Bourgogne

BOURGOGNE

Official blazon

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Origin/meaning

The arms are based on the arms of Philippe, 3rd son of King Jean II of France. Philippe was first given the Duchy of Touraine. In 1363 he received the Duchy of Burgundy. The first and fourth quarter show the arms of Touraine, the second and third the arms of the elder line of the Dukes of Burgundy, granted to them around 1170.

The arms in the 16th century	The arms in the Wapen- en Vlaggenboek van Gerrit Hesman (1708)
The arms in Traversier (1842)
The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932	The arms on a postcard by Kroma
The arms on a Barré Dayez Postcard

Literature: Image taken from La banque du blason (with permission)