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The double-headed eagle in the Serbian royal coat of arms is well attested in the 13th and 14th centuries. [citation needed] An exceptional medieval depiction of a double-headed eagle in the West, attributed to Otto IV, is found in a copy of the Chronica Majora of Matthew of Paris (Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, Parker MS 16 fol. 18, 13th ...
The double-headed eagle motif was used as the emblem of the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire) during the 14th and 15th centuries, when ruled by the Palaiologos Dynasty. Source Anachronistic design based on the flag used by the Greek Orthodox Church since c. 1980 ( File:Flag of the Greek Orthodox Church.svg )
The eagle with its head turned and wings spread appears on the coins of Sinope between 300 and 200 BCE. [2] The eagle was also an ancient Roman symbol ( aquila ) and, later, a Byzantine symbol. The double-headed eagle appears in Byzantine art in the 900s or 1000s. [ 1 ]
The double-headed eagle was used in the breakaway Empire of Trebizond as well. Western portolans of the 14th–15th centuries use the double-headed eagle (silver/golden on red/vermilion) as the symbol of Trebizond rather than Constantinople. Single-headed eagles are also attested in Trapezuntine coins, and a 1421 source depicts the Trapezuntine ...
Articles related to the double-headed eagle and its depictions. Pages in category "Double-headed eagle" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
An early depiction of a double-headed Imperial Eagle in a heraldic shield, attributed to Frederick II of Hohenstaufen, is found in the Chronica Majora by Matthew Paris (circa 1250). Segar's Roll (circa 1280) likewise depicts the double-headed Imperial Eagle as the coat of arms of the King of Germany .
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English: Calligraphy of a Wallachian bird which is simultaneously the double-headed Cantacuzino eagle. From a copy of the Cantacuzino Genealogy commissioned by Caimacam Constantin G. Cantacuzino. Date