Laval (Mayenne)

From Heraldry of the World
Revision as of 13:44, 11 December 2014 by Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) (Text replace - "{|width="100%" style="color:black; background-color:#ffffcc;" |width="15%"|50 px|left |width="70%" align="center" |'''Heraldry of the World<br/>Civic heraldry of France - Armorial de France''' |width="15%"|[[Fil)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Template:FranceLAVAL

Département : Mayenne

Laval.jpg

Origin/meaning

According to legend, when William the Conqueror became king of England, he granted the use of one lion of his arms to thanks the lords of Laval, whom helped him during the battle of Hastings. Later the Lords of Laval granted the arms to the city as well.

Laval.hagfr.jpg

The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932
Laval.lau.jpg

The arms on a tobacco card by Laurens
Laval.frba.jpg

The arms on a postcard by Kroma
Laval.fp.jpg

The arms on a trade card from Félix Potin

Contact and Support

Partners:

Your logo here ?
Contact us



© since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink Ralf Hartemink arms.jpg
Index of the site

Literature : Louis, 1949