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The
coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its ...
of the German state of
Hesse Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major historic cities are ...
was introduced in 1949. It is based on the historical coat of arms of the
Ludovingian The Ludovingians or Ludowingians (german: Ludowinger) were the ruling dynasty of Thuringia and Hesse during the 11th to 13th centuries. Their progenitor was Louis the Bearded who was descended from a noble family whose genealogy cannot be pre ...
landgraves of Hesse and Thuringia.


History

Ingeram Codex 043.jpg, The Ludovingian ''lion barry'' in the
Ingeram Codex The Ingeram Codex (also ''Codex Cotta'', Kunsthistorisches Museum A2302) is an armorial of the Holy Roman Empire made by Hans Ingeram for Albert VI, Archduke of Austria in 1459. It is largely concerned with the coats of arms of the ''Adelsgesellsch ...
of 1459, given as the coat of arms of the landgraves of Hesse and Thuringia Wappen Landgraf Hessen.gif, Coat of arms of the landgrave of Hesse in Siebmacher's Wappenbuch (1703) Coat of Arms of the Grand Duchy of Hesse 1806-1918.svg, Lesser coat of arms of the
Grand Duchy of Hesse The Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine (german: link=no, Großherzogtum Hessen und bei Rhein) was a grand duchy in western Germany that existed from 1806 to 1918. The Grand Duchy originally formed from the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt in 18 ...
, using the coat of arms of the duchy itself, with the crown of a Grand Duchy and two lions as supporters (1806 to 1918) Greater Coat of arms of Grand Duchy of Hesse (1902-1918).svg, Greater coat of arms of the
Grand Duchy of Hesse The Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine (german: link=no, Großherzogtum Hessen und bei Rhein) was a grand duchy in western Germany that existed from 1806 to 1918. The Grand Duchy originally formed from the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt in 18 ...
in 1902 Coat of Arms of Hesse-Nassau.svg, The coat of arms of the Prussian province of
Hesse-Nassau The Province of Hesse-Nassau () was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1868 to 1918, then a province of the Free State of Prussia until 1944. Hesse-Nassau was created as a consequence of the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 by combining the ...
Coat of arms of Hesse original.png, Design by Gerhard Matzat (1949)


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Coat of arms of Prussia The state of Prussia developed from the State of the Teutonic Order. The original flag of the Teutonic Knights had been a black cross on a white flag. Emperor Frederick II in 1229 granted them the right to use the black Eagle of the Holy Roman ...
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Coat of arms of Germany The coat of arms of Germany displays a black eagle with a red beak, a red tongue and red feet on a golden field, which is blazoned: ''Or, an eagle displayed sable beaked langued and membered gules''. This is the (German for "Federal Eagle"), for ...
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Coat of arms of Thuringia The coat of arms German state Thuringia was introduced in 1990. Like the 1949 coat of arms of Hesse it is based on the Ludovingian ''lion barry'', also known as the "lion of Hesse", with the addition of eight mullets. Description The coat o ...
, which has a similar appearance. *
Origin of the coats of arms of German federal states This is a list of coats of arms of Germany. German Federal States File:Greater coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg.svg, Coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg File:Coat of arms of Bavaria.svg, Coat of arms of Bavaria File:Coat of arms of Berlin.s ...
. Hesse
Hesse Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major historic cities are ...
Culture of Hesse
Hesse Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major historic cities are ...
Hesse Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major historic cities are ...
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