Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress

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   tierced in fess
1st tierced in pale
i quarterly
first barry of 8 gules and argent
second azure three lion heads caboshed or crowned
or
third chequey gules and argent
fourth azure a fess vert fimbriated argent, in chief
a mullet of 6 points or, in fess a marten argent very
much smaller smaller very much wider;
over all quarters an escutcheon gules a trimount vert
a cross of lorraine argent shown smaller smaller and
much higher, a crown or shown much smaller and lower
slightly lower
ii quarterly
first gules a castle or
second argent a lion rampant gules armed langued and
crowned or
third paly of 9 or and gules
fourth per saltire paly of 9 or and gules; and argent,
in dexter and sinister flanks an eagle sable armed
legged langued and beaked gules
iii quarterly
first azure an eagle chequey gules and argent armed
legged langued beaked and crowned or
second or an eagle sable armed legged langued and
beaked gules crowned or
third per fess embattled azure and masoned argent
fourth argent a trimount vert a bull passant gules
higher;
over all quarters an escutcheon gules a lion rampant
tail forked saltire argent armed legged langued and
crowned or
2nd per pale
i per fess
first azure an eagle sable beaked or langued gules
very much larger much lower very much to the dexter,
a sun or in dexter chief shown much to the dexter,
a moon increscent argent in sinister chief very much
to the dexter to the dexter slightly to the dexter
second or 7 towers gules arranged 4 3 very much closer
together very much to the dexter much higher;
over all quarters a bar gules
ii tierced in pale
first or
second or three antlers sable in pale shown to the
sinister
third or three lions passant sable armed or langued
gules in pale
3rd tierced in pale
i quarterly
first sable a lion rampant or armed and langued gules
second argent a lion rampant gules armed and langued
or
third barry of 10 argent and azure a lion rampant
gules armed langued and crowned or
fourth or a lion rampant sable armed and langued gules
crowned or;
over all quarters an escutcheon bendy of 6 or and
azure a bordure gules; and a royal crown proper very
much higher slightly higher and larger
ii per pale
first per pale
1) or an eagle sable armed legged langued and beaked
gules crowned or
2) argent a serpent erect vorant a child azure vorant-a-child
gules crowned or
second argent a cross gules in all quarters an eagle
kleestengel sable;
over all quarters enty in point or six fleurs-de-lys
azure arranged 1 2 3 very much lower slightly lower
iii quarterly
first argent a jerusalem cross or
second or five guzes arranged 2 2 1 much smaller much
lower narrower much closer together, a hurt in chief
charged with 3 fleurs-de-lys or much larger closer
together
third azure semy-de-lys or a bordure gules
fourth azure a barbel embowed or palewise very much
narrower very much to the dexter, a barbel embowed
or palewise reversed very much narrower very much
to the sinister, a cross of saint james or in dexter
and sinister flanks, a cross of saint james or in
chief shown very much larger and lower, a cross of
saint james or in base shown much larger and lower;
over all quarters an escutcheon or a bend gules in
bend three alerions displayed argent bendwise;;
;;
over all quarters an escutcheon quarterly of 9
1st vert a panther argent inflamed gules
2nd per pale
i or three lions passant sable armed or langued gules
in pale
ii gules a fess argent
3rd argent an eagle azure armed legged langued and
beaked gules crowned or
4th or a lion rampant gules armed langued and crowned
azure
5th gules
6th argent an eagle gules armed legged langued beaked
and crowned or
7th gules a bend sinister argent a lion passant or
bendwise reversed in dexter chief shown much to the
sinister, a lion passant or bendwise reversed in sinister
base shown very much higher
8th per bend azure, and bendy sinister of 5 gules
and argent, a lion passant or bendwise sinister in
sinister chief shown to the dexter very much lower
and larger
9th bendy of 7 gules and argent a pale or;
over all quarters an escutcheon gules a fess argent;
much larger and slightly lower, and a royal crown
proper very much higher higher and larger;
much larger

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