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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Hannover became a city around 1170 and was in the 14<sup>th</sup> century an important member of the Hanseatic League. From 1636 it was the capital of the Dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg, who later became Kings of Hannover and at the same time Kings of England. | Hannover became a city around 1170 and was in the 14<sup>th</sup> century an important member of the Hanseatic League. From 1636 it was the capital of the Dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg, who later became Kings of Hannover and at the same time Kings of England. | ||
The lion is the lion of Brunswick and taken from the Welfen family. It appears on the oldest known seals, dating from the early 13<sup>th</sup> century. The oldest real arms of the city showed only the trefoil. It is known from coins from 1430. It does not appear on the seals of the city until 1534. In 1565 the arms (still only the trefoil) had two golden lions as supporters and a helmet with crest on top. | The lion is the lion of Brunswick and taken from the Welfen family. It appears on the oldest known seals, dating from the early 13<sup>th</sup> century. The oldest real arms of the city showed only the trefoil. It is known from coins from 1430. It does not appear on the seals of the city until 1534. In 1565 the arms (still only the trefoil) had two golden lions as supporters and a helmet with crest on top. | ||
In the 19th century the city used large arms, with mantling, helmet and crest, see below. | In the 19th century the city used large arms, with mantling, helmet and crest, see below. | ||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
File:Hannover1500.jpg|alt=Wappen von Hannover/Arms of Hannover|The arms around 1500 | |||
File:Hannover1514.jpg|alt=Wappen von Hannover/Arms of Hannover|The arms in a manuscript from 1514 | |||
File:hannover2.jpg|alt=Wappen von Hannover/Arms of Hannover|Large arms | |||
File:Hannover.dwk.jpg|alt=Wappen von Hannover/Arms of Hannover|The arms on a calendar (1900) | |||
| | File:hannoverz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Hannover/Arms of Hannover|Seal from around 1900-1930 | ||
File:hannoverz2.jpg|alt=Wappen von Hannover/Arms of Hannover|Seal from around 1900-1930 | |||
File:hannoverz3.jpg|alt=Wappen von Hannover/Arms of Hannover|Seal from around 1900-1930 | |||
|- | File:hannoverz4.jpg|alt=Wappen von Hannover/Arms of Hannover|Seal from around 1900-1930 | ||
File:hannoverz6.jpg|alt=Wappen von Hannover/Arms of Hannover|Seal from around 1900-1930 | |||
File:hannoverz5.jpg|alt=Wappen von Hannover/Arms of Hannover|Seal from around 1900-1930 | |||
File:Hannoverc1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Hannover/Arms of Hannover|The arms on a 1625 coin | |||
| | File:hannover.wfc.jpg|alt=Wappen von Hannover/Arms of Hannover|The arms as used on a British cigarette card from 1906 | ||
File:hannover.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Hannover/Arms of Hannover|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
File:hannover.pcde.jpg|alt=Wappen von Hannover/Arms of Hannover|The arms on a modern postcard | |||
File:Hannover-cover.jpg|alt=Wappen von Hannover/Arms of Hannover|The arms on a manhole cover | |||
File:Hannover.sc.jpg|alt=Wappen von Hannover/Arms of Hannover|The arms in an [[Schuberts Album deutscher Staaten und Städtewappen|album]] from around 1910 | |||
File:207b.wsa.jpg|alt=Wappen von Hannover/Arms of Hannover|The arms in the [[Wappen-Sammlung Series 2 Cities and regions|Wappen-Sammlung]] (+/- 1910) | |||
File:3074.aba.jpg|alt=Wappen von Hannover/Arms of Hannover|The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | |||
File:Hannover.cva.jpg|alt=Wappen von Hannover/Arms of Hannover|The arms in an [[Continentale Verlags-Anstalt|album]] +/- 1905 | |||
| | File:Hannover.kos.jpg|alt=Wappen von Hannover/Arms of Hannover|The arms in an [[Kosmos Deutsche Stadtwappen aus West und Ost|album]], 1950s | ||
|- | File:8-1.kur.jpg|alt=Wappen von Hannover/Arms of Hannover|The arms in an [[Kurmark|album]] from 1930s | ||
| | File:Hannover.him.jpg|alt=Wappen von Hannover/Arms of Hannover|The arms on a [[Himmelreich|matchbox label]] | ||
| | File:Hannover.pan.jpg|alt=Wappen von Hannover/Arms of Hannover|The arms in an [[Panorama Bilderdienst|album]] from 1968 | ||
</gallery> | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler,1964-1971, 8 volume; Ahrens, 1891 | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities H]] | [[Category:German Municipalities H]] | ||
[[Category:Niedersachsen]] | [[Category:Niedersachsen]] | ||
[[Category:Hannover]] | [[Category:Hannover]] | ||