The Riegel Coats-of-Arms

At first, we must say that there is no single coat-of-arms which can be called "The Riegel Family"-coat-of-arms. Although we find several arms, depicted below, each one is granted for use only of an individual and his descendants, usually only in the male line. Since we have no documents about how or even if we are related to the persons below, these arms can not be used for our family.

This officially registered coat-of-arms is copied from the Heraldry Encyclopaedia of Ottfried Neubecker "Großes Wappen Bilder Lexikon der bürgerlichen Geschlechter Deutschlands, Österreichs und der Schweiz" ("Great Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Heraldry of Civilian Families in Germany, Austria and Switzerland"). It shows a bar (German: "Riegel") on the escutcheon. It does not say which member of the Riegel family registered this Coat-of-Arms. The owl and the book could be a hint to a scholar person.

Mary Riegel Brower mentiones 3 more coat-of-arms in her book "The Riegel family":

Hanß Rigell of Rottenburg (Neckar), 1539. Assistant Judge at Rottenburg. Source: Rottenburg Archives.

It shows two crossed black double-kooks on a golden (yellow) shield.

 

Rigel of Bavaria, 1556

Blazon: In a silver shield three red emanches moving from the right side of the escutcheon. Crest: a little silver cross with pointed foot, above a lily of the same colour, between two red buffulo horns. - Or: in a red shield 3 silvern emanches moving from the right side of the escutcheon. Crest: a silvern issuing lion with a golden crown, at its left side a black demi-vol, holding vertically with its paws a red saw-blade of 4 tooth.

Source: Rietstap's Armorial general, Vol II, page 573

 

  Franz Ludwig Riegel, Royal Bavarian Attorney at Krumbach, received a title of nobility, and a coat-of-arms München 29 April 1841. (no picture)