Franz Xaver von Salm-Reifferscheidt

FRANZISKUS XAVER VON SALM-REIFFERSCHEIDT-KRAUTHEIM

Born: February 1, 1749
Deceased: April 19, 1822

Bishop of Gurk, 1783-1822
Cardinal 1816

the arms as Prince-Bishop (correct ?)	the arms as Cardinal (variant 1)
the arms as Cardinal (variant 2)

Official blazon
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The complex arms show the family arm under a chief of the arms of Gurk. However, the arms of Gurk show a divided shield of red and silver, but on his seals and coins (see below), this field is often shown as silver with a red bar, or a smaller red bar on the lower silver field.

The family arms are quartered of Niedersalm (fish), Reifferscheidt (blue shield and label), Bedburg (silver lion on red with billets, see also Bedburg), Alfter (silver lion on barry of gold and red), and Hackenbroich (black lion on gold), with as inescutcheon Dyck.

On his grave in Strassbourg a much simpler version of the arms is shown, see below.

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The arms on his seal from 1784
The arms on a coin from 1801
The arms on his sealmatrix as cardinal
The arms on his grave

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