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.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Dieu et mon droit canonical	12
DIEU ET MON DROIT	1
Dieu et mon droit = God and my right	1
“Dieu et mon droit” (as part of the sovereign’s arms)	1

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 self-linksurface differs ⓘ 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.

United Kingdom → motto → Dieu et mon droit ⓘ

House of Windsor → hasMotto → Dieu et mon droit ⓘ

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

Emperor of India → hasMotto → Dieu et mon droit ⓘ

Dieu et mon droit → hasTranslation → Dieu et mon droit self-linksurface differs ⓘ

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

Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom → motto → 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)

Imperial State Crown → hasInscription → Dieu et mon droit ⓘ

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

Blues and Royals → motto → 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 ⓘ

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

Royal Arms of England impaled with those of Henry VII → hasMotto → Dieu et mon droit ⓘ

Royal Arms of England used by James II → motto → Dieu et mon droit ⓘ

this entity surface form: DIEU ET MON DROIT