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*[http://www.almanachdegotha.org/id212.html Nobility of the World--Germany] | *[http://www.almanachdegotha.org/id212.html Nobility of the World--Germany] | ||
Heraldry is the design, use, regulation, and recording of coats-of-arms. Originally, coats-of-arms were granted to individuals, not families. However, sometimes the right to bear a coat-of-arms was inherited by the descendants of the person to whom it was granted. | Heraldry is the design, use, regulation, and recording of coats-of-arms. Originally, coats-of-arms were granted to individuals, not families. However, sometimes the right to bear a coat-of-arms was inherited by the descendants of the person to whom it was granted. | ||
==Heraldry== | |||
In Germany mainly the noble class, gentry, and some burghers (city residents with citizenship rights) were entitled to bear coats-of-arms. The ruling monarch granted a noble title and the right to use a coat-of-arms as a reward for persons who performed a heroic deed, achieved a notable accomplishment, or held a prominent government position. These grants were documented. | |||
In | The laws and practices of heraldry have changed over the years. In the eighteenth century, many burgher families had coats-of-arms that they recorded with the appropriate government agencies. | ||
==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
*[http://www.heraldica.org/biblio/annotate.htm '''Click here'''] for an annotated bibliography of heraldry books. | *[http://www.heraldica.org/biblio/annotate.htm '''Click here'''] for an annotated bibliography of heraldry books. | ||