Coat of arms of Luxembourg

The coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg seen from the crest of the second and third houses the medieval Luxembourg, the red lion contained therein corresponds to the Limburg lions.

In the golden lion contained in the arms of the Grand Duke is the lion of Nassau. At the Erbeinigungskonferenzen, including the Nassau Erbvereins, between the Ottonian and walramischen main line of the House of Nassau was set to Bad Ems in the summer of 1783 that the Nassau lion with red edges and should be crowned red. Nevertheless, it is today, as golden crowned even in large and medium coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Prussian province of Hesse -Nassau, or the later Nassau Province, in the Royal Netherlands coat of arms as in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg coat of arms.

History

This dynasty goes to Henry IV of Luxembourg (1136-1196), Count of Namur and Luxembourg, back. After his death, his possessions were divided as follows:

  • Baldwin V ( Count of Hainaut ) inherits the earldom of Namur
  • Ermesinde inherits the counties of Durbuy and La Roche
  • The county of Luxembourg, " male fief ," in the absence of male heirs falls back to the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation and Otto I of Burgundy entrusted. By negotiating her first husband Theobald I, Count of Bar, receives Ermesinde back the County of Luxembourg and is after his death Ermesinde II, Countess of Luxembourg.

The first coat of arms

Ermesinde II married in 1214 Walram IV of Limburg. This added as a sign of his claims to the Margraviate of Namur its coat of arms with the king's crown. When his father died, he adds the coat of arms of the split tail at the sign of his authority over the county of Luxembourg and the Duchy of Limburg.

This is the first known coat of arms of Luxembourg.

Coat of Arms Walrams IV after his marriage to Ermesinde II

Coat of Arms Walrams IV after his father's death

His son Henrich V of Luxembourg, the heir Luxembourg, Arlon and Laroche, but not Limburg, added to the blue stripes in the background, probably. Than sign that he began a new dynasty

But there is also the option of using the Counts of Looz and Grandpré (2 lines of the House of Ardennes, Luxembourg female succession) that he wanted to equate his coat of arms, which led a yellow- red striped coat of arms and colors consistent with the red lion blue - chose as white stripe colors.

Coat of Luxembourg from 1240

Coat of arms of the Counts of Berg from about 1281

Coat of Arms of Henry VI. 1282-1288

Coat of arms over time

The number of strips varied over time between 8 and 20 depending on the artistic mood. Today, however, it is common to apply the standard of ten strips. The crest remained, apart from small variations, to 1890 unchanged. The following rulers wore in their coat of arms coat of arms of Luxembourg:

  • Henry VII
  • John of Bohemia
  • Wenceslas I
  • Johann Heinrich of Luxembourg
  • Jobst of Moravia

Coat of arms of John of Bohemia

Coat of Arms Wenceslas I

Coat of Arms Johann -Heinrich of Luxembourg or of Tyrol

1890, the House of Nassau -Weilburg ascends the throne of Luxembourg.

His first representative, Adolph I., used several coats of arms. Between 1890 and 1898 the old coat of arms of Luxembourg, a small shield with the coat of arms of the House of Nassau strain was launched.

In 1898 the coat of arms for the House of Nassau were redefined.

The small arms were quartered with two pictures of the coat of arms of the houses Nassau and Luxembourg presented. ( Heraldic words, quartered Nassau and Luxembourg, on the escutcheon is placed a crown. )

The middle coat of arms: square of Nassau and Luxembourg, the shield held by two lions on their heads each have a royal crown proper, the whole surrounded by a purple robe on which also rests a crown.

The large coat of arms ( here with standing) is as follows: Main plate three times per fess and three times (which gives 16 seats ); launched a heart-shaped shield, quartered by Nassau and Luxembourg. In second place I of the main shield: Saarbrücken, on II Merenberg on III Weilnau on IV Moers, on V Katzenelenbogen on VI Nassau (first quarter from the heart sign ) on VII Luxembourg (second quarter from the heart sign ) on VIII Saarwerden to IX Diez, Luxembourg on X (third quarter from the heart sign ) on XI Nassau (last quarter of the heart label) on XII Lahr, on Vianden XIII, XIV on Kirchberg, on Sayn XV, XVI on Mahlberg. On the shield rest 6 helmets, on the 1st and the 6th a crown.

  • Helmet figures:
  • Plate holder: 2 -winning golden lions, rotbezungt, with averted head.

The plate and the plate holder on 4 gold meandering branches, the whole on a purple robe, golden trimmed and bound, lined with ermine.

On the mantle rests the crown.

This Coat of Arms was run by the royal family until the abdication of Grand Duchess Charlotte 1964.

By his marriage with the Grand Duchess Charlotte, Prince Felix of Bourbon- Parma comes to Luxembourg peerage; he gets his own coat of arms ( unfortunately no picture available) and the house is called since Luxembourg -Nassau.

Coat of Arms of the Grand Duke Jean

For the coat of arms of the Prince Jean, there were several projects, but as they were defective, were never carried into effect, so that he, as Grand Duke in 1964 resulted in only a small coat of arms since taking office. Jean had previously conducted several variants of Arms, the times the Luxembourg, sometimes the Nassau Lions conceded to give precedence and times of his father, the Prince Consort Felix of Bourbon- Parma Ancestral Arms receptions, perpetuated fall times.

Coat of Arms project for the Grand Duke Jean Knight of the Golden Fleece

Coat of Arms of the Hereditary Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg in 1953 on the occasion of his wedding

Coat of Arms of the Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg, as it is still managed by him ( regardless of the coat of arms change for his son, Grand Duke Henri )

Today's coat of arms and emblems

By Act of 23 June 1972 published in the Mémorial 051 of 16 August 1972, 27 July 1993, which from June 23, 1972 umändert the law on the national emblem and completed ( Mem A- No73 of 16 September 1993 page 1416 ), the current coat of arms and national emblem of the Grand Duchy were introduced.

The coat of arms

Mid- arms of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Great Seal of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

The emblem

The air and maritime flag

Cockade of Luxembourg

The coat of arms S.K.H. Grand Duke Henri

The median crest S.K.H. Grand Duke Henri ( without Bourbon- Parma)

Great Seal S.K.H. Grand Duke Henri

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