fleur de lis royal pendant French fleur de lys pendant after an original of the beginning of the 15th century, where Joan of Arc ported this heraldic symbol, a golden lys on blue ground, the later symbol for the french kingdom.

fleur de lis royal pendant French fleur de lys pendant after an original of the beginning of the 15th century, where Joan of Arc ported this heraldic symbol, a golden lys on blue ground, the later symbol for the french kingdom. The fleur-de-lis true origins with French monarchs may stem from the baptismal lily used in the crowning of King Clovis I. The French monarchy adopted the Fleur-de-lis for their royal coat of arms as a symbol of purity on the conversion of Clovis I. One version explains that an angel descended with the Fleur-de-lis ampulla to anoint the king.The thus anointed Kings of France later maintained that their authority was directly from God. King Charles VII ennobled Joan of Arc s family on 29 December 1429 with an inheritable symbolic denomination. The Chamber of Accounts in France registered the family' s designation to nobility on 20 January 1430. The grant permitted the family to change their surname to du Lys.
This pendant made in brass with a gold plated lys on enamelled blue ground is a copie of a pendant of this period, found in France, today in private collection.

measurements: 3,5 x 3 cm