France, Navarre, Béarn and Andorra - Heraldica
When Henri III of Navarre became king of France as Henri IV in August 1589, he possessed considerable estates of his own, both within and without France: the kingdom of Navarre, the independent sovereignties of Béarn, Donnezan and Andorra; and, within the kingdom of France, the duchies of Albret, Beaumont, Vendôme, counties of Foix, Armagnac ...
The Arms of France - Heraldica
In 1589, when Henri, king of Navarre, ascended the throne as Henri IV of France, the arms of French kings became per pale France and Navarre, which is Gules, a cross, saltire, (double) orle of chains, all linked, or. (Note that, from 1316 to 1328, the two kingdoms were also united: French royal seals of that time show on the reverse the ...
The French Royal Family: Titles and Customs - Heraldica
The kingdom of Navarre, which Louis X had inherited from his mother Jeanne, also passed to Philippe V and Charles IV. But, in 1328, the daughter of Louis X, Jeanne, was a grown woman and married to Philippe d'Évreux, second prince of the blood after the count of …
The Salic Law - Heraldica
The kingdom of Navarre followed a different route. In 1328, the Navarrese expressed their discontent with the pattern of succession, and with the personal union of the two kingdoms which has them ruled from Paris. They demanded to have their own sovereign, and Jeanne, daughter of Louis X, was recognized as queen of Navarre.
Index to French Heraldry
The Kingdom of Navarre and Béarn; The Principality of Andorra; The Duchy of Bouillon; Scots Members of the French Nobility; Bibliography; general books on heraldry; armorials; ordinaries; nobility; Other Resources French Heraldry; Arnaud Bunel's Héraldique européenne, an excellent an lavishly illustrated site devoted to European heraldry (in ...
The French Royal Family: A Genealogy - Heraldica
Philippe (1301-43), comte d'Évreux, comte de Mortain 1335: quarterly Évreux and Gules, a cross, saltire and orle of chains linked together or (Navarre) (N) ~Jeanne de France (1312-49), reine de Navarre 1328 ; Charles II le Mauvais (1332-87), king of Navarre, comte d'Évreux, comte de Beaumont 1353: quarterly Navarre and Évreux
A Glossary of European Noble, Princely, Royal and Imperial Titles
Sep 23, 1996 · In Spain, Navarre and Castille were just two of the kingdoms that united to form the state we know today. The "kingdoms" of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland are two formerly separate kingdoms, England (joined with the Principality of Wales) and Scotland , plus a rump of a third former kingdom, Ireland.
Royal Styles - Heraldica
The Basques founded the kingdom of Navarre, which under Sancho III came to dominate all others, but at Sancho's death in 1035 the kingdoms of Aragon and Castile were created and went their separate ways. Finally, the "march of Spain" around Barcelona, conquered by Charlemagne in 778, was ruled by counts enfoeffed by the Frankish monarchy.
The Rank/Title of Prince in France - Heraldica
This territory at the boundaries of Navarre, Labourd and Guyenne was a franc-alleu, belonging to the Gramont family, descended in male line from the kings of Navarre through the viscounts od Dax. They proclaimed themselves sovereign in 1570, when they used the style for the first time in an ordinance on justice of 13 Nov 1570 (mainly because ...
The Nationality Requirement in the French succession laws
Jul 22, 1999 · That was possible because Navarre, albeit a sovereign kingdom, was a small and neighbouring state, and a very minor part of Henri's estates; being king of Navarre was almost ceremonial, and he did not have to leave France to be king of Navarre. (He did have to leave France now and then to save his skin!).