Coat of Arms · 1512
Claude Leclerc de Pulligny
c. 1485, 1562
Arms granted upon ennoblement, 1512
View Bearer's Profile →Blazon (heraldic description)
Or, a leopard gules armed, langued and crowned azure, on a chief of the same charged with three bezants or.
In Plain English
A field of or, gules, azure. Bearing leopard, chief, bezants, crown, armed, langued. Full blazon: Or, a leopard gules armed, langued and crowned azure, on a chief of the same charged with three bezants or.
Tinctures & Their Meanings
Or
Gold, generosity and elevation of mind.
Gules
Red, military fortitude, magnanimity and the warrior.
Azure
Blue, loyalty, truth and strength in service.
Charges & Symbolism
Leopard
A valiant warrior who has performed daring deeds with vigour; in French heraldry, a lion passant guardant.
Chief
The upper third of the shield, dominion, authority, wisdom in counsel.
Bezants
Gold roundels, wealth, just dealing and Crusader service in the East.
Crown
Sovereignty, royal authority, dignity of office.
Armed
Beak, claws or horns of a different tincture, readiness for defence.
Langued
Tongue of a different tincture, speech, eloquence in counsel.
Estates & Seigneuries
- Valet de Chambre to Duke Antoine of Lorraine
- Seigneur of Pulligny, Ceintrey, Voinémont, Malaucourt-sur-Seille, Chamagne, Érize-Saint-Dizier and Saint-Dizier
