Nancy
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Country: France  Département: Meurthe-et-Moselle  |
| 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. |
| English | blazon wanted |
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.
Image gallery
The arms in the Armorial Jörg Rügen (1495)
The arms in Hozier (1696)
The arms in Traversier (1842)
The arms by Guilbert, 1853
The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932
The arms in a window (Facebook)
The arms on a tobacco card by Laurens
The arms on a postcard by Barré Dayez
The arms on a postcard from the 1990s
The arms on a Union trade card
The arms on a postcard by Maurice Jacquez
The arms on a trade card from Félix Potin
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