Armorial of presidents of Germany
Armorial of the presidents of Germany. Many of the presidents of Germany have born arms; either through inheritance or via membership in foreign orders of chivalry; in particular; the Swedish Order of the Seraphim and the Danish Order of the Dannebrog.
Arms[edit]
| Arms | Name of president and blazon |
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| Friedrich Ebert, President of Germany, 1919-1925.
No arms known | |
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Paul von Hindenburg, President of Germany, 1925-1934
Ancestral arms: Quarterly, 1 and 3; a Bull's Head erased (von Beneckendorff), 2 and 4; a Deer in front of a tree proper (von Hindenburg) Mantling:Dexter: Argent, lined Azure Sinister: Argent, lined Gules Crest: Dexter crest: issuant from a coronet four feathers. Sinister crest: issuant from a coronet two Eagle's wings Motto: |
| Adolf Hitler, Fuhrer of Germany, 1934-1945
No arms known | |
| Karl Donitz, President of Germany, 1945.
No arms known | |
| Theodor Heuss, President of Germany, 1949-1959.
No arms known. | |
| Arms of Heinrich Lubke, President of Germany, 1959-1969
Per pale Or and Vert an Eagle displayed per pale Sable and Argent, beaked and langued Gules, dexter talon Gules holding a book Gules with fore-edges Or, sinister talon Or holding a sceptre Gules. Mantling: Dexter: Sable, lined Or Sinister: Vert, lined Argent Crest: a Demi-Eagle displayed per pale Sable and Argent, beaked and langued Gules[1][2] | |
| Arms of Gustav Heinemann, President of Germany, 1969-1974
Or a Hat Sable to which a Feather Gules are attached by a Cockade Argent, Gules and Sable, accompanied by a Canton Gules charged with an Axe and an Olive Branch in Saltire Or. Mantling: Sable doubled Or Crest: a Demi-Eagle issuant Sable Beaked and langued Gules No Motto. Adopted on his admittance to the Order of the Seraphim on 26 May 1970. | |
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Arms of Walter Scheel, President of Germany, 1974-1979
Per Pale Gules a Horse issuant from the line of partition Argent and Argent a Housemark Gules. No crest. No motto. Adopted on his admittance into the Order of the Seraphim on 6 May 1979. As a Knight of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, he bore the crest: Two wings Argent and Gules. Torse: Argent and Gules. Mantling: Argent lined Gules. |
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Karl Carstens, President of Germany, 1979-1984
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Arms of Richard von Weizsäcker, President of Germany, 1984-1994
Ancestral arms:Azure, in base Vert issuant three Wheat stalks Or. Crest: a Man issuant holding in his right hand three Wheat stalks Or, his left hand on his hip or upon an open coronet Or, a silver birch branch Proper.[3] |
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Roman Herzog, President of Germany, 1994-1999
Or, an Eagle displayed Sable, beaked and taloned Gules, all within a Bordure Gules. |
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Arms of Johannes Rau, President of Germany, 1999-2004
Or, an Eagle displayed Sable, beaked and taloned Gules, all within a Bordure Gules. Adopted on his admittance into the Order of the Elephant on 24 April 2002. |
| Horst Kohler, President of Germany, 2004-2010
No arms known. | |
| Christian Wulff, President of Germany, 2010-2012
No arms known. | |
| Joachim Gauck, President of Germany, 2012–2017
No arms known. | |
| Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of Germany, 2017-present
No arms known | |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Coat of Arms of Heinrich Lübke". Wikimeida Commons. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ↑ "Dannebrogordenens Våbenbog tome X, 1948-1999". kongehuset. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ↑ Generalregister Wappenführender Familien Band I, 1945-1985 Proheraldica (Acceded 9 September 2017)
Nordenvall, Per. Kunigliga Serafimerorden 1748-1998.
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