For other uses, see Fleur-de-lis (disambiguation). A fleur-de-lis The fleur-de-lis or fleur-de-lys (plural: fleurs-de-lis)[pron 1] is a stylized lily (in French, fleur means flower, and lis means lily ) or iris that is used as a decorative design or symbol. It may be at one and the same time, religious, political, dynastic, artistic, emblematic, and symbolic, especially in French heraldry.[1] The fleur-de-lis is represented in Unicode at U+269 C (⚜) in the Miscellaneous Symbols block. Contents 1 Usages 2 Earliest usage 3 Royal symbol 3.1 Frankish to the French monarchy 3.2 France Modern 3.3 Other European monarchs and rulers 4 Other continents 5 Coats of arms and flags 6 Symbolism in religion and art 7 Architecture 8 Modern usage 8.1 Military 8.2 Sports 8.3 Education 8.4 Scouting 8.5 Other uses 9 In literature 10 See also 11 References 12 External links Usages[edit] The arms of France Ancienne, Azure, field of fleur-de lis or. The arms of France Moderne : Azure, three fleurs-de-lis or, a simplified version of France Ancienne. While the fleur-de-lis has appeared on countless European coats of arms and flags over the centuries, it is particularly associated with the French monarchy in a historical context, and continues to appear in the arms of the King of Spain and the Grand Duke of Luxembourg and members of the House of Bourbon. It remains an enduring symbol of France that appears on French postage stamps, although it has never been adopted officially by any of the French republics. According to French historian Georges Duby, the three petals represent the medieval social classes: those who worked, those who fought, and those who prayed.[2] In France it is widely used in city emblems like in the coat of arms of the city of Lille, Saint- Denis, Brest, Clermont- Ferrand, Boulogne- Billancourt and Calais. Some cities that had been particularly faithful to the Crown were.
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