User:Jarry1250/Coats of arms of the provinces of Prussia

This page is acting as a test to see whether a page detailing the coats of arms of Prussia states is feasible.

This page covers the coats of arms of the Provinces of Prussia after the Congress of Vienna. All conform to a basic outline, except Berlin - the majority have a caveman as dexter supporter, carrying a Prussian standard, the sinister supporter being a soldier, carrying a standard showing a version of the main shield of that state.

Brandenburg
The shield shows an argent (white) field with a red eagle, feather displayed with a golden beak and red tongue, each wing having a golden trefoil. It can be blazoned thus: ''Argent an eagle Gules armed and beaked Or, langued Gules. The wings charged with a trefoil Or.''. The blue escutcheon with the golden sceptre as symbol of the office of archchamberlain (Erzkämmerer) of the Empire was added under Frederick II (1440-70).

Westphalia
The coat of arms of the Province of Westphalia has a typical layout. The shield shows a typical Saxon steed - a white horse - but in a rearing position in contrast to the arms of Hanover. This horse also appears as a crest. It became part of the arms of the new state of North-Rhine Westphalia.

Schleswig-Holstein
The coat of arms of the Province of Schleswig-Holstein bears a shield that was almost identical to the arms of the current state of Schleswig-Holstein, namely showing two blue lions on a gold field for Schleswig, sourced from the coat of arms of Denmark, and on the right side (as viewed) a representation of the silver nettle leaf of Holstein, an ancient symbol which had been in use with the Counts of Schauenburg and Holstein There is an additional charge on this nettle leaf, however, which is a reprentation of the flag of Lubeck.

Hohenzollern
The arms of the Province of Hohenzollern are based on the arms of the House of Hohenzollern, a noble family and royal dynasty of electors and kings, Prussia and emperors of Germany. It originated in the area around the town of Hechingen in Swabia during the 11th century. They took their name from their ancestral home, the Burg Hohenzollern castle near the forementioned town. The family coat of arms, first adopted in 1192, began as a simple shield quarterly sable and argent. The head and shoulders of a hound were added in 1317 by Frederick IV. These were transferred when Hohenzollern became part of Prussia.