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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.
New eagle (more faithful to the Habsburg style of the 19th century). 22:26, 18 February 2024: 810 × 995 (1,001 KB) FDRMRZUSA: Improved lion. Matched red color in the emblem to flag red color. Added collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece (according to sourced links). No other changes. 21:18, 14 February 2024: 810 × 995 (774 KB) FDRMRZUSA ...
Lesser Coat of arms of Cisleithania and Transleithania under the Imperial Crown and the Crown of Saint Stephen resp., linked by the crowned Habsburg-Lorraine armorials, the Order of the Golden Fleece, and the motto indivisibiliter ac inseparabiliter (same as 1915 version with Croatia added to lesser arms of the Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen)
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 ).
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Under him, the Habsburg territories expanded to cover most of what is today the German-speaking part of Switzerland. Father of: Rudolph II of Habsburg (b. c. 1160, died 1232) Father of: Albrecht IV of Habsburg, (died 1239 / 1240); father of Rudolph IV of Habsburg, who would later become king Rudolph I of Germany.
This armorial of sovereign states shows the coat of arms, national emblem, or seal for every sovereign state. Although some countries do not have an official national emblem, unofficial emblems which are de facto used as national emblems are also shown below.
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