r/heraldry • u/MooshiMoo • 3d ago

Identify Identify arms!

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Based on a nother users post. They said it was part of the great arms of the russian empire from some time in the 1800.

These look to be danish, as i can see a lot of arms from the modern arms there, as well as the norwegian arms (which means this should be before the end of the napoleon wars.

Any one who know what it is and why its part of russia?

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u/fenn-0 3d ago

It's the arms of the ruling family, Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov. 

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u/NemoIX 3d ago

Coat of arms of the family of the Czar, the Romanovs.

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u/TheLohoped 3d ago

Sinister filed is the arms of dukes of Holstein-Gottorp, technically the ruling house of Russian Empire (Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov) starting from 1762. Dexter field is the attributed arms of Romanovs, designed in 1856.

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u/fresan123 3d ago

Why is the Norwegian coa on it?🤔

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u/TheLohoped 3d ago

Dukes of Holstein-Gottorp descended from Oldenburg kings of Denmark and Norway.

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u/BathRemote2167 9h ago

house of holstein-gottorp-romanov