriage (and children) "to the right hand". This excluded marriages with women of the lower social ...
Guttenberg coat of arms (1459) Guttenberg Castle [] Kleinbardorf Castle, owned by the Guttenberg family from 1691 to 1896 Kirchlauter Palace Fronberg Palace The Guttenberg family is a wealthy Franconian family that was noble until all legal privileges of royalty and nobility were abolished in Germany in 1919 following the German revolution and proclamation of the republic at the end of World ...
Some states have another variant, often showing the state coat of arms, called the Dienstflagge (service flag or government flag, sometimes known as a state flag), normally for use by official government offices only. In addition to these flags, in a few states there are variants exclusively for the state senate, or for state-operated ships.