A More Complex Eggenberg Coat of Arms, and a Less Complex Schwarzenberg One

Last time, I told you that we would be seeing a more complex coat of arms of the Eggenberg lords of Český Krumlov, Czechia. That one, last time's, was simply Quarterly; this time's is Quarterly of six!

And next to it, on two different buildings in the city, is a simpler (Quarterly: 1 and 2; 3 and 4) version of the coat of arms of the Schwarzenberg lords of Český Krumlov. Next time, we'll see the more complex version (Quarterly: 1, 2, 3 and 4, and an inescutcheon) of those arms.

Now, on to today's armorial displays. (Be sure to click on the images to see the full-size versions with much greater detail.)

Here, on the right side of the building, we have, from left to right, the Eggenberg arms and the Schwarzenberg arms.

The Eggenberg arms are blazoned: Quarterly: 1, Argent five roses gules seeded or (Český Krumlov); 2, Per fess or and azure a cross moline issuant from a crescent (Gradiška); 3, Gules an eagle displayed argent armed and beaked or (Aquilea); 4, Per pale azure and gules an eagle displayed argent (Postojna); 5, Azure an anchor or (Ptuj); and 6, Or a wheel argent (Radgona/Radkersburg); overall an inescutcheon Argent in pall three crows or ravens displayed heads to center sable holding in their beaks a crown or (Eggenberg).

The Schwarzenberg arms (not the oldest, those being simply the first quarter of the arms here, as lords of Seinsheim), are blazoned: Quarterly: 1 and 4, Paly of eight argent and azure (Seinsheim); 2 and 3, Or the head of a Turk couped, his eyes being pecked out by a raven all proper (Raab). (The head of the Turk is found in different orientations in different depictions of the Schwarzenberg arms: fesswise, bendwise, and palewise. Because of that, I have elected not to blazon its orientation.)

These same two coats of arms are also found on the façade of the museum here, flanking the arms of Bohemia, which itself is centered above the arms of the city. (Again, click on the image below to see the full-size photograph):

Two families, commemorating a transition from one family to another as lords of Český Krumlov, Czechia. And, also, marking a transition from the more complex arms of the older family to the simpler arms of the newer one. But, of course, even those simpler arms will become more complex, as we will see next time!