Aix-en-Provence
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 | blazon wanted |
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 in a publication from 1895
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
Literature: Louis, 1949
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