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WERNEGKH ( c 1679 )
ščit (arms) |
Quarterly, 1 and 4: Gules, three towers issuant from a wall all Argent, mortar and three windows all Sable on a mount Vert; 2 and 3: per pale Gules and Vert, on the dexter, 3 bendlets Argent, overall, an eschutcheon Or, an eagle Sable displayed. |
greben (crest) |
On the dexter, issuant from a coronet Or on a helm Argent visor of the first, a dexter wing Gules; on the sinister, issuant from a coronet Or on a helm Argent with visor Or, a pair of horns Or. |
vir (source) |
Opus Insignium Armorumque 1687 - 1688 Das Grosse Wappenbuch. pp 74, 115, 116, 220 |
The coat of arms of Wernegkh is depicted in a variety of designs in Valvasor's armory. The coat of arms indicates that a member of the family was a member of the provincial committee of Carniola. (74) The arms also indicate that the family included a baron who possessed one or more estates in Carniola. (115, 116) The arms also represent a noble family recognized in Styria. (220) |
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Click on the images on the below to view the variations of the Wernegkh arms as depicted in Valvasor's armory.
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bibliografija / bibliography
- Janez Vajkard Valvasor, "Opus Insignium Armorumque 1687 - 1688 Das Grosse Wappenbuch, re-published by the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, January 1993 (999 copies only), ISBN 86-7131-070-1.
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