Fürst (German pronunciation: [ˈfʏʁst] , female form Fürstin, plural Fürsten; from Old High German furisto, "the first", a translation of the Latin princeps) is a German word for a ruler as well as a princely title. Fürsten were, starting in the Middle Ages, members of the highest nobility who ruled over states of the Holy Roman Empire and later its former territories, below the ruling Kaiser (emperor) or König (king).
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Hat worn by princes of the Holy Roman Empire, and in the past also by princes of Belgium.
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Wappen des Fürst von Schwarzburg-Graf von Solms-Wildenfels (Prince of Schwarzburg, Count of Solms-Wi...
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Staatswappen Liechtensteins
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"Fig. 11. Fürstenkrone [Krone der Prinzen aus herzoglichen Häusern]. Sie besitzt die selbe Formation...
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Based on Ströhl-Rangkronen-Fig. 11.png "Fig. 11. Fürstenkrone [Krone der Prinzen aus herzoglichen Hä...
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This is a one-way "translation arrow" icon, drawn by myself in the style of, and modeled after :Imag...
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Wappen des Fürsten Putbus.