Show the emblem of france the origin of the fleurdelys fleur dells de Us ie Is 1 an unsettled question there are my theories but no two of them agree one makes the emblem originate wath ath clovis I 1 an dother with louis VII cin a other with one of the german kinga kings ot of the twelfth century and still an other with the romans all that la Is definitely settled Is the tact fact that since the twelfth century the fleur de lla ills has been employed as the emblem ol 01 french royalty the nature ot of the emblem Is also in dispute an old tradition makes it the of the illy given by the angel to clovis at his baptism another theory la Is that it was adopted by louis VII in allusion to his name louis florila new york american |