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Royal Standards 1815-1918 (Saxony, Germany)

Last modified: 2011-06-10 by jarig bakker
Keywords: saxony: kingdom | koenigreich sachsen | king | crown prince | prince | markgrave | meissen | banner of arms | stripes: 10 (yellow-black) | crancelin | lion: rampant (black) | crowns: 4 |
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• Royal Standard 1815-1918 (Standarte des Königs)
• Crown Prince's Standard c.1900-1918 (Standarte des Kronprinzen, Standarte des Markgrafs von Meissen)
• Standard of the Princes c.1900-1918 (Standarte der Prinzen)

See also:

• Kingdom of Saxony 1806-1918 (Königreich Sachsen, Germany)
• Standards of the Emperor and Other Sovereigns 1871-1918 (Germany)
• Germany

Other sites:

• Greater Arms of the Kingdom of Saxony (from Ströhl's Deutsche Wappenrolle, German text only) at the Lebendiges virtuelles Museum Online
• Lesser Arms and Greater Arms of the Kingdom of Saxony (from Ströhl's Deutsche Wappenrolle) at Ralf Hartemink's International Civic Arms website

Standarte des Königs

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by Alvan Fisher and Mark Sensen

Green rue crown on 10 stripes black-yellow. Dates from at least the 14th century [as Ducal Banner, from 1815 as Royal Banner]. In use until 1918. Illustrated in National Geographic 1917 p. 367, no. 998.

Norman Martin, March 1998

The royal banner shows the age-old arms of the Duchy of (Upper) Saxony, also used by the other branches of the house of Wettin in Thuringia. In a field of ten black and gold stripes, diagonally a green Rautenkranz [crancelin]. Source: Siebmachers Wappenbuch 1878.

Theo van der Zalm, 14 August 2000

According to Neubecker 1933, the royal standard flown over Feste Königstein castle was 16 square metres large (i.e. 4 metres hoist) and had a golden fringe.

Santiago Dotor, 14 May 2002

Standarte des Kronprinz, Standarte des Markgrafs von Meissen

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by Theo van der Zalm and Santiago Dotor

After 1900 a special banner for the crown prince, titled Markgraf von Meissen [margrave of Meissen], was issued, showing a black lion (for the palatinate of Meissen) among four royal crowns in the corners. Other princes used only the lion. Source: Neubecker 1933.

Theo van der Zalm, 14 August 2000

Standarte der Prinzen

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by Theo van der Zalm and Santiago Dotor

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