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The Quaternionenadler was a version of the Imperial Eagle of the Holy Roman Empire. It showed the Coats of arms of the Imperial realms grouped into groups of four.
Examples
[edit]Quaternionenadler
Symbolism (WIP)
[edit]<--ATTENTION This is work in progress. Any name not linked I have not been able to translate. The imagemap can be completed later, as it would be better to have a complete list of the countries first. The "lower" members have only their name shown, but as many as possible link to their historic articles, such as for the electors.-->
- Across the top, from left to right. The Prince-electors:
Three ecclesiastic: Archbishopric of Trier / Electorate of Cologne / Archbishopric of Mainz
(The Prefect of Rome)
Four secular: Kingdom of Bohemia / Electoral Palatinate / Electorate of Saxony / Margraviate of Brandenburg
- Far left feather down, left to right. The Members of the Holy Roman Empire:
The Peasants: Cologne / Regensburg / Konstanz / Salzburg
The Cities: Augsburg / Metz / Aachen / Lübeck
The semperfrei: Schenken von Limpurg / Westerburg / Thussis / Albalten
The Burgraves: Maidburg / Nuremberg / Rieneck / Stromberg [1]
The Margraves: Moravia / Brandenburg / Meissen / Baden
The Pillars: Braunschweig / Bavaria / Swabia / Lorraine
The Vicarii (Stadtholders): Brabant / Lower Saxony / Westerreich [2] [3]/ Silesia
The Landgraves: Thuringia / Alsace / Hesse* / Leuchtenberg
The Graves (Counts): Cleves / Savoy / Schwarzburg / Cilli [4]
The Ritter (Knights): Andelab / Weissenbach / Fraunberg / Limburg
The Villages: Bamberg / Ulm / Haguenau / Schledtstadt
The Castles: Magdeburg / Luxembourg / Rothenburg / Oldenburg
- This image was done in 1510, a few years before the territory was broken up.
Links
[edit]- See German article: de:Quaternionen der Reichsverfassung
- Glashumpen exhibit
Version from Spruch vom Römischen Reich (1422)
[edit]Edition images: de:Bild:Spruch roem Reich 1422 1.jpg de:Bild:Spruch roem Reich 1422.jpg de:Bild:Spruch roem Reich 1422 2.jpg
- 7 Electors:
- 3 Archbishops:
- Meintz, Cölen, Trier
- 4 princes:
- Sachsen (Marschalck), Pfaltzgraue pey Rein (Truckseß), Brandenburgk (Kamerer), Boheymus
- 3 Archbishops:
- 4 hertzogen:
- Pfaltzgraue pey reyn, Luttringen, Braunstzweyg, Swaben
- 4Marggraue:
- Brandenburg, Meychsen, Merhern, Lottringen
- 4 Lantgraue:
- Doringen, Hessen, Leuchttenberg, Eßeßheym (in Elsaß)
- 4 burggrauen:
- Meydburgk, Nureinbergk, Reyneck,[1] Strumbergk
- 4 grauen:
- Kleff & Swartzpurck, Lunpurck & Tusiß, Westerburg,[2], Allewalden.
- 4 ritter:
- 4 stet:
- Augspurck, Mentz, Ach, lübegk
- 4 dorffer:
- Bambergk, Sletstat, Ylme, Hagenaw
- 4 gepauwern:
- Cölnn, Regenßpurgk, Constantz, Saltzpurg
- Editor's notes
The Holy Roman Quaternionenadler