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The branch of the Danish royal family ruled Schleswig until 1375. From 1386-1495 the counts of Holstein were the vassals of the Danish King in Schleswig. Afterwards the Duchy was an independent Duchy in the German Empire. The Danish kings tried (and succeeded) several times in regaining their sovereignity in the area. The arms were not affected by the territorial changes. | The branch of the Danish royal family ruled Schleswig until 1375. From 1386-1495 the counts of Holstein were the vassals of the Danish King in Schleswig. Afterwards the Duchy was an independent Duchy in the German Empire. The Danish kings tried (and succeeded) several times in regaining their sovereignity in the area. The arms were not affected by the territorial changes. | ||
The arms of Holstein show the Nesselblatt (nettle-leaf) of the counts of [[Grafschaft Schaumburg|Schaumburg]]. The Counts of Schaumburg were also Counts of Holstein. <br> | The arms of [[Duchy of Holstein|Holstein]] show the Nesselblatt (nettle-leaf) of the counts of [[Grafschaft Schaumburg|Schaumburg]]. The Counts of Schaumburg were also Counts of Holstein. <br> | ||
The oldest arms of the counts showed a lion until 1238. In 1239 the Nesselblatt appears on a seal of Count Johann I. The Nesselblatt also appears on the seals of other members of the family, including other branches of the family. The origin of the arms is not quite known. Due to its shape the figure was called a Nesselblatt. It is not used anywhere else unrelated to the Schaumburg family. It also appears in many | The oldest arms of the counts showed a lion until 1238. In 1239 the Nesselblatt appears on a seal of Count Johann I. The Nesselblatt also appears on the seals of other members of the family, including other branches of the family. The origin of the arms is not quite known. Due to its shape the figure was called a Nesselblatt. It is not used anywhere else unrelated to the Schaumburg family. It also appears in many civic arms in Holstein. The arms did not change during the many territorial changes of Holstein. | ||
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