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Armorial of the Capetian dynasty

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Most of the members of the Capetian dynasty bore a version of the arms of France. The arms of France were adopted by the Capetian kings only in the twelfth century. Consequently, the cadet branches that had branched off in earlier periods (Burgundy, Vermandois, Dreux and Courtenay) bore entirely different arms.

Today, many coat of arms of places in France are derived from the royal arms of the French king.

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French royal family

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Crowns of the princes of the blood

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Basic Marks of Difference

France Ancient

The most basic marks of difference used by the Capetians were the label, bordure and bend. Charges and variations were added by cadets with the expansion of the dynasty. The cross and saltire were used as marks of distinction by the spiritual peers of France.

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Bordure gules
(House of Valois, later borne by the House of Valois-Anjou)
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Bend gules
(House of Bourbon)
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Bend compony argent and gules
(House of Evreux)
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Label compony argent and gules
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Bordure compony argent and gules
(House of Valois-Burgundy)

France Modern

Under the House of Bourbon the bend gules gradually evolved into a baton couped, while the label argent and bordure gules were associated with the dukes of Orleans and Anjou, respectively.

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Baton couped gules
(Princes of Condé)
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Label argent
(Dukes of Orleans)
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Bordure gules
(Dukes of Anjou)

Cadet Branches of the direct Capetians

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Arms of branches founded before Philip Augustus
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House of Valois

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Valois House of Orléans

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Valois House of Anjou

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Valois House of Burgundy

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Illegitimate descendants of Philip the Good

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House of Valois-Alençon

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House of Évreux

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Arms of Évreux cadet branches
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House of Beaumont [eu]
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House of Bourbon

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House of Bourbon-La Marche

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House of Bourbon-Vendôme

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Royal House of Bourbon

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Spanish House of Bourbon
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House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
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House of Bourbon-Parma
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House of Bourbon-Parma-Luxembourg

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Jean de Luxembourg, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1964–2000), son of Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg and Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma

Arms at his majority (1939) : Quarterly: I and IV azure, three fleurs-de-lys or, a bordure gules (for Bourbon-Spain);[35] II and III azure billety or, a lion crowned or, armed and langued gules (for Nassau); Inescutcheon barry of ten argent and azure, a lion gules with a forked tail looped in saltire, armed, langued and crowned or (for Luxembourg).

Arms during his marriage to Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium (1953) : Per pale, I azure billety or a lion crowned or armed and langued gules (for Nassau); II barry of ten argent and azure a lion gules with a forked tail looped in saltire, armed, langued and crowned or (for Luxembourg); overall, in middle base point, azure, three fleur-de-lys or, a bordure gules charged with eight escallops argent (for Bourbon-Parma).

At his accession (1964), he adopted the Arms of Dominion of Luxembourg: Quarterly I and IV barry of ten argent and azure, a lion gules with a forked tail looped in saltire, armed, langued and crowned or (for Luxembourg); II and III azure billety or, a lion crowned or armed and langued gules (for Nassau).

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Arms prior to his accession: Quarterly I and IV barry of ten argent and azure, a lion gules with a forked tail looped in saltire, armed, langued and crowned or (for Luxembourg); II and III azure billety or, a lion crowned or armed and langued gules (for Nassau), differenced by a Label of three points Argent.

Arms from his accession, 2000: Quarterly, 1 and 4 barry of ten azure and argent, a lion with forked tail gules, armed, langued and crowned or, 2 and 3 azure, billetty or, a lion or armed and langued gules, crowned or, overall azure, three fleurs-de-lys or, on a bordure gules eight escallops argent[citation needed]

Bourbon House of Orléans
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House of Orléans-Braganza
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House of Bourbon-Condé

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House of Bourbon-Carency

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House of Bourbon-Préaux

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Illegitimate branches

House of Bourbon-Lavedan

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House of Bourbon-Busset

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House of Bourbon-Roussillon

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House of Artois

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House of Anjou-Sicily

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House of Dreux

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House of Dreux-Beu

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House of Dreux-Brittany

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House of Dreux-Brittany-Machecoul

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Avaugour branch, Counts of Goëllo

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House of Courtenay

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House of Vermandois

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House of Burgundy

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House of Burgundy-Portugal

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