Aix-en-Provence
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AIX-EN-PROVENCE
Département : Bouches-du-Rhône
Villages : Luynes (Aix-en-Provence)
| French | D'or à quatre pals de gueules ; au chef tiercé en pal : au 1er d'argent à la croix potencée d'or cantonnée de quatre croisettes du même, au 2e d'azur semé de fleurs de lis d'or, au lambel de cinq pendants de gueules en chef, au 3e d'azur semé de fleurs de lis d'or, à la bordure de gueules. |
| English | No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation |
Origin/meaning
The three pales are the ancient arms of the Kingdom of Aragon, as the city was in medieval times under the influence of the Kings of Aragon. The chief shows the arms of Jeruzalem, the Kingdom of Naples and Anjou, and represent the arms of Louis III, Count of the Provence and Anjou in 1434.
 The arms in a 16th century manuscript |
 The arms in Hozier (1696) |
 The arms in Traversier (1842) |
 The arms on a pre-1910 postcard |
 The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932 |
 The arms on a tobacco card by Laurens |
 Postal cancellation 2012 |
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Literature : Louis, 1949