Clan Coat of Arms
Two silver bars on red; the helmet, with red-silver blanket, bears two red (buffalo) horns, each with two silver barrettes (Spangen).
Coat of Arms of the Counts von Arnim-Boitzenburg
Coat of Arms according to the Prussian count certificate from 2 October 1786:
The centered shield is divided into four parts: Part one and four (top left, heraldic right, bottom right, heraldic left) are showing a kingly crowned, golden reinforced black (Prussian) eagle, coated with golden clover stalks, on silver; Part two and three (top right, heraldic left, bottom left, heraldic right) are showing two silver bars on red (clans coat of arms); above that a (count’s) crown with nine spikes, accompanied by two helmets; helmet on the heraldic right with black golden blanket bears golden reinforced black eagle wings, coated with golden clover stalks; helmet on the heraldic left with red and silver blanket bears two red buffalo horns, each with two silver barrettes (Spangen). Framing or rather holding the shield are two outwards positioned black (Prussian) eagles.
Coat of Arms for Friedrich Wilhelm von Arnim (* 31.12.1739, † 21.1.1801) and his succession, Master of Boitzenburg, Zichow, Kleinow and Falkenwalde, Royal Prussian Councillor of Justice (Justizrat), subsequently War minister (nowadays ‘defence minister’). Today’s noble comital houses (gräfliche Häuser) descending from Count Friedrich Wilhelm von Arnim are:
- Boitzenburg,
- Arnimshain,
- Zichow,
- Gross Sperrenwalde,
- Muskau (New house).
Meanwhile, the following comital houses of the Boitzenburg line have ceased to exist:
- Zichow-Blumberg,
- Muskau (Old house).
Coat of Arms of the Counts von Arnim, House of Golm-Güstow
Coat of Arms according to the Prussian count certificate from 28 July 1870:
The centered shield bears two silver bars on red; above the shield a (count’s) crown with nine spikes and a helmet: the helmet with red-silver blanket bears two red (buffalo) horns, each with two silver barrettes (Spangen); framing/holding the shield are two eagles: On the left (heraldic right) side the black (Prussian) eagle wearing the royal crown and bearing the golden lettering FR; on the right (heraldic left) side the red eagle of Brandenburg wearing a blue chest plate with a golden sceptre, a ‘Kurhut’ (hat of the Prince-elector, or ‘Kurfürst’). Heraldic dictum: Non cantu, sed actu.
Coat of Arms for Harry von Arnim House of Suckow (* 3.10.1824, † 19.5.1881) with the right to first birth and tied to the ownership of the estates of Golm and Güstow, Master of Golm and Güstow, from approximately 1870 onwards also Master of Nassenheide, Royal Prussian Chamberlain, Privy Councillor (Wirklicher Geheimer Rat), Envoy to Rome, subsequently Ambassador to Paris.
Coat of Arms of the Barons von Arnim, House of Golm-Güstow
This coat of arms is corresponding to the coat of arms shown before. Only the (count’s) crown with nine spikes is replaced by a (baron’s) crown with seven spikes.
Coat of Arms according to the highest cabinet order from 25 September 1874:
Two silver bars on red; above that a (baron’s) crown with seven spikes; the helmet with red silver blanket bears two (buffalo) horns, each two silver barrettes (Spangen); holding the shield are two eagles: On the left (heraldic right) side the black (Prussian) eagle wearing the royal crown and bearing the golden lettering FR; on the right (heraldic left) side the red eagle of Brandenburg wearing a blue chest plate with a golden sceptre, a ‘Kurhut’ (hat of the Prince-elector, or ‘Kurfuerst’) . Heraldic dictum: Non cantu, sed actu.
Coat of Arms for the descendants of Count Harry von Arnim (1824 - 1881), so far no right to first birth and not tied to the ownership of the estates of Golm and Güstow. The comital (gräfliche) line of the House of Golm and Güstow became extinct.
The descendants of the Baron’s (freiherrliche) line of this particular house are living in the USA.
Coat of Arms of the Counts von Arnim, House of Heinrichsdorf-Werbelow
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Coat of Arms according to the Prussian count certificate from 1841:
The Clan’s Coat of Arms; two griffins holding the shield.
Coat of Arms for Heinrich Friedrich von Arnim (1791 - 1859) Master of Werbelow, Milow and Schwaneberg, Royal Prussian Chamberlain, Privy Councillor (Wirklicher Geheimer Rat), Envoy to Brussels, Paris and Vienna, in 1849 temporarily Royal Prussian Foreign Minister.
Heinrich Friedrich Count v. Arnim died without leaving behind any descendants.