Dieu et mon droit

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motto royal motto

Dieu et mon droit is the traditional French-language royal motto of the British monarchy, signifying the divine right of the sovereign to rule.

Aliases (2)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	motto → royal motto →
associatedWith	British monarchy → monarch of the United Kingdom →
category	National mottos → Royal mottos →
country	United Kingdom →
etymologyNote	phrase combines the French words for God (Dieu) and my right (mon droit) →
hasTranslation	Dieu et mon droit → surface form: "Dieu et mon droit = God and my right"
language	French →
meaning	God and my right →
originalLanguage	French →
positionOnArms	placed below the shield on the royal coat of arms →
relatedConcept	divine right of the sovereign → monarchical authority →
script	Latin alphabet →
shortDescription	traditional French-language royal motto of the British monarchy →
signifies	divine right of kings → sovereign’s divine right to rule →
usedAs	royal motto of the United Kingdom →
usedBy	British monarchs → British monarch → surface form: "English monarchs"
usedIn	British royal symbolism → heraldry of the United Kingdom →
usedOn	Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom → Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom → surface form: "Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom used in England" Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom → surface form: "Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom used in Wales"

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Imperial State Crown → hasInscription → Dieu et mon droit →

Duke of Lancaster → hasMotto → Dieu et mon droit →

this entity surface form: "“Dieu et mon droit” (as part of the sovereign’s arms)"

Emperor of India → hasMotto → Dieu et mon droit →

House of Windsor → hasMotto → Dieu et mon droit →

House of York → hasMotto → Dieu et mon droit →

Royal Arms of the United Kingdom used 1714–1801 → hasMotto → Dieu et mon droit →

Dieu et mon droit → hasTranslation → Dieu et mon droit →

this entity surface form: "Dieu et mon droit = God and my right"

Blues and Royals → motto → Dieu et mon droit →

Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom → motto → Dieu et mon droit →

Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1801–1816) → motto → Dieu et mon droit →

Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1816–1837) → motto → Dieu et mon droit →

United Kingdom → motto → Dieu et mon droit →

Yeomen of the Guard → motto → Dieu et mon droit →