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The arms of France Ancient: Azure semé-de-lis or. After the death of the last direct Capetian in 1328, the kingdom of France passed to the house of Valois through the Salic law, and Navarre passed to the house of Evreux through female line. 1376–1469 The arms of France Modern: Azure, three fleurs-de-lis or, a simplified version of France Ancient
The National Order of the Legion of Honour and the National Order of Merit; The Phrygian cap; Joan of Arc; Fleur-de-lis; Bleuet de France, the symbol of memory for, and solidarity with, veterans, victims of war, widows, and orphans, similar to the Commonwealth remembrance poppy.
Orders, decorations, and medals of France (5 C, 13 P) Pages in category "National symbols of France" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
The colours of the French flag may also represent the three main estates of the Ancien Régime (the clergy: white, the nobility: red and the bourgeoisie: blue). Blue, as the symbol of class, comes first and red, representing the nobility, comes last. Both extreme colours are situated on each side of white referring to a superior order. [22]
Marie Antoinette and Her Children, also known as Marie Antoinette of Lorraine-Habsburg, Queen of France, and Her Children [a] is an oil painting by the French artist Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, painted in 1787, and currently displayed at the Palace of Versailles. [1] Its dimensions are 275 by 216.5 cm (108.3 by 85.2 in). [2]
Featured pictures of France (8 C, 205 F) M. Maps of France (3 C, 1 P) P. ... Media in category "Images of France" The following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 ...
Louise Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun - Marie-Antoinette de Lorraine-Habsbourg, reine de France et ses enfants - Google Art Project.jpg 23,427 × 30,000; 241.67 MB Lucy Arbell as Queen Amahelli in Massenet's Bacchus, wide view.jpg 1,804 × 2,688; 2.34 MB
Coat of arms of the Dauphin of France, a title used by the heir-apparent to the French throne from 1350 to 1791, and from 1824 to 1830. Heraldic crown of the Dauphin of France. The following is a list of the heirs to the throne of the Kingdom of France, that is, those who were legally next in line to assume the throne upon the death of the King.