Landgrave Crown

Heraldic crown of a landgrave

The landgrave crown consists of a golden headband. Five leaf and four pearl teeth are placed on this. Four crown strap spanning the crown and on the top of one's orb attached. Three crown stirrups are visible.

The crown is a little used symbol of rank and dignity in heraldry for landgraves .

• The house order of the Golden Lion has had the crown on the collar since the 19th century . The order was founded in 1770.
• In the 18th century, the margraves of Brandenburg-Schwedt led a landgrave crown.

literature

1. ↑ Gert Oswald : Lexicon of Heraldry. VEB Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1984.