Coat of Arms of King Andrew II of Hungary

Description of the Coat of Arms

On the reverse of his golden seal, there is a triangular shield divided seven times. In the center of the second, fourth, and sixth fields, there is a small escutcheon, flanked on both sides by a pair of lions running toward it. In the eighth field, there is a lion running to the heraldic left with its head turned backward. In total, there are seven lions depicted on the coat of arms. This coat of arms was frequently featured on royal seals and coins. The shape of the shield may be triangular or heart-shaped, depending on the specific depiction.

The coat of arms with the lions originally belonged to his brother, King Emeric.

Andrew II (of Jerusalem)

(also known as Endre; born around 1176 – died September 21, 1235), was King of Hungary between 1205 and 1235. He was an ambitious politician who, as a prince, rebelled against the lawful reign of his own brother, Emeric. His reign is one of the most frequently mentioned periods in Hungarian history. This is not only because of his energetic foreign policy, which extended across the entire Balkan Peninsula and led to the conquest of several neighboring territories, but also because of his domestic reforms—most notably the issuance of the Golden Bull in 1222. This charter introduced modern legal principles that, with minor modifications, remained in force until 1848.

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