European Heraldry
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Welcome to European Heraldry. This site is designed to give a flavour of the traditions of heraldic art in Europe throughout the early years of the 17th century to the present day. Most of the illustrations created stop at the French Revolution purely for reasons of practicality. The greatest emphasis is on royal and hence national coats of arms, although in certain countries a more extensive collection is shown.
The arms are not blazoned, except in certain circumstances, but the research has been thorough and accuracy, it is hoped, has been maintained. Regular updates to this site will be added in the future.
*New additions:
A number of British families have been added. They are arranged in groups for convenience, usually because of common descent or marriage.
House of Leveson-Gower
Incorporating the families of Sutherland, Granville, Carteret, Thynne, Egerton, Mackenzie and Cust
House of Osborne
House of Stanhope
Anhalt
Lippe
Leiningen
Waldburg
Savoy
Tuscany
Saxony
Waldeck
Burgundy
Fürstenberg
Nassau
Parma
Schonborn
Lorraine
Lorraine-Guise
Habsburg-Lorraine
Auersperg
France Modern
Tudor England
Stuart Britain
All the illustrations are original, designed and researched by the author. All rights reserved for publication.Please e-mail for further information.