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According to Wilhelm Mauer who was a Speidel family researcher from Tübingen, Germany, there were "many, many
Coats-of-Arms granted to members of the Speidel family during the Middle Ages. Often the same Coat-of-Arms was
granted to different members of the same family, although some changes were made, as well as changes in color."
Johann Siebmacher's "Grosses und Allgemeines Wappenbuch", a very old 35 volume set of books detailing the armorial collection
of German nobility, shows some of the Coats-of-Arms granted to members of the Speidel family.
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Granted to Ludwig Speidel by Emperor Frederick III, dated
at Linz, March 20, 1467. The original is in Vienna, Austria.
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Also granted to Ludwig Speidel by Emperor Frederick III, dated
at Linz, March 20, 1467. The original is in Vienna, Austria. A description is as follows:
Coat-of-Arms: in red, three iron colored wedges
Helmet: two arms dressed in red, a gold seal raised
Decken: red, gold
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Granted to Johan Jakob Speidel, representative of the Emperor
and ambassador at the Council in Ragensburg 1666.
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Granted to a Speidel at Neckarsulum in Würtemberg, served by servants
and in ownership of land.
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Shown on the covers of "Beiträge zur Geschichte der Familie Speidel - Die Balinger Speidel" and
"Beiträge zur Geschichte der Familie Speidel - Der Holzgerlinger Müllerzweig der Speidel" both by Wilhelm Mauer. I am not sure
who the Coat-of-Arms was granted to but it is very similar to the Arms granted to Johann Jakob Speidel.
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(click any of the images to enlarge)
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