THE FLEUR DE LIS IS A TIMELESS EMBLEM OF FRENCH ROYALTY THAT CARRIES CENTURIES OF HISTORY. THE RISE OF THIS SYMBOL BEGAN WITH KING CLOVIS I, THE FIRST CHRISTIAN RULER OF THE FRANKS, WHEN HE WAS BAPTIZED AROUND 496 CE. THE TRADITION HOLDS THAT AN ANGEL PRESENTED HIM WITH A GOLDEN LILY MARKING HIM AS CHOSEN BY GOD WHICH FOREVER LINKED THE SYMBOL TO DIVINE AUTHORITY.
BY THE 12TH CENTURY UNDER THE CAPETIAN DYNASTY, THE FLEUR DE LIS ADORNED BANNERS, SEALS, AND COATS OF ARMS OF FRENCH KINGS, SIGNIFYING NOT ONLY THEIR NOBLE LINEAGE BUT ALSO THE SACRED BOND BETWEEN MONARCHY AND FAITH. IN CHRISTIAN TRADITION, ITS THREE ELEGANT PETALS SYMBOLIZE THE HOLY TRINITY FATHER, SON, AND HOLY SPIRIT.
BEYOND ITS ROYAL AND RELIGIOUS CONNOTATIONS, THE FLEUR DE LIS HAS ENDURED AS A SYMBOL OF ELEGANCE OF FRANCE FOR CENTURIES.