Coats of Arms and Flags of the Hohenzollerns

[Warren]

Prussia Imperial Arms
(a curiosity)

actually Knights of the Teutonic Order
mistakenly shown in Wikipedia as the Imperial Arms of Prussia

[image removed to avoid unnecessary confusion]

[Warren]

Prussia - Kaiser's Arms

[Harold]

Are those the Prussian arms? I did not think Prussia ever used a double-headed eagle?

[suturegeisha]

Originally Posted by Harold

Are those the Prussian arms? I did not think Prussia ever used a double-headed eagle?

It's used by lots of countries!:
Double-headed eagle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Harold]

The double-headed eagle was used by the Holy Roman Empire and Austria-Hungary. It was not used by Prussia. Here is a link to the Prussian arms:

Image:Ac preussen.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Helena]

And what do we see on top of the crown?

[Warren]

It's certainly a curiosity. The Crown is Imperial Austria, the black cross underneath it is the Prussian Iron Cross, and the Prussian Arms (single-headed eagle) are in the very centre where the red and white Arms of Austria would normally be.
I have no idea on what occasions this amalgam of Prussia and the Holy Roman Empire/Austria would have been used.

[Harold]

Originally Posted by Warren

It's certainly a curiosity. .....
I have no idea on what occasions this amalgam of Prussia and the Holy Roman Empire/Austria would have been used.

Hope for the future? A Hohenzollern marries a Habsburg and the monarchy is restored in Prussia and Austria?

[Warren]

A standard of the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen family.
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[PssMarie-Elisabeth]

(Former) Kingdom of Roumania

[NVDV]

The fictitious coat of arms above are those of the Imperial Teutonic Order.
These are a mix of the Imperial Austrian, Holy roman and German Empire.
The Teutonic order was founded in the 12th century to manage German hospitals during the Crusades in Jerusalem and safeguard the passage for German pilgrims. After a lot of development they still exist as a religious order in Austria. http://www.deutscher-orden.at/ These arms above represent a military Teutonic Order, which does not exist anymore.
Greets
Nicolas

[RoyalistRiley]

Found these in an encylopedia of flags. In the first file, the one on the left is that of the German Emperor and the one on the right that of the Empress used from 1871-90; the second file is the Emperor and Empress's from 1890-1981, with the only real change being the eagles on the yellow background.

Here is the second file mentioned above. Sorry, my computer was having problems at the time..

[RoyalistRiley]

Originally Posted by Warren

It's certainly a curiosity. The Crown is Imperial Austria, the black cross underneath it is the Prussian Iron Cross, and the Prussian Arms (single-headed eagle) are in the very centre where the red and white Arms of Austria would normally be.
I have no idea on what occasions this amalgam of Prussia and the Holy Roman Empire/Austria would have been used.

This arms appears on Wikipedia as those of the German Empire. Perhaps it has something to do with the Austro-Prussian rivalry?

[KaiserJames]

Originally Posted by NVDV

The fictitious coat of arms above are those of the Imperial Teutonic Order.
These are a mix of the Imperial Austrian, Holy roman and German Empire.
The Teutonic order was founded in the 12th century to manage German hospitals during the Crusades in Jerusalem and safeguard the passage for German pilgrims. After a lot of development they still exist as a religious order in Austria. http://www.deutscher-orden.at/ These arms above represent a military Teutonic Order, which does not exist anymore.
Greets
Nicolas

He's right. This Imperial Eagle is the symbol of the Knights of the Teutonic Order. Since the actual knights don't exist anymore, the Eagle is not used anymore. This Imperial Eagle combines elements from Prussia, Germany, Austria, the Holy Roman Empire, and the Byzantine Empire.
It's found on this site:
Historic and Present List of Knights of The Teutonic Order

[KaiserJames]

If you want German Royal Flags, you want Imperial Standards. Here's a few:
1. The Royal Standard of Prussia and the House of Hohenzollern
2. The Imperial Standard of Wilhelm I
3. The Imperial Standard of Wilhelm II

The third one probably makes for the best fit.

[Warren]

1. Standard of the Queen of Prussia
2. Standard of the Kingdom of Prussia
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[Harold]

What flag do they fly at the two castles?

[SchwarzerAdler]

Originally Posted by KaiserJames

If you want German Royal Flags, you want Imperial Standards. Here's a few:
1. The Royal Standard of Prussia and the House of Hohenzollern
2. The Imperial Standard of Wilhelm I
3. The Imperial Standard of Wilhelm II

The third one probably makes for the best fit.

Unfortunately that is not entirely correct.
1. This is the Royal Standard of the King of Prussia (1889-1918).
It is NOT the Standard of the House of Hohenzollern. If the bunting were white instead of red then it would be the Standard of Members of the Royal Prussian Family (1889-1918)
2. This is NOT the Imperial Standard (1871-1889). The bunting for the Imperial Standard would be yellow, the crown is the Imperial Crown and the eagle on the shield is the eagle used during the years 1871-1889.
So this is a mixture which did not have existed in reality.
3. Yes, this is the Imperial Standard from 1889 to 1918.

Regards
Alex R.

[vonLichtenberg]

A curious note about the German Imperial Crown, a physical copy never existed. It is simply a heraldic crown. There was a design model but no finished one.