Mantle and pavilion (heraldry)

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Mantle with a pavilion on top
Free-hanging baldachin as a ciborium over the altar of Saint Gummarus in Lier

In heraldry, a mantle is a symbol of sovereign power and is generally reserved for royalty. In some cases, its use has also been granted to other nobles, in recognition of particular merits. In ordinary rendering, the mantle is usually crimson and lined with ermine.

Certain coats of arms may also display a pavilion (similar to a baldachin) surmounting the mantle. The pavilion is said to be the invention of the Frenchman Philip Moreau.[1] Some republics have displayed a mantle and pavillon in their coats of arms, contemporarily Serbia.

While common in continental European heraldry, the mantle and pavilion is absent in English and Scottish heraldry.[2]

Mantle and pavilion should not be mixed with Mantling.

Gallery

Mantles

Royal mantles

Non-royal mantles

  • Heraldic ornaments of a French duke and peer
    Heraldic ornaments of a French duke and peer
  • Mantle and princely hat of a Prince of the Holy Roman Empire
    Mantle and princely hat of a Prince of the Holy Roman Empire
  • Mantle and coronet of an Italian duke
    Mantle and coronet of an Italian duke
  • Mantle and princely hat of a Polish prince
    Mantle and princely hat of a Polish prince
  • Historical mantle and chapeau of a Scottish feudal baron
    Historical mantle and chapeau of a Scottish feudal baron
  • Mantle and coronet of a Grandee of Spain
    Mantle and coronet of a Grandee of Spain
  • Mantle and princely hat of a Russian prince
    Mantle and princely hat of a Russian prince

Mantles of chivalric orders

Mantles with pavilions

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Heraldic mantles and pavilions.

References

  1. ^ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1909). A Complete Guide to Heraldry. London & Edinburgh: T.C. & E.C. Jack. p. 401.
  2. ^ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1909). A Complete Guide to Heraldry. London & Edinburgh: T.C. & E.C. Jack. p. 400.
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