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In the 17<sup>th</sup> century the city also used a crown above the shield, the size and shape of the crown have changed regularly during the centuries. <br/> | In the 17<sup>th</sup> century the city also used a crown above the shield, the size and shape of the crown have changed regularly during the centuries. <br/> | ||
In 1810 the local council | In 1810 the local council applied for the the old arms again formally to the French 'Conseil du Sceau' in Paris (Leuven was now part of the French Empire), because 'even cities like [[Diest]] applied for arms', so a major city like Leuven also needed an official grant. Leuven expected to receive arms and status as city of the first rank, equivalent to Brussels and Amsterdam. However when the grant of arms was received on February 25, 1813 the city was not pleased. Not only was the historical crown was not granted, but the arms were augmented with a free quarter with a crowned N. This was the symbol used by cities of the ''second'' rank within the French Empire. In addition, the city was entitled to use the other augmentations corresponding to cities of the second class; a helmet, with with as a crest a mural crown from which rose a staff of Mercury flanked by an olive and oak branch. The city council was not pleased with this 'degradation' and the arms thus were never used and the grant was placed in the city archive. The result is that nowadays the grand and the leather tube in which it was send, are still in very good condition. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:leuven4.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms from 1813 | |align="center"|[[File:leuven4.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms from 1813 | ||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, 1955; Het wapen van de stad Leuven, no year (1980 ?) | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, 1955; Het wapen van de stad Leuven, no year (1980 ?); imformation from the city archives (on the 1813 arms) | ||