Principality of Minden

PRINCIPALITY OF MINDEN

Official blazon

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Origin/meaning

The Principality was formed after the dissolution of the Diocese and State of Minden in 1648. It existed until 1807 when it was incorporated in the Kingdom of Westfalen.

The arms show two crossed keys as did the Diocese before.

The arms in the Wapen- en Vlaggenboek van Gerrit Hesman (1708)

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