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''' STATE or ELECTORATE OF KÖLN (953-1803)''' | ''' STATE or ELECTORATE OF KÖLN (953-1803)''' | ||
[[File:kolnstate.jpg|center]] | [[File:kolnstate.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
= | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|+Official blazon | |||
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The State of | |'''German''' | ||
| (de) | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The State of Köln, or more correctly the Electorate of Cologne (Kurfürstentum Köln, Kurköln) was the territory directly ruled by the Archbishops of Köln from 953-1803. | |||
The territory was afterwards part of the [[Kingdom of Westfalen]] and [[Grand-Duchy of Hessen-Darmstadt]]. It is now part of the [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]] and [[Rheinland-Pfalz]] States. | The territory was afterwards part of the [[Kingdom of Westfalen]] and [[Grand-Duchy of Hessen-Darmstadt]]. It is now part of the [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]] and [[Rheinland-Pfalz]] States. | ||
The arms of the Archdiocese and thus the State of | The arms of the Archdiocese and thus the State of Köln showed a black cross in silver. These arms were already used by the Archbishops in the 13th century. | ||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:kolnstate2.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms as shown in the Armorial Gelre (+/- 1370) | |align="center"|[[File:kolnstate2.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as shown in the Armorial Gelre (+/- 1370) | ||
|} | |} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:German States]] | [[Category:German States]] | ||
[[Category:Nordrhein-Westfalen]] | [[Category:Nordrhein-Westfalen]] | ||
[[Category:Rheinland-Pfalz]] | [[Category:Rheinland-Pfalz]] | ||