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'''Country''': France [[File:france.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
'''Département''': [[Meurthe-et-Moselle]][[File:Meurthe-et-Moselle.jpg|60 px|right]]


Département : [[Meurthe-et-Moselle]]
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===Official blazon===
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|'''French'''
| D'argent au chardon de pourpre tigé arraché et feuillé de deux pièces de sinople ; au chef aux armes de [[Lorraine]] pleines; coupé d'un parti de trois : au I fascé d'argent et de gueules de huit pièces, au II d'azur semé de fleurs de lis d'or brisé en chef d'un lambel de gueules, au III d'argent à la croix potencée d'or et cantonnée de quatre croisettes du même, au IV d'or à quatre pals de gueules, au V d'azur semé de fleurs de lis d'or, à la bordure de gueules, au VI d'azur au lion contourné d'or à la queue fourchue, armé, lampassé et couronné de gueules, au VII d'or au lion de sable, armé et lampassé de gueules, au VIII d'azur semé de croisettes recroisetées au pied fiché d'or, à deux bars adossés du même brochants, sur le tout d'or à la bande de gueules chargée de trois alérions d'argent.
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The arms show a thistle and a chief with the complete historical arms of [[Lorraine]].  
The arms show a thistle and a chief with the complete historical arms of [[Lorraine]].  


Nancy was the capital city of Lorraine and adopted a thistle in it's arms probably after the defeat of the Duke of Burgundy in 1477. The meaning, however, is not known. The thistle has been the symbol of the city since the 15th/16<sup>th</sup> century. <br/>
Nancy was the capital city of [[Lorraine]] and adopted a thistle in it's arms probably after the defeat of the Duke of Burgundy in 1477. The meaning, however, is not known. The thistle has been the symbol of the city since the 15th/16<sup>th</sup> century. <br/>
The chief shows the arms of Lorraine as used in 1575, when the chief was added by Charles III, Duke of Lorriane. The arms show the red bars of [[Hungary]], the shield with fleur-de-lis and a label for the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, the golden cross for Jerusalem, the red pals of [[Aragón]], the fleur-de-lis and red bordure of Anjou; the golden lion of [[Gelderland|Gelre]], the black lion of [[Jülich]], the two fish for the Duchy of Bar and overall the historical arms of Lorraine.
The chief shows the arms of [[Lorraine]] as used in 1575, when the chief was added by Charles III, Duke of Lorriane. The arms show the red bars of [[Hungary]], the shield with fleur-de-lis and a label for the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, the golden cross for Jerusalem, the red pals of [[Aragón]], the fleur-de-lis and red bordure of Anjou; the golden lion of [[Gelderland|Gelre]], the black lion of [[Jülich]], the two fish for the [[Duchy of Bar]] and overall the historical arms of [[Lorraine]].


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===Image gallery===
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1870.jpg|center|350 px|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by Guilbert, 1853
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|align="center"|[[File:nancy.hagfr.jpg|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms in the  [[Café Sanka : La France Héraldique|Café Sanka album]] +/- 1932  
File:Nancyjr.jpg|alt=Blason de Nancy/Arms (crest) of Nancy|The arms in the Armorial Jörg Rügen (1495)
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File:Nancy1.jpg|alt=Blason de Nancy/Arms (crest) of Nancy|The arms in Hozier (1696)
|align="center"|[[File:nancy.lau.jpg|250 px|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a tobacco card by [[Laurens (Villes de France) |Laurens]]
File:Nancy-tr.jpg|alt=Blason de Nancy/Arms (crest) of Nancy|The arms in Traversier (1842)
|align="center"|[[File:nancy.bd.jpg|250 px|center|BLason de {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a postcard by Barré Dayez
File:Nancy1870.jpg|alt=Blason de Nancy/Arms (crest) of Nancy|The arms by Guilbert, 1853
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File:nancy.hagfr.jpg|alt=Blason de Nancy/Arms (crest) of Nancy|The arms in the  [[Café Sanka : La France Héraldique|Café Sanka album]] +/- 1932  
|align="center"|[[File:nancy.pcfr.jpg|250 px|center]]  <br/>The arms on a postcard from the 1990s
File:nancyw.jpg|alt=Blason de Nancy/Arms (crest) of Nancy|The arms in a window (Facebook)
|align="center"|[[File:nancy.union.jpg|250 px|center]]  <br/>The arms on a Union trade card
File:nancy.lau.jpg|alt=Blason de Nancy/Arms (crest) of Nancy|The arms on a tobacco card by [[Laurens (Villes de France) |Laurens]]
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File:nancy.bd.jpg|alt=Blason de Nancy/Arms (crest) of Nancy|The arms on a postcard by Barré Dayez
|align="center"|[[File:nancy.mja.jpg|250 px|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a postcard by Maurice Jacquez
File:nancy.pcfr.jpg|alt=Blason de Nancy/Arms (crest) of Nancy|The arms on a postcard from the 1990s
|align="center"|[[File:nancy.fp.jpg|250 px|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a trade card from Félix Potin
File:nancy.union.jpg|alt=Blason de Nancy/Arms (crest) of Nancy|The arms on a Union trade card
|}
File:nancy.mja.jpg|alt=Blason de Nancy/Arms (crest) of Nancy|The arms on a postcard by Maurice Jacquez
File:nancy.fp.jpg|alt=Blason de Nancy/Arms (crest) of Nancy|The arms on a trade card from Félix Potin
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|'''Literature''']]:


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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|Literature]] :


[[Category:French Municipalities N]]
[[Category:French Municipalities N]]
[[Category:Meurthe-et-Moselle]]
[[Category:Meurthe-et-Moselle]]

Latest revision as of 09:13, 16 June 2024

Blason de Nancy/Arms (crest) of Nancy
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Département: Meurthe-et-Moselle
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Official blazon
French D'argent au chardon de pourpre tigé arraché et feuillé de deux pièces de sinople ; au chef aux armes de Lorraine pleines; coupé d'un parti de trois : au I fascé d'argent et de gueules de huit pièces, au II d'azur semé de fleurs de lis d'or brisé en chef d'un lambel de gueules, au III d'argent à la croix potencée d'or et cantonnée de quatre croisettes du même, au IV d'or à quatre pals de gueules, au V d'azur semé de fleurs de lis d'or, à la bordure de gueules, au VI d'azur au lion contourné d'or à la queue fourchue, armé, lampassé et couronné de gueules, au VII d'or au lion de sable, armé et lampassé de gueules, au VIII d'azur semé de croisettes recroisetées au pied fiché d'or, à deux bars adossés du même brochants, sur le tout d'or à la bande de gueules chargée de trois alérions d'argent.
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Origin/meaning

The arms show a thistle and a chief with the complete historical arms of Lorraine.

Nancy was the capital city of Lorraine and adopted a thistle in it's arms probably after the defeat of the Duke of Burgundy in 1477. The meaning, however, is not known. The thistle has been the symbol of the city since the 15th/16th century.
The chief shows the arms of Lorraine as used in 1575, when the chief was added by Charles III, Duke of Lorriane. The arms show the red bars of Hungary, the shield with fleur-de-lis and a label for the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, the golden cross for Jerusalem, the red pals of Aragón, the fleur-de-lis and red bordure of Anjou; the golden lion of Gelre, the black lion of Jülich, the two fish for the Duchy of Bar and overall the historical arms of Lorraine.

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