Nec pluribus impar

Nec pluribus impar is the motto of the Kingdom of France in the 17th and 18th century, introduced by King Louis XIV. The Sun King adorned according to his coat of arms, it is also the insignia of the French army with Nec pluribus impar were provided.

The Latin motto is literally translated as " not inferior even more ." A possible translation is " superior also a plurality ." Whether with the " majority " the large number of major and minor German prince was meant or the entire European concert of powers is not clear.

The motto of the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm I was the motto of Louis XIV deliberately opposite: Non solo cedit! ( "He - namely the Prussian eagle - gives way to the sun does not "). His successor, Frederick II changed francophile the motto of Pro Gloria et Patria, but left the old motto Non solo cedit after the war against France install in Potsdam on the gable of the newly built New Palace. Non-soli cedit is still out in the coat of arms of the families of Geusau in Germany and Austria.

Also on German soil there is the motto: At Schloss Linderhof in the vestibule hangs over the equestrian statue of Louis XIV, whose motto on the ceiling, big and baroque. Also on the ( directed against Germany ) north side of the German gate of the fortress of Landau can be seen.