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Palatine Lion
Three electors sitting below their coats of arms (1341), from the left: Peter of Mainz, Balduin of Trier and Rudolph

The Palatine Lion (German: Pfälzer Löwe), less commonly the Palatinate Lion, is an heraldic charge (see also: heraldic lions). It was originally part of the family coat of arms of the House of Wittelsbach and is found today on many coats of arms of municipalities, counties and regions in South Germany and the Austrian Innviertel.

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Palatine Lion

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The Palatine Lion (German: Pfälzer Löwe), less commonly the Palatinate Lion, is an heraldic charge (see also: heraldic lions). It was originally part of...

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List of coats of arms with the Palatine Lion

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arms bearing the Palatine Lion includes municipal coats of arms as well as other shields and company logos which depict the Palatine Lion. Key to the columns...

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Electoral Palatinate

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under the rulership of the Counts Palatine of Lotharingia in 915; it was then restructured under the Counts Palatine of the Rhine in 1085. From 1214 until...

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Order of the Lion of Bavaria

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The Order of the Lion of Bavaria was created in 1768 by Charles IV Theodore, Elector Palatine, to celebrate the 25th year of his reign. Originally called...

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Leo Palatinus

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Leo Palatinus (Latin for Palatine Lion) was a constellation created by the astronomer Karl-Joseph König in 1785. He created the constellation to honor...

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House of Wittelsbach

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Diamond Monarchism in Bavaria after 1918 List of coats of arms with the Palatine Lion Goodey, Emma (17 March 2016). "Succession". The Royal Family. Rodrigues...

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Veldenz lion

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representation of the County of Veldenz this lion can be found in many arms in the region. In the Palatinate the Palatine lion dominates. In 1444 the Castle of Veldenz...

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Kallstadt

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Kallstadt (German pronunciation: [ˈkalʃtat]) is a village in the Palatine part of Rhineland-Palatinate, one of Germany's 16 federal states. It is part...

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Wachenheim

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the Palatine Lion and the Bavarian “bendy lozengy” pattern, is also known. On the dexter (armsbearer's right, viewer's left) side appears the lion already...

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Innviertel

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Palatine Lion and Bavarian Fusils in the municipal arms of Braunau...

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Frederick V of the Palatinate

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(German: Friedrich; 26 August 1596 – 29 November 1632) was the Elector Palatine of the Rhine in the Holy Roman Empire from 1610 to 1623, and reigned as...

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Alexander Suvorov

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Januarius and the Bavarian "Order of the Golden Lion" (perhaps referring to the Order of the Palatine Lion) do not correspond to reality. 27 (16 OS) January...

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Henry the Lion

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Henry the Lion (German: Heinrich der Löwe; 1129/1131 – 6 August 1195), also known as Henry III, Duke of Saxony (ruled 1142-1180) and Henry XII, Duke of...

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List of district flags of Germany

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Vertical flag with the coat of arms. The coat of arms consists of the Palatine Lion representing Mannheim as the last capital city of Electoral Palatinate...

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Lancashire

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county was a comparatively poor backwater, although in 1351 it became a palatine, with a semi-independent judicial system. This changed during the Industrial...

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Paladin

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paladin is from Old French, deriving from the Latin comes palatinus (count palatine), a title given to close retainers. The paladins remained a popular subject...

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Westhofen

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in 1615, Westhofen was part of Electoral Palatinate and adopted the Palatine Lion as a charge in its arms. He held a bunch of grapes in his paw. That...

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