arms of the Duchy of Estonia

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The arms of the Duchy of Estonia were a historical heraldic emblem featuring three blue lions on a golden shield, symbolizing the region under foreign (primarily Danish) rule in the medieval and early modern periods.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
arms of the Duchy of Estonia canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coat of arms ⓘ
associatedWith Danish Estonia ⓘ
linked to: Swedish Estonia

Danish crown ⓘ
Kingdom of Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Denmark
category Danish heraldry ⓘ
linked to: European heraldry

Estonian heraldry ⓘ
charge three lions passant guardant ⓘ
chargeTincture azure ⓘ
fieldColor gold ⓘ
hasDesignOrigin Danish heraldry ⓘ
heraldicStyle European heraldry ⓘ
historicalPeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ
influenced coat of arms of Estonia ⓘ
inspiredBy arms of Denmark ⓘ
languageOfHeraldicBlazon German ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
represents Duchy of Estonia as a political unit ⓘ
sovereignty over Estonian territories ⓘ
sharesMotiveWith coat of arms of Denmark ⓘ
coat of arms of England ⓘ
shieldColor golden shield ⓘ
status historical coat of arms ⓘ
symbolizes Danish rule in Estonia ⓘ
foreign rule in medieval Estonia ⓘ
royal authority ⓘ
timeScope medieval and early modern Estonia ⓘ
tinctureOfField or ⓘ
usedBy Duchy of Estonia ⓘ
foreign rulers in Estonia ⓘ
usedFor administrative symbolism ⓘ
territorial representation ⓘ
usedFrom 13th century ⓘ
usedInRegion Northern Estonia ⓘ
linked to: northern Estonia

Reval ⓘ
Tallinn ⓘ
usedOn banners ⓘ
official documents ⓘ
seals ⓘ
visualElement golden background ⓘ
three blue lions ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Coat of arms of Estonia → historicalUse → arms of the Duchy of Estonia ⓘ