The coat of arms of Baden comes from the personal arms of the Margraves and Grand Dukes of Baden, the traditional rulers of the region.[1] Following the revolution and abolition of the Grand Duchy in 1918, the arms and griffin supporters were usurped from the Grand Dukes by the new republic to represent the people and country.
| Coat of arms of the Margraves and Grand Dukes of Baden | |
|---|---|
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| Adopted | 1243 |
| Crest | Issuant from a crest coronet a peacock plume proper between two ostrich feathers the dexter or and the sinister gules |
| Shield | Or a bend gules |
| Supporters | Two griffins rampant regardant argent |
| Other elements | Mantling: gules doubled or |
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Baden entered as a state of the Weimar Republic the year following the revolution, and subsequently went through several changes and redistricting after World War II. Baden is today part of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany, where one can still see the arms of Baden represented in the coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg, as a badge atop the modern federal state's arms.
History
editThe House of Baden is a junior branch of the House of Zähringen, which itself is related to the Hohenstaufen family, and was founded by Hermann I of Baden, The Margrave of Verona, son of Berthold I, The Duke of Carinthia, in the eleventh century. The arms of the house of Zähringen share the same tinctures with its junior branch, though they display a red eagle on a yellow shield. The first picture of the coat of arms with the bend dates from the year 1243, but it may have already been in use before this.[2] The Wijnbergen Armorial, compiled from the years 1265 to 1270, lists the arms of "le margreue de badene" as "d'or à la bande de gueules."[3] The supporting griffins were later added by margrave Phillip I in 1528.
Gallery
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Small arms of Baden used in various ways since 1243 -
Arms of the Margraviate of Baden with a crest from 1591 -
Arms of Margraviate of Baden-Baden -
Short-lived Electorate of Baden 1803–1806 -
Grand Dukes of Baden 1877–1918 -
Republic of Baden 1918–1945 -
(South) Baden 1945–1952 -
Württemberg-Baden 1945–1952 -
Baden-Württemberg 1954–present
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See also
edit- Baden, for the pre-19th century state
- Baden-Württemberg, for the modern German federal state
- History of Baden
- Origin of the coats of arms of German federal states
- Grand Duchy of Baden, for the state that existed from 1808–1918
- Republic of Baden, for the state that existed from 1918–1945
- Rulers of Baden, for a list of sovereigns and presidents
- Coat of arms
- Heraldry
References
edit- ^ Schiering, Timo; Christian Kübrich (2005). "Die Wappen der Deutschen Bundesländer". Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg; Fakultät GGeo; Lehrstuhl für Historische Hilfswissenschaften. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ Deutsche Wappenrolle. Stuttgart: Verlag Julius Hoffmann. 1897. p. 31.
- ^ Armorial Wijnbergen, number 606, accessible here Archived 2009-02-07 at the Wayback Machine.