Calais: Difference between revisions

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Official blazon
French	De gueules à l'écusson cousu d'azur chargé d'une fleur de lis d'or soutenue d'un croissant d'argent, l'écusson timbré d'une couronne royale d'or, accosté de deux croisettes patriarcales [croix de Lorraine] d'argent et soutenu d'un besant d'argent chargé de la croix de Jérusalem d'or.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

There are no arms known for Calais during the British period (1337-1558), only a seal showing a bishop in a ship.

The oldest seal (1st half 13th century; Ewe, 1972)

The first arms were granted by the French King Henry II in 1558 and confirmed by King Louis XVIII on April 19, 1817.

The fleur-de-lys and the crown indicate the conquest of Calais in 1558 by the French. The fleur-de-lys was the French Royal symbol. The city was conquered by François of Lorraine, Duke of Guise, the cousin of Henry II. This is symbolised by the two crosses of Lorraine.

Calais was also a famous port where many English and French knights departed for the crusades. This is symbolised by the crescent and the Jerusalem Cross in base.

The current arms may be decorated by the chains of the Croix de Guerre (twice, for 1914-1918 and 1940-1945) and the Légion d’Honneur (granted in 1947).

I have not seen the exact texts on the grants from either 1558 or 1817, but during the years the arms have been shown in many different ways, as shown below.

Image gallery

The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms by Hozier, 1696
The arms in Traversier (1842)
The arms by Guilbert, 1853
The arms in a publication from 1895
The arms on a token from 1920
The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932
The arms on a tobacco card by Laurens
The arms in the Abadie albums
Postal cancellation 1967
The arms as seen in the city (image by Derek Howard)
The arms as seen in the city (image by Derek Howard)
The arms as seen in the city (image by Derek Howard)
The arms as seen in the city (image by Derek Howard)
The arms as seen in the city (image by Derek Howard)
The arms as seen in the city (image by Derek Howard)

Literature: Bréemersch et al., 1996

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+|'''French'''
+| De gueules à l'écusson cousu d'azur chargé d'une fleur de lis d'or soutenue d'un croissant d'argent, l'écusson timbré d'une couronne royale d'or, accosté de deux croisettes patriarcales [croix de [[Lorraine]]] d'argent et soutenu d'un besant d'argent chargé de la croix de Jérusalem d'or.
+|-
+|'''English'''
+| blazon wanted
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-===Official blason===
+===Origin/meaning===
-* (fr) ===Origin/meaning===
+There are no arms known for Calais during the British period (1337-1558), only a seal showing a bishop in a ship.
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-|align="center"|[[File:calais.hagfr.jpg|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms in the  [[Café Sanka : La France Héraldique|Café Sanka album]] +/- 1932
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-|align="center"|[[File:calais.lau.jpg|250 px|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a tobacco card by [[Laurens (Villes de France) |Laurens]]
 |}
-The arms as seen in the city (images by Derek Howard)
+The first arms were granted by the French King Henry II in 1558 and confirmed by King Louis XVIII on April 19, 1817.
-{|align="center"
-|align="center"|[[File:calais1.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]
+The fleur-de-lys and the crown indicate the conquest of Calais in 1558 by the French. The fleur-de-lys was the French Royal symbol. The city was conquered by François of [[Lorraine]], Duke of Guise, the cousin of Henry II. This is symbolised by the two crosses of [[Lorraine]].
-|align="center"|[[File:calais2.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]
-|-
+Calais was also a famous port where many English and French knights departed for the crusades. This is symbolised by the crescent and the Jerusalem Cross in base.
-|align="center"|[[File:calais3.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]
-|align="center"|[[File:calais4.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]
+The current arms may be decorated by the chains of the Croix de Guerre (twice, for 1914-1918 and 1940-1945) and the Légion d’Honneur (granted in 1947).
-|-
-|align="center"|[[File:calais7.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]
+I have not seen the exact texts on the grants from either 1558 or 1817, but during the years the arms have been shown in many different ways, as shown below.
-|align="center"|[[File:calais6.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]
-|-
+===Image gallery===
-|align="center"|[[File:calais5.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]
+<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0>
-|}
+File:calais16.jpg|alt=Blason de Calais/Arms (crest) of Calais|The arms in a [https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8528582x.r=17256?rk=193134;0 16th century manuscript]
+File:Calaish.jpg|alt=Blason de Calais/Arms (crest) of Calais|The arms by Hozier, 1696
+File:calais-tr.jpg|alt=Blason de Calais/Arms (crest) of Calais|The arms in Traversier (1842)
+File:calais1870.jpg|alt=Blason de Calais/Arms (crest) of Calais|The arms by Guilbert, 1853
+File:Calais1895.jpg|alt=Blason de Calais/Arms (crest) of Calais|The arms in a publication from 1895
+File:calaist.jpg|alt=Blason de Calais/Arms (crest) of Calais|The arms on a token from 1920
+File:calais.hagfr.jpg|alt=Blason de Calais/Arms (crest) of Calais|The arms in the  [[Café Sanka : La France Héraldique|Café Sanka album]] +/- 1932
+File:calais.lau.jpg|alt=Blason de Calais/Arms (crest) of Calais|The arms on a tobacco card by [[Laurens (Villes de France) |Laurens]]
+File:2742.aba.jpg|alt=Blason de Calais/Arms (crest) of Calais|The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums
+File:Calaisp.jpg|alt=Blason de Calais/Arms (crest) of Calais|Postal cancellation 1967
+File:calais1.jpg|alt=Blason de Calais/Arms (crest) of Calais|The arms as seen in the city (image by Derek Howard)
+File:calais2.jpg|alt=Blason de Calais/Arms (crest) of Calais|The arms as seen in the city (image by Derek Howard)
+File:calais3.jpg|alt=Blason de Calais/Arms (crest) of Calais|The arms as seen in the city (image by Derek Howard)
+File:calais4.jpg|alt=Blason de Calais/Arms (crest) of Calais|The arms as seen in the city (image by Derek Howard)
+[File:calais7.jpg|alt=Blason de Calais/Arms (crest) of Calais|The arms as seen in the city (image by Derek Howard)
+File:calais6.jpg|alt=Blason de Calais/Arms (crest) of Calais|The arms as seen in the city (image by Derek Howard)
+File:calais5.jpg|alt=Blason de Calais/Arms (crest) of Calais|The arms as seen in the city (image by Derek Howard)
+</gallery>
+[[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|'''Literature''']]: Bréemersch et al., 1996
+{{fr}}
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-[[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|Literature]] : Bréemersch et al., 1996
+[[Category:French Municipalities C]]
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 [[Category:Pas-de-Calais]]
+[[Category:Granted 1558]]
+[[Category:Granted 1817]]

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