Coat of arms of Oldenburg
The coat of arms of Oldenburg is the coat of arms associated with the state of Oldenburg, a county, duchy and then grand duchy that existed between 1101 and 1918. The arms are also associated with the parts of the House of Oldenburg that ruled the state.
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The coat of arms recognised the full acquisitions of the state in those years. Various branches used assorted minor arms; those most associated with the Oldenburg part of the state were copies of the flags of Oldenburg. The inescutcheon was used on the state ensign of 1893 to 1918/1921.[1]
Design
The main shield shows the arms of:[1]
- Kingdom of Norway (top-left);
- Duchy of Schleswig (top-right);
- Duchy of Holstein (middle-left);
- Territory of Stormarn (middle-right);
- Territory of Dithmarschen (bottom-left);
- Lordship of Kniphausen (bottom-right).
The inescutcheon shows the arms of:
- County of Oldenburg (family arms, top-left);
- County of Delmenhorst (family arms, top-right);
- Prince-Bishopric of Lübeck (principality of Eutin, bottom-left);
- Principality of Birkenfeld (bottom-right);
- Lordship of Jever (bottom-middle);
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