Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

   quarterly
1st quarterly
i and iv quarterly
1) and 4) Gu a tower triple-towered Or
2) and 3) Arg a lion rampant Murrey armed langued and crowned Or;;
ii quarterly
1) Or 4 palets Gu
2) and 4) Arg two crosslets or  impaled with barry of 5 Gu and Arg
3) Gu a square shaped escutcheon gu maily or a square shaped escutcheon gu a carbuncle or much larger a pomme in fess much smaller; larger lower; larger lower;;
over all quarterings a cross potent or in sinister half larger much smaller much to the dexter raised
iii quarterly
1) Or 4 palets Gu
2) arg a pile throughout paly of 9 or and gu
3) Gu a square shaped escutcheon gu maily or a square shaped escutcheon gu a carbuncle or much larger a pomme in fess much smaller; larger lower; larger lower
4) Arg a pile throughout inverted paly of 9 or and gu;;
over all quarterings 2 eagles Sa in fess in sinister half larger lower;;
2nd quarterly
i gu a fess arg
ii per saltire arg and gu 2 palets counterchanged, 2 bars counterchanged a square shaped escutcheon Azure flory or larger lower
iii gu a square shaped escutcheon bendy az and or lower
iv sa a lion rampant or armed and langued gu;;
over all quarterings a swiss escutcheon per pale or and arg a lion rampant sa armed and langued gu in dexter half larger an eagle gu armed langued beaked and legged or in sinister half much larger raised charged with a moon crescent or much smaller raised; larger
3rd quarterly
i gu a fess arg
ii paly of 7 arg and gu 2 bars counterchanged a base sable a square shaped escutcheon Azure flory or lower to the dexter; 
iii gu a square shaped escutcheon bendy az and or smaller much raised to the dexter
iv sa a lion rampant or armed and langued gu smaller much raised;;
over all quarterings a swiss escutcheon per pale or and arg a lion rampant sa armed and langued gu in dexter half larger an eagle gu armed langued beaked and legged or in sinister half much larger raised charged with a moon crescent or much smaller raised; larger
4th quarterly
i gu a square shaped escutcheon arg a lion rampant murrey armed langued and crowned or larger smaller to the dexter; in 2nd quarter much larger much to the dexter 
a square shaped escutcheon arg a lion rampant murrey armed langued and crowned or smaller very much to the sinister; in 3rd quarter much larger much to the dexter a tower triple towered or in 1st quarter smaller raised a tower triple towered or in 4th quarter smaller much to the dexter raised
ii barry of 9 gu and arg 
a square shaped escutcheon paly of 13 or and gu in 1st quarter  very much larger to the dexter to the dexter
a square shaped escutcheon gu maily or a square shaped escutcheon gu maily or impaled with gu a carbuncle or larger; larger lower; in 3rd quarter very much larger to the dexter much to the dexter lower
a palet argent 
a cross potent or in fess point smaller smaller raised
two crosslets or in middle chief and in middle base higher
iii arg
a square shaped escutcheon per saltire paly of 19 Gu and or and arg two eagles sable in fess point smaller; larger larger much to the sinister
a square shaped escutcheon paly of 13 or and gu in 1st quarter  very much larger to the dexter much to the dexter
a square shaped escutcheon gu maily or a square shaped escutcheon gu maily or impaled with gu a carbuncle or larger raised much raised; larger lower; in 3rd quarter very much larger to the dexter much to the dexter lower
iv gu a square shaped escutcheon arg a lion rampant murrey armed langued and crowned or larger smaller to the dexter; in 2nd quarter much larger much to the dexter 
a square shaped escutcheon arg a lion rampant murrey armed langued and crowned or smaller very much to the sinister; in 3rd quarter much larger much to the dexter a tower triple towered or in 1st quarter smaller raised a tower triple towered or in fess point very much smaller lower to the sinister;;
;;
over all quarterings a triangle arg in middle base much lower charged with a pomegranate proper

(Previously entry no. 9731)

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