NataliePortland@lemmy.ca to History@lemmy.world · 4 months agoI’m in Rome, and confused why I’m seeing the Fleur de Lis in St. Peter’s Basilica and other places. What’s the connection with Bourbons and the Vatican?message-squaremessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down10
arrow-up142arrow-down1message-squareI’m in Rome, and confused why I’m seeing the Fleur de Lis in St. Peter’s Basilica and other places. What’s the connection with Bourbons and the Vatican?NataliePortland@lemmy.ca to History@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareNataliePortland@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-24 months agoWow! TIL the Fleur de Lis is so much more than the Bourbons! Thank you all for the fantastic answers. And look at that! Like y’all said it’s on the Medici coat of arms ( they were in Florence) Medici coat of arms Uh oh! Here it is on the Farnese Coat of Arms as well! Although I thought their thing was bees
Wow! TIL the Fleur de Lis is so much more than the Bourbons! Thank you all for the fantastic answers.
And look at that! Like y’all said it’s on the Medici coat of arms ( they were in Florence) Medici coat of arms
Uh oh! Here it is on the Farnese Coat of Arms as well! Although I thought their thing was bees