Arms of the House of Dreux
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The Arms of the House of Dreux are the heraldic bearings of a prominent medieval French noble family descended from the Capetian dynasty, featuring distinctive symbols that identified their lineage and status.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arms of Dreux-Brittany (ermine with a canton gules charged with a lion or) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coat of arms
ⓘ
heraldic achievement ⓘ symbol of noble family ⓘ |
| associatedFamily | Capetian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTitle | Count of Dreux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blazon | Azure semy-de-lis or, a bend gules ⓘ |
| category |
Medieval European heraldry
ⓘ
Noble family arms ⓘ |
| chargeColor | or ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Arms of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| differencedFrom | Royal arms of the Capetian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldColor | azure ⓘ |
| function |
identification in battle
ⓘ
representation in seals ⓘ symbol of lineage ⓘ |
| geographicRegion |
Dreux
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Île-de-France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heraldicCharge |
bend
ⓘ
fleur-de-lis NERFINISHED ⓘ label ⓘ |
| heraldicSystem | French heraldry ⓘ |
| heraldicTincture |
azure
ⓘ
gules ⓘ or ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| influenced | later Dreux municipal heraldry ⓘ |
| nobleRankRepresented | comital rank ⓘ |
| ordinaryColor | gules ⓘ |
| ordinaryType | bend ⓘ |
| pattern | semy-de-lis ⓘ |
| relatedHeraldry | French royal arms semy-de-lis ⓘ |
| represents |
Capetian descent
ⓘ
feudal authority in Dreux ⓘ |
| status | historical arms ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Capetian cadet branch
ⓘ
Counts of Dreux NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Dreux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFrom | 12th century ⓘ |
| usedOn |
armorial rolls
ⓘ
banners ⓘ seals ⓘ shields ⓘ |
| usedUntil | end of Ancien Régime ⓘ |
| visualMotive | Capetian fleurs-de-lis with red bend ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Arms of Dreux-Brittany (ermine with a canton gules charged with a lion or)