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Lion as a crest. Lion as a primary charge in the coat of arms of Finland (1978 design, based on the 16th-century coat of arms of the Grand Duke of Finland). The lion is a common charge in heraldry. It traditionally symbolises courage, nobility, royalty, strength, stateliness and valour, because historically the lion has been regarded as the ...
Early heralds held that any lion in a walking position must necessarily be a "leopard", and this distinction persists in French heraldry; however, this use of the term leopard has long since been abandoned by English heralds. [6] A "Lion of England" denotes a lion passant guardant Or, used as an augmentation. [5] The Welsh flag features a ...
Enamel portrait of Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou (1113/17–1151), formerly on his tomb in Le Mans Cathedral, Anjou, France, now in the Museum of Archeology and History in Le Mans. Visible on half his shield of azure are four lions rampant or, arranged in a manner reminiscent of the full-shield of six lions rampant (3,2,1) borne by his ...
A simple lion rampant is most likely. [25] 1198–1340 1360–1369: The arms on the second Great Seal of Richard I, used by his successors until 1340: Gules, three lions passant guardant in pale or. [19] [4] 1340–1360 1369–1395 1399–1406
Supporters: On the dexter a lion rampant guardant Or langued and armed Gules, imperially crowned Proper. On the sinister a Unicorn rampant Argent armed crined and unguled Or, and gorged with a Coronet composed of crosses patee and fleurs-de-lis, a chain affixed thereto passing through the forelegs and reflexed over the back Or
The lion is described as; A lion guardant Or, imperially crowned proper. [26] lion and dragon King Edward VI (1547–1553) lion or and dragon gules; King Edward VI used the same supporters, without change, from those used by his father on the latter half of his reign. [27] lion and dragon Queen Mary I (1553–1558) lion rampant or and dragon gules
Leopard (heraldry) The leopard in heraldry is traditionally depicted the same as a lion, but in a walking position with its head turned to full face, thus it is also known as a lion passant guardant in some texts, though leopards more naturally depicted make some appearances in modern heraldry. The Oxford Guide to Heraldry makes little mention ...
Tierced in fesse the first and second divisions containing the quarterly coat following, namely, 1st, gules three lions passant guardant in pale Or, 2nd, Or a lion rampant within a double tressure flory-counter-flory gules, 3rd, azure a harp Or stringed argent, 4th, azure, three fleurs-de-lis Or, and the third division argent three maple leaves ...
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