fleur-de-lis
Sign in to savethumb|Fleur-de-lis thumb|Arms of the Kings of France blazoned Azure, three fleurs-de-lis or The fleur-de-lis, also spelled fleur-de-lys (plural fleurs-de-lis or fleurs-de-lys), is a common heraldic charge in the (stylized) shape of a lily (in French, and mean and respectively). Most notably, the fleur-de-lis is depicted on multiple flags of Quebec and on the traditional coat of arms of France that was used from the High Middle Ages until the French Revolution in 1792, and then again in brief periods in the 19th century. This design still represents France and the House of Bourbon in the form o
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- Etymology
- Origin
- Alternative derivations
- Ancient usages
- Dynastic and related territorial heraldry
- Albania
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Byzantium (Roman Empire)
- Canada
- France
- Royal symbol: background, later legends
- First royal symbol; ''France Ancient''
- English claims
- ''France Moderne'' (1376–1790s, etc.)
- Current use
- Duby's interpretation
- Italy and the pope
- Lithuania
- Malta, Order of Malta
- Serbia
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Other countries, cities, families
- Military
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- Civilian institutions and organisations
- Education
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- Art and entertainment
- Architecture and design
- Literature
- Video games
- Music
- Punishment
- French colonial empire
- France
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thumb|Fleur-de-lis thumb|Arms of the Kings of France blazoned Azure, three fleurs-de-lis or The fleur-de-lis, also spelled fleur-de-lys (plural fleurs-de-lis or fleurs-de-lys), is a common heraldic charge in the (stylized) shape of a lily (in French, and mean and respectively). Most notably, the fleur-de-lis is depicted on multiple flags of Quebec and on the traditional coat of arms of France that was used from the High Middle Ages until the French Revolution in 1792, and then again in brief periods in the 19th century. This design still represents France and the House of Bourbon in the form of marshalling on the arms of other countries, including Spain, Quebec and Canada.
Other European nations have also employed the symbol. The fleur-de-lis became "at one and the same time, religious, political, dynastic, artistic, emblematic, and symbolic", especially in French heraldry. The Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph are among saints often depicted with a lily.