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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.

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Quaternionenadler

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Symbolism (WIP)

<--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

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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

• See German article: de:Quaternionen der Reichsverfassung
• Glashumpen exhibit

Version from Spruch vom Römischen Reich (1422)

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

• 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, Strumbergk

• 4 grauen:

  Kleff & Swartzpurck, Lunpurck & Tusiß, Westerburg,, Allewalden.

• 4 ritter:

  Andlan,, Strundeck, Meldingen, Frawenburg

• 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

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