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The Zürich armorial (German: Zürcher Wappenrolle) is a roll of arms made in presumably in what is now eastern Switzerland (in or near what is now the canton of St. Gallen); it is now kept in the Swiss National Museum in Zürich.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 14 relations: Alsace, Baden, Canton of St. Gallen, Coats of arms of the Holy Roman Empire, Duchy of Swabia, German-speaking Switzerland, Holy Roman Empire, Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Königsegg-Aulendorf, Lake Constance, Roll of arms, Swiss National Museum, Zentralbibliothek Zürich, Zurich.

  2. Heraldry of the Holy Roman Empire
  3. Illuminated heraldic manuscripts
  4. Medieval history of Switzerland
  5. Rolls of arms

Alsace

Alsace (Low Alemannic German/Alsatian: Elsàss ˈɛlsɑs; German: Elsass (German spelling before 1996: Elsaß.) ˈɛlzas ⓘ; Latin: Alsatia) is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in eastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine next to Germany and Switzerland.

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Baden

Baden is a historical territory in South Germany.

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Canton of St. Gallen

The canton of St.

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Coats of arms of the Holy Roman Empire

Over its long history, the Holy Roman Empire used many different heraldic forms, representing its numerous internal divisions. Zürich armorial and Coats of arms of the Holy Roman Empire are Heraldry of the Holy Roman Empire.

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Duchy of Swabia

The Duchy of Swabia (German: Herzogtum Schwaben; Latin: Ducatus Allemaniæ) was one of the five stem duchies of the medieval German Kingdom. Zürich armorial and duchy of Swabia are medieval history of Switzerland.

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German-speaking Switzerland

The German-speaking part of Switzerland (Deutschschweiz, Suisse alémanique, Svizzera tedesca, Svizra tudestga) comprises about 65 percent of Switzerland (North Western Switzerland, Eastern Switzerland, Central Switzerland, most of the Swiss Plateau and the greater part of the Swiss Alps).

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Holy Roman Empire

The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor.

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Johann Jakob Scheuchzer

Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (2 August 1672 – 23 June 1733) was a Swiss physician and natural scientist born in Zürich.

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Königsegg-Aulendorf

Königsegg-Aulendorf was a county of southeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

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Lake Constance

Lake Constance (Bodensee) refers to three bodies of water on the Rhine at the northern foot of the Alps: Upper Lake Constance (Obersee), Lower Lake Constance (Untersee), and a connecting stretch of the Rhine, called the Seerhein.

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Roll of arms

A roll of arms (or armorial) is a collection of coats of arms, usually consisting of rows of painted pictures of shields, each shield accompanied by the name of the person bearing the arms. Zürich armorial and roll of arms are Illuminated heraldic manuscripts.

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Swiss National Museum

The Swiss National Museum (Landesmuseum), part of the Musée Suisse Group, itself affiliated with the Federal Office of Culture, is located in the city of Zürich, Switzerland's largest city, next to the Hauptbahnhof.

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Zentralbibliothek Zürich

Zentralbibliothek Zürich (Zürich Central Library) is a library in Zürich, Switzerland.

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Zurich

Zurich (Zürich) is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich.

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See also

Heraldry of the Holy Roman Empire

Illuminated heraldic manuscripts

Medieval history of Switzerland

Rolls of arms

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zürich_armorial