Early Modern and Modern Examples
In early modern heraldry, use of a boar's head (rather than the entire animal) became a popular device. Siebmachers Wappenbuch (1605) shows a boar in the coat of arms of the Schweinichen noble family.
Modern rulers who have used the boar's head as part of their coats of arms include Joseph Bonaparte, Joachim Murat
Read more about this topic: Boars In Heraldry
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