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Fleur-de-lis, fleur-de-lys, niekiedy flower-de-luce (w tłum. z fr. „kwiat lilii”) – figura heraldyczna w kształcie stylizowanego kwiatu lilii lub kosaćca żółtego. Fleur-de-lis w heraldyce łączony jest często z monarchią francuską.
The fleur-de-lis was the symbol of Île-de-France, the core of the French kingdom. It has appeared on the coat-of-arms of other historical provinces of France including Burgundy, Anjou, Picardy, Berry, Orléanais, Bourbonnais, Maine, Touraine, Artois, Dauphiné, Saintonge, and the County of La Marche.
19 cze 2024 · Fleur-de-lis, stylizowany kwiat, jest znakiem wywodzącym się z Francji, używanym od wieków ze względu na swój wygląd i symbolizm. Niezależnie od tego, czy jest wykorzystany na królewskim herbie czy jako symbol religijny, czy prosta dekoracja, ma długą i bogatą historię.
fleur-de-lis, stylized emblem or device much used in ornamentation and, particularly, in heraldry, long associated with the French crown. One legend identifies it as the lily given at his baptism to Clovis, king of the Franks (466–511), by the Virgin Mary.
18 wrz 2019 · Most people may think it is the iris. However, in French, it is called "fleur-de-lis" or "fleur-de-lys," meaning "flower of the lily." Even the golden emblem of fleur-de-lis looks like a three-petal lily. So, what is it after all?
Spelt in French as “fleur de lys“, it was basically the ancient symbol of the French monarchy. While the fleur-de-lis means “lily flower” or “ flower of the iris”, it was meant to signify the power of the King and his purity of rule.
19 maj 2020 · The fleur-de-lis' symbolic association with French monarchs may stem from the baptismal lily used in the crowning of King Clovis I. An ancient legend tells, a golden lily flower given at his baptism to Clovis, king of the Franks (466–511), by an angel or even the Virgin Mary.
