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The proper uses of armorial bearings They are numerous and limited only by your imagination! However a few rules should be observed. As a matter of honesty you should not use: armorial bearings which do not belong to you or external ornaments belonging to the nobility if you can't prove a filiation. Orders or knighthood as well shall not be displayed if you have not been received in the order. In France golden fleur-de-lis on a azure (blue) field must not be used because they belong to the house of France (the Bourbon family). In pre-revolutionary France granting golden fleur-de-lis on a azure (blue) field was the privilege of the king. It was very seldom used and only when cities or people displayed the greatest valour as a token of appreciation. I always remind my clients that armorial bearing do not grant nobility to non-noble families.
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