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unusual facts about Blason



Armorial of the Communes of Manche

Ce blason est inspiré de l'épisode de la libération de cette bourgade le 6 juin 1944 par les troupes alliées (dessin de Robert Louis).

Blason populaire

For example, for the town of Amiens the blason is chés Maqueus d'gueugues d'Anmien ('the Eaters of Walnuts of Amiens').

Honoré Bonet

Jean Courtois, herald of Alfonso V of Aragon, also used Bonet extensively in his Blason des Couleurs.

Redorer son blason

Redorer son blason (literally "to re-gild one's coat of arms") was a social practice taking place in France before the French Revolution whereby a poor aristocratic family married a daughter to a rich commoner.

However, in a few cases, redorer son blason could also be prestigious, such as was the case for the aristocratic families who married daughters with members of the Colbert family.

Thibaut de Blaison

Thibaut de Blaison, Blason, or Blazon (died after March 1229) was a Poitevin nobleman, Crusader, and trouvère from a noble family with lands in Blason and Mirabel.


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