Johann Friedrich Oesterreicher

JOHANN FRIEDRICH OESTERREICHER

Born : October 19, 1771
Deceased : January 31, 1835

Auxiliary bishop of Bamberg, 1823-1825; Titular Bishop of Dorylaëum
Bishop of Eichstätt, 1825-1835

Auxiliary bishop of Bamberg

Bishop of Eichstätt

Official blazon

• (Bishop) In Silber ein goldbordürtes durchgehendes blaues Tatzenkreuz, belegt mit den goldenen Buchstaben PFPF und belegt in der Mitte mit einem Herzschild, darin unter einer aus dem rechten Ober­eck wachsenden Sonne und einem Himmel drei Berge über Wasser, davor drei Hügel, auf dem linken ein Rebstock, das Ganze in natürlichen Farben.

Origin/meaning

As auxiliary bishop he used a natural landscape, which later became the inescutcheon of the arms in Eichstätt. It is speculated that this landscape resembled Austria and thus was a canting image (Oesterreiceher means someone from Austria). The composition also has been explained as Biblical references.

The cross is the cross of the Bavarian Order of Saint Michael, to which he was included by the Bavarian King. The letters mean P (Principi) F (Fidelis) F (Favere) P (Patriae).

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