Illustration
Painted illustration of the quaternion eagle of the Holy Roman Empire, created by Jost de Negker in 1510 CE. It depicts the double-headed eagle crest of the Holy Roman Empire (adopted 1433 CE) with the banners of its towns. It became widely used within the Empire in coats of arms and in documents, among other things.
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Original image by Jost de Negker. Uploaded by Michael Griffith, published on 22 March 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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Cite This Work
APA Style
Negker, J. d. (2021, March 22). Quaternion Eagle of the Holy Roman Empire. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13696/quaternion-eagle-of-the-holy-roman-empire/
Chicago Style
Negker, Jost de. "Quaternion Eagle of the Holy Roman Empire." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 22, 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13696/quaternion-eagle-of-the-holy-roman-empire/.
MLA Style
Negker, Jost de. "Quaternion Eagle of the Holy Roman Empire." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 22 Mar 2021. Web. 25 Apr 2024.
