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A silver fleur-de-lis on a blue background is the arms of the Barons Digby. [56] In English and Canadian heraldry the fleur-de-lis is the cadence mark of a sixth son. [57] A fleur-de-lis can also be seen on the flag of Monmouthshire, Wales: Per pale azure and sable three fleurs-de-lys or. [58]
The fleur-de-lys (or fleur-de-lis, plural: fleurs-de-lis; / ˌ f l ɜːr d ə ˈ l iː /, [ˌflœː(ʀ)dəˈlɪs] in Quebec French), translated from French as "lily flower") is a stylized design of either an iris or a lily that is now used purely decoratively as well as symbolically, or it may be "at one and the same time political, dynastic ...
The fleur-de-lis, one of Quebec's most common symbols, is an ancient symbol of the French monarchy and was first shown in Quebec on the shores of Gaspésie in 1534 when Jacques Cartier arrived in Quebec for the first time.
a Fleur-de-lis, Or, crowned; Flames of fire; a Sunburst; Falcon standing on a fetterlock, with a virgin's face (a harpy) King Henry VIII (1509–1547) a Fleur-de-lis Or; a Red dragon; a Greyhound Argent, collared Gules; a Silver cock with red comb and wattles; Flames of fire; a Dun cow of Warwick; a Harp Or, stringed silver, crowned (For Ireland)
Fleur de lis, a flight maneuver performed by the Blue Angels; Fleur de Lys (restaurant), a fine-dining French cuisine restaurant in San Francisco, California and Las Vegas, Nevada. The Fascination of the Fleur de Lis, a 1915 silent film starring Lon Chaney, Sr. "Fleur De Lys", a song by Juliana Hatfield from the 1995 album Only Everything
Its white fleurs-de-lis (symbolizing purity) and blue field (symbolizing heaven) come from a banner honouring the Virgin Mary; [6] such banners were carried by Canadian colonial militia in the 18th century. [6] The fleurs-de-lis, as a symbol has often been associated with France, specifically the Kingdom of France.
Fleur-de-Lis (Welsh: Fleur-de-Lys) is a village situated in the Rhymney Valley which is part of the South Wales Valleys within Caerphilly County Borough and administered as part of Caerphilly County Borough Council in Wales.
The flag of New Orleans contains a large white field that contains three gold fleurs-de-lis and is bordered on the top by a red stripe and from below by a blue stripe. The presence of the fleur-de-lis, a stylized depiction of a flower and a traditional French symbol, demonstrates the city's French heritage and strong ties to France, while the presence of the design being a Spanish fess ...