States of Germany
It has also been used in several provinces in Westphalia (therefore, it is also called "Westfalenross", meaning "Westphalian steed", or "Welfenross", meaning "Welf steed"). After this, it became the heraldic animal of the Kingdom of Hanover (since 1866 the Prussian Province of Hanover), of the Prussian Province of Westphalia and since 1922 of the Free State of Brunswick. This tradition continues in two modern federal States of Germany: Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia.