Horst (Austrian noble family)
Horst is the name of an Austrian noble family .
Nobility rise
- Austrian baron on April 28, 1877 in Vienna for Julius Horst , kk Real Privy Councilor and Minister for National Defense , after being awarded the Iron Crown Order, 1st class.
coat of arms
Through a silver tip, inside on a green floor a red square tower with a double crenellated wreath , black gate and four (2, 2) black windows, split, on the right three (2, 1) five-petalled red roses inseminated in red, on the left in blue three ( 2, 1) gold stars. Three helmets , on the right with a blue and gold blanket turned inwards a golden wing, covered with the three roses; on the middle with red-and-silver ceilings the tower; on the left, with a blue-and-gold cover, a blue wing turned inwards, covered with the three stars. Shield holder : Two armor , the right one with three (red, silver, red), the left one with three (blue, gold, blue) ostrich feathers on the helmets.
Name bearer
- Julius von Horst (1830–1904), Austrian major general and statesman
literature
- Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels , Adelslexikon Volume V, Page 370, Volume 84 of the complete series, CA Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 1984