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The Coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach was created in 1815 when the area was raised to the title of Grand Duchy, and ended in 1918 with the transition of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach into the new state of Thuringia. The full grand ducal style was Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Landgrave in Thuringia, Margrave of Meissen, Princely Count of Henneberg, Lord of Blankenhayn, Neustadt and Tautenburg, and this is represented in the arms:
- In the first quarter, the striped lion of Thuringia;[1][2]
- In the second quarter, the arms of the Margraviate of Meissen;[2]
- In the third quarter, per pale the arms of the County of Henneberg and of Neustadt-Arnshaugk;[2]
- In the fourth quarter, per pale the arms of the Lord of Blankenhayn (Blankenhain) and Tautenburg;[2]
- Above all the arms of Saxony, as was tradition for the descendants of the Saxon line.[2]
It was used on the Grand Ducal Standard c.1862 - c.1878.[1]
References
- Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach on International Heraldry, accessed 2009-04-12.
- ^ a b Grand Ducal Standards until 1918 (Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Germany) at Flags of the World. Dated 2001/2002. Accessed 2009-05-25.
- ^ a b c d e Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine on Heraldique-Europeenne. Authored by Bunel, Arnaud. Accessed 2009-05-25. (in French)
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