Coat of arms of Heigard

Coat of Arms of Heigard

Armiger

The Heigardian Government

Adopted

February 28, 1848

Crest

None

Escutcheon

Quarterly: Azure, semy-de-lis Or; Per pale, the first Gules a three towered castle Or, masoned sable and ajouré azure, the second Argent, a lion rampant purpure, crowned Or, langued and armed gules; Gules three lions passant guardant Or, armed and langued Azure; Argent, a cross clechée voided and pomée Gules, a bordure Azure.

Motto

Concordia Res Parvae Crescent

Other elements

Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece, collar of the Order of the Saint Michael

The Coat of arms of Heigard is the national emblem of the country. It was approved in 1848 replacing the provisional arms adopted in the independence. The coat of arms appears in an alternate version of the Flag of Heigard.

The coat symbolizes the historic heritage of Heigard: the Duchy of Heigard, the French Kingdom, the Spanish Kingdom and England.

Features[]

Nations Heigard was part of

Additional heraldic symbols

Arms	Meaning	Details
	Kingdom of France	1st quarter Azure semy-de-lis Or.
	Crown of Castile^[1]	2nd quarter Per pale, the first Gules a three towered castle Or, masoned sable and ajouré azure, the second Argent, a lion rampant purpure, crowned Or, langued and armed Gules.
	Kingdom of England	3rd quarter Gules three lions passant guardant Or, armed and langued Azure.
	Duchy of Heigard	4th quarter Argent, a cross clechée voided and pomée Gules, a bordure Azure.

Arms	Meaning	Details
	Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece (Spanish Order)	Order Given to Duke Charles VI days before the breakout of the Heigardian Civil War.
	Collar of the Order of Saint Michael	Order Given to Ferdinand I, Duke of Heigard, in 1477 for his service in the Burgundian Wars.

The present design is regulated by:

Chromatic colours of the Spanish arms[]

pantone xxx	pantone 186	pantone 877	pantone 872	pantone 2935	pantone 218
BLACK	RED	SILVER	GOLD	BLUE	PURPLE

Historical Heigardian Coats of arms[]

During history, the coat of arms of Heigard has changed depending on its political situation in relation with other countries. The first coat of arms of the Republic didn't appear until 1809, when a partially official coat of arms replaced the provisional arms of Duke Charles VI, Republican leader in the Civil War.

County of Heigard[]

Heigard was a county subject to the Duchy of Aquitaine, which at time served the King of France. The Counts of Heigard used a variation of the arms of the Duke of Aquitaine, which were:

Gules, a lion passant guardant Or, overall a bend sinister Argent.

The arms remained the same after the marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine with Henry II of England, which transferred Aquitaine and Guyenne to the English Crown.

Count Louis VIII supported Phillip II of France during the Third Crusade from 1191 to 1192. He gained respect among the generals of the king and was awarded with an own coat of arms for his invaluable service "in name of France and God". The new arms were:

Coat of arms of the Garounbourg Family — Coat of arms of the Counts of Heigard (1192-1455)

Azure, a chevron Or between three escallops Or.

Duchy of Heigard[]

Charles de Lègrige, French knight and Count of Heigard who served Charles VII of France in the task of reconquering English-held Heigardian territories, was created a pair (peer) and Heigard was elevated to Dukedom.

House of Bonaparte[]

Independent Republic[]

Notes[]

↑ A part of modern Heigard was part of the Crown of Castile, but a simplified version of the Castilian coat of arms was used, also making reference to the coat of arms of the First Spanish Republic.

[1] A part of modern Heigard was part of the Crown of Castile, but a simplified version of the Castilian coat of arms was used, also making reference to the coat of arms of the First Spanish Republic.

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