House of Wittelsbach: Difference between revisions

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Coat of Arms
House of Wittelsbach
Counts of Scheyern and Wittelsbach
Ancient arms
House of Wittelsbach
Dukes of Bavaria
Adopted arms from House of Bogen in 1242
House of Wittelsbach-Palatinate
Dukes of Upper Bavaria
Counts Palatine of the Rhine
House of Wittelsbach-Palatinate
Electors Palatine of the Rhine
Arch-Stewards of the Holy Roman Empire
House of Wittelsbach-Palatinate
Electors Palatine of the Rhine
Arch-Stewards of the Holy Roman Empire

Composite Arms
House of Wittelsbach-Palatinate
Electors Palatine of the Rhine
Arch-Stewards of the Holy Roman Empire
House of Wittelsbach-Palatinate
Electors Palatine of the Rhine
Arch-Stewards of the Holy Roman Empire

Additional Arms
House of Wittelsbach-Palatinate
as Counts Palatine of the Rhine
Assumed from House of Welf as successors in Palatinate
House of Wittelsbach-Palatinate
Regalia field
Used since late 14th century
House of Wittelsbach-Palatinate
Augmentation for the office of Arch-Steward of Holy Roman Empire
Awarded in 1544

Kings of the Romans & Holy Roman Emperors
Ruprecht III von der Pfalz
King of the Romans
1400–1410

Cadet Branches
House of Wittelsbach-Burghausen
Lords of Burghausen and Landshut
Dukes of Lower Bavaria
Issued from Henry I, 2nd son of Otto II, Duke of Bavaria
House of Wittelsbach-Brandenburg
Dukes of Bavaria
Margraves of Brandenburg
Issued from Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, younger son of Louis II, Duke of Upper Bavaria and Count Palatine
House of Palatinate-Neumarkt
Lords of Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz
Counts Palatine of Neumarkt
Issued from John, 3rd son of Rupert, King of the Romans
House of Palatinate-Simmern
Counts Palatine of Simmern
Electors Palatine of the Rhine
Issued from Stephen, 5th son of Rupert, King of the Romans
House of Palatinate-Mosbach
Lords of Mosbach and Neumarkt
Counts Palatine of Mosbach
Issued from Otto, 6th son of Rupert, King of the Romans
House of Löwenstein-Scharffeneck
Counts of Löwenstein and Wertheim
Lords of Scharffeneck
Morganatic branch issued from Friedrich I, Elector Palatine

Personal Arms
Otto III of Bavaria
Arms as King of Hungary
1305-1312
Contested by Charles I of Anjou
Ruprecht I von der Pfalz
Count Palatine of the Rhine
Elector Palatine
Arms in Gelre Armorial
Ruprecht III von der Pfalz
Count Palatine of the Rhine
King of the Romans
1400-1410
Albert von Pfalz-Mosbach
Prince-Bishop of Strasbourg
1478–1506
John III von der Pfalz
Administrator of the Bishopric of Regensburg
1507–1538

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 Wittelsbach.svg|House of Wittelsbach<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Dukes of Bavaria<br>Adopted arms from [[House of Bogen]] in 1242</span>
 Wittelsbach Pfalz.svg|House of Wittelsbach-Palatinate<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Dukes of Upper Bavaria<br>Counts Palatine of the Rhine</span>
-Electorate of Pfalz.svg|House of Wittelsbach-Palatinate<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Counts and Electors Palatine of the Rhine<br> Imperial Arch-Stewards</span>
+Kurpfalz.svg|House of Wittelsbach-Palatinate<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Electors Palatine of the Rhine<br>Arch-Stewards of the Holy Roman Empire</span>
+Electorate of Pfalz.svg|House of Wittelsbach-Palatinate<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Electors Palatine of the Rhine<br>Arch-Stewards of the Holy Roman Empire</span>
+</gallery>
+<gallery caption="Composite Arms" align=center style= "color: #292929;font-size:1.2em;font-weight: normal;text-align:center;font-style: normal;">
+Palatinate Composite.svg|House of Wittelsbach-Palatinate<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Electors Palatine of the Rhine<br>Arch-Stewards of the Holy Roman Empire</span>
+Pfalz Composite.svg|House of Wittelsbach-Palatinate<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Electors Palatine of the Rhine<br>Arch-Stewards of the Holy Roman Empire</span>
 </gallery>
 <gallery caption="Additional Arms" align=center style= "color: #292929;font-size:1.2em;font-weight: normal;text-align:center;font-style: normal;">
 Pfalz.svg|House of Wittelsbach-Palatinate<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">as Counts Palatine of the Rhine<br>Assumed from [[House of Welf]] as successors in Palatinate</span>
-Arch-Steward.svg|House of Wittelsbach-Palatinate<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Augmentation for the office of Arch-Steward of Holy Roman Empire</span>
+Tincture-Gules.svg|House of Wittelsbach-Palatinate<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Regalia field<br>Used since late 14th century</span>
+Arch-Steward.svg|House of Wittelsbach-Palatinate<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Augmentation for the office of Arch-Steward of Holy Roman Empire<br>Awarded in 1544</span>
 </gallery>
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 Pfalz Gelre.svg|Ruprecht I von der Pfalz<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Count Palatine of the Rhine<br>Elector Palatine<br>Arms in ''Gelre Armorial''</span>
 Rupert of the Palatinate.svg|Ruprecht III von der Pfalz<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Count Palatine of the Rhine<br>King of the Romans<br>1400-1410</span>
+Albert of Palatinate-Mosbach.svg|Albert von Pfalz-Mosbach<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Prince-Bishop of Strasbourg<br>1478–1506</span>
+John III of the Palatinate.svg|John III von der Pfalz<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Administrator of the Bishopric of Regensburg<br>1507–1538</span>
 </gallery>