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Quaternion Eagle, 1510
The Quaternion Eagle (Quaternionenadler), introduced around 1510 by Hans Burgkmair, was a depiction of the Imperial Estates (Reichsstände) of the Holy Roman Empire, mixing two pre-existing concepts, namely the Imperial Quaternions (Quaternionen der Reichsverfassung) and the Imperial Eagle (Reichsadler).
These depictions were not exhaustive of the Imperial Estates ; in this regard, the composition of the Imperial Diet (Reichstag) is more representative. They also included political actors who had little power in imperial politics. Nevertheless, they provide a useful insight into how the Empire was perceived and thought at the time : a political order increasingly structured in a strict and formal hierarchy in which the Imperial Estates shared power with the Emperor in the governance of the Empire.

Ecclesiastical prince-electors
1. Potestate of Rome
2. Archbishop of Mainz
3. Archbishop of Trier
4. Archbishop of Cologne

Secular prince-electors
1. King of Bohemia
2. Electoral Palatine of Rhine
3. Duke of Saxony
4. Margrave of Brandenburg

Margraves
Margraviate of Brandenburg
Margraviate of Meissen
Margraviate of Baden
Margraviate of Moravia

Dukes
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Duchy of Bavaria
Duchy of Swabia
Duchy of Lorraine

Vicars
Duchy of Brabant
Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg
Region of Westrich
Duchy of Silesia

Landgraves
Landgraviate of Thuringia
Landgraviate of Alsace
Landgraviate of Hesse
Landgraviate of Leuchtenberg

Burgraves
Burgraviate of Magdeburg
Burgraviate of Rieneck
Burgraviate of Stromberg

Counts
County of Cleves
County of Savoy
County of Schwarzburg
County of Celje

Lordships
Lordship of Limpurg
Lordship of Westerburg
Lordship of Thusis
Lordship of Aldenwaden

Knights
Andlau
Fraunberg
Strundeck

Cities
Imperial Free City of Augsburg
Imperial Free City of Metz
Imperial Free City of Aachen
Imperial Free City of Lübeck

Villages
Imperial Free City of Ulm
Imperial Free City of Haguenau
Imperial Free City of Sélestat

Peasants
Imperial Free City of Cologne
Imperial Free City of Regensburg
Imperial Free City of Konstanz
Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg

Castles
Rottenburg

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 Quaternion Eagle, 1510<br>
-The Quaternion Eagle (''Quaternionenadler''), introduced around 1510 by Hans Burgkmair, is a depiction of the Imperial Estates (''Reichsstände'') of the Holy Roman Empire, mixing two pre-existing concepts, namely the Quaternion Eagle (''Quaternionen der Reichsverfassung'') and the Imperial Eagle (''Reichsadler'').<br>These depictions do not exhaustively represent the Imperial Estates ; in this regard, the composition of Imperial Diet (''Reichstag'') is more representative.<br>
+The Quaternion Eagle (''Quaternionenadler''), introduced around 1510 by Hans Burgkmair, was a depiction of the Imperial Estates (''Reichsstände'') of the Holy Roman Empire, mixing two pre-existing concepts, namely the Imperial Quaternions (''Quaternionen der Reichsverfassung'') and the Imperial Eagle (''Reichsadler'').<br>These depictions were not exhaustive of the Imperial Estates ; in this regard, the composition of the Imperial Diet (''Reichstag'') is more representative. They also included political actors who had little power in imperial politics. Nevertheless, they provide a useful insight into how the Empire was perceived and thought at the time : a political order increasingly structured in a strict and formal hierarchy in which the Imperial Estates shared power with the Emperor in the governance of the Empire.
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