Staufer lions
The Staufer lions are in the Heraldry three to the right border black lion with red tongue on golden background.
history
The three lions come from the time of the Staufer , who were dukes of Swabia . Originally only one or two lions were used, but Heinrich (VII) was the first to use a seal with three lions when, as Duke of Swabia, he issued a certificate in favor of the Wald monastery in 1220 . In contrast to later depictions, the walking lions on this seal do not look straight ahead, but look at the viewer. Heraldists speak in this case of "leopards" .
The Swabian Imperial Circle , which existed from 1500 to 1806, later included the three Staufer lions in its coat of arms.
Today they live on in the state coats of arms of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria as symbols for Swabia .
use
Coat of arms of Otto IV von Sonnenberg , Bishop of Constance.
Coat of arms of the Swabian Empire .
Coat of arms of the kings of Württemberg from 1806–1817.
Draft of the great coat of arms of the Kingdom of Württemberg from 1817.
Large coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg.
Small coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg.
The large state coat of arms of Bavaria from 1923–1936, the three lions symbolize the Swabian part, the Swabian and Neuburg districts .
The large state coat of arms of Bavaria, the three lions symbolize Bavarian Swabia .
The coat of arms of the district of Dillingen an der Donau , awarded in 1973, shows a Staufer lion, which symbolizes the former district of Wertingen.
The coat of arms of the district of Weilheim-Schongau , which has been in use since 1974, took over a Staufer lion from the earlier district of Schongau.
Coat of arms of the Ostalbkreis .
Coat of arms of the district of Göppingen .
Coat of arms of the municipality of Alerheim .
Staufer lion in confused colors, part of the coat of arms of the municipality of Lorch since 1934 .
The coat of arms of the municipality of Birenbach, awarded in 1958 .
The coat of arms of the Oberallgäu district with the Staufer lions reminds of the former affiliation to the Duchy of Swabia.
Coat of arms of the village of Dietershofen , part of the city of Meßkirch . The coat of arms is derived from that of the Truchsessen from Waldburg-Rohrdorf.
Coat of arms of the district of Schongau, which was dissolved in 1972 in the course of the regional reform.
Hohenstaufen coat of arms before it was incorporated into Göppingen in 1971 .
Coat of arms of the former Sonthofen district (1939–1972).
Coat of arms of the former district of Wertingen .
Coat of arms of the former Nördlingen district .
Coat of arms of the former district of Schwäbisch Gmünd , which was dissolved in 1973.
Herlikofen coat of arms before it was incorporated into Schwäbisch Gmünd .
Maitis coat of arms before it was incorporated into Göppingen in 1973 .
Coat of arms of the House of Waldburg
Coat of arms of the University of Augsburg, founded in 1970 .
Association badge of the 10th Panzer Division of the Bundeswehr with an upright Staufer lion.
Internal association badge of the staff / staff battery of the artillery command 2 .
Door of the town hall of Kornwestheim.
Staufer lions at the so-called Wolfstor in Esslingen. The weathered lions are reminiscent of wolves, hence the name.
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Other three lion coats of arms
The Mödinger sideline of the Babenbergs related to the Hohenstaufen led the three lions next to the Austrian shield in the coat of arms. This was taken over from the Spanheim family by the Dukes of Carinthia in 1246 and is now the coat of arms of the federal state of Carinthia in Austria .
Other examples of the use of three lions are the coat of arms of England , which goes back to Richard the Lionheart , the coat of arms of the United Kingdom and the coat of arms of Denmark .
Coat of arms of the Dukes of Carinthia since 1246
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Peter Koblank: Staufer coat of arms . on stauferstelen.de. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
- ^ Seal of Duke Heinrich von Schwaben, 1220. State Archives Sigmaringen FAS DS 39 T 1-3 U 6.