04-12-2007, 07:15 PM
On 2-headed eagles:
Alencon bears a golden 2-headed eagle on the coat of arms because the Drengot family has served in the "Latininikon" from 1040 AD
Hapsbourgs had the 2-headed eagle on the coat of arms because they had put in through marriage Eleni Aggelina from the Despotate of Ipiros in 1270 and a De Courtenet heiress of the Latin Empire.
Seems that initialy the 2-headed eagle was asociated with the empresses and the princesses. Byzantine princes married Russian princes and the 2-headed eagle came prominent whenever they had the Regency when their husband died.
2-headed eagle appeard for the Serbs when Stpan Dusan tried to become emperor in the 14th century.
Kind regards
Alencon bears a golden 2-headed eagle on the coat of arms because the Drengot family has served in the "Latininikon" from 1040 AD
Hapsbourgs had the 2-headed eagle on the coat of arms because they had put in through marriage Eleni Aggelina from the Despotate of Ipiros in 1270 and a De Courtenet heiress of the Latin Empire.
Seems that initialy the 2-headed eagle was asociated with the empresses and the princesses. Byzantine princes married Russian princes and the 2-headed eagle came prominent whenever they had the Regency when their husband died.
2-headed eagle appeard for the Serbs when Stpan Dusan tried to become emperor in the 14th century.
Kind regards
HOPLITE14GR (aka Stefanos)
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Phokean Ekdromos
http://hetairoi.de/
http://hoplomachia.gr
http://stefanosskarmintzos.wordpress.com