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<p>[QUOTE="David Askett, post: 247668, member: 4727"]Well, the crest doesn't seem to have anything to do with the regiment, or Ludwigsburg Castle. It doesn't seem to be related to the Kingdom of Wurttemberg, either, except that the blue and yellow crown does look like the crown of the King of Wurttemburg, Charles I at the time. The coat of arms, however, isn't his. He was Protestant - a Lutheran, to be specific - but crossed keys are usually associated with the Catholic Church, aren't they? The "Keys of Heaven", I believe. And, what is that object below the keys - a bishop's mitre? </p><p><br /></p><p>Curiouser and curiouser...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="David Askett, post: 247668, member: 4727"]Well, the crest doesn't seem to have anything to do with the regiment, or Ludwigsburg Castle. It doesn't seem to be related to the Kingdom of Wurttemberg, either, except that the blue and yellow crown does look like the crown of the King of Wurttemburg, Charles I at the time. The coat of arms, however, isn't his. He was Protestant - a Lutheran, to be specific - but crossed keys are usually associated with the Catholic Church, aren't they? The "Keys of Heaven", I believe. And, what is that object below the keys - a bishop's mitre? Curiouser and curiouser...[/QUOTE]
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