Royal Arms of England used by James II

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The Royal Arms of England used by James II were the heraldic arms of the English monarchy during his reign, featuring the traditional quartered lions of England and fleurs-de-lis of France, symbolizing his royal authority and dynastic claims.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coat of arms
heraldic achievement
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Ireland
Kingdom of Scotland
associatedWithReligion Roman Catholic monarchy of James II
country Kingdom of England
crest lion statant guardant Or crowned with a royal crown
endTime 1688
featuresCharge fleur-de-lis
harp
lion passant guardant
lion rampant
featuresTincture Argent
Azure
Gules
Or
fieldDivision quarterly
firstQuarter three lions passant guardant in pale Or on a field Gules
followedBy Royal Arms of England used by William III and Mary II
follows Royal Arms of England used by James II self-linksurface differs
surface form: Royal Arms of England used by Charles II
fourthQuarter lion rampant within a double tressure flory-counter-flory Gules on a field Or
hasPart arms of France
surface form: French royal arms (ancient)

royal coat of arms of England
surface form: Royal Arms of England

Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Ireland
surface form: Royal Arms of Ireland

Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland
surface form: Royal Arms of Scotland
heraldicStyle royal coat of arms of England
surface form: Stuart royal arms
motto Dieu et mon droit
surface form: DIEU ET MON DROIT
orderMotto Honi soit qui mal y pense
surface form: HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE
partOf Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
surface form: Royal Arms of the United Kingdom (historical development)
represents Kingdom of England
Kingdom of France
surface form: Kingdom of France (claim)

Kingdom of Ireland
Kingdom of Scotland
secondQuarter three fleurs-de-lis Or on a field Azure
startTime 1685
supporter lion rampant guardant Or crowned with a royal crown (dexter)
unicorn Argent armed crined and unguled Or gorged with a coronet and chained Or (sinister)
symbolizes dynastic claims
royal authority
thirdQuarter harp Or stringed Argent on a field Azure
usedAs symbol of monarchy
symbol of royal prerogative
usedBy James II of England
James VII of Scotland
usedIn coinage of James II
official documents of the English crown
royal proclamations
royal seals
royal standards

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Coronation of James II coatOfArms Royal Arms of England used by James II
Royal Arms of England used by James II follows Royal Arms of England used by James II self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Royal Arms of England used by Charles II