Editing Fleur-de-lis (section)

===Canada===

The [[Royal Banner of France]] or "Bourbon flag" symbolizing [[Early modern France|royal France]], was the most commonly used flag in [[New France]].<ref name="Association1915">{{cite book|author=New York State Historical Association|title=Proceedings of the New York State Historical Association with the Quarterly Journal: 2nd-21st Annual Meeting with a List of New Members|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Eog-AAAAYAAJ|year=1915|publisher=The Association|quote=It is most probable that the Bourbon Flag was used during the greater part of the occupancy of the French in the region extending southwest from the St. Lawrence to the Mississippi, known as New France&nbsp;... The French flag was probably blue at that time with three golden fleur - de - lis}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Wallace |first=W. Stewart |author-link=W. Stewart Wallace |title=Flag of New France |encyclopedia=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia|The Encyclopedia of Canada]] |volume=II |location=Toronto |publisher=University Associates of Canada |year=1948 |pages=350–351|quote=During the French régime in Canada, there does not appear to have been any French national flag in the modern sense of the term. The "Banner of France", which was composed of fleur-de-lys on a blue field, came nearest to being a national flag, since it was carried before the king when he marched to battle, and thus in some sense symbolized the kingdom of France. During the later period of French rule, it would seem that the emblem&nbsp;... was a flag showing the fleur-de-lys on a white ground.&nbsp;... as seen in Florida. There were, however, 68 flags authorized for various services by Louis XIV in 1661; and a number of these were doubtless used in New France}}</ref> The "Bourbon flag" has three gold ''fleur-de-lis'' on a dark blue field arranged two and one.<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/national-flag-of-canada|title=Background: The First National Flags |encyclopedia=The Canadian Encyclopedia |date=28 November 2019 |access-date=1 March 2021 |quote=At the time of New France (1534 to the 1760s), two flags could be viewed as having national status. The first was the banner of France — a blue square flag bearing three gold fleurs-de-lys. It was flown above fortifications in the early years of the colony. For instance, it was flown above the lodgings of Pierre Du Gua de Monts at Île Sainte-Croix in 1604. There is some evidence that the banner also flew above Samuel de Champlain's habitation in 1608.&nbsp;... the completely white flag of the French Royal Navy was flown from ships, forts and sometimes at land-claiming ceremonies.}}</ref> The fleur-de-lys was also seen on New France's currency often referred to as [[Card money in New France|"card money"]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lester 
|first=Richard A. 
|year=1964 
|title=Money and Banking in Canada |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=O15Wba6gaDQC |editor=Edward P. Neufeld 
|pages=9–23 
|location=Montreal 
|publisher=McGill-Queen's University Press 
|chapter=Playing-Card Currency of French Canada 
|isbn=9780773560536 
|oclc=732600576
}}</ref> The white Royal Banner of France was used by the military of New France and was seen on naval vessels and forts of New France.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inquinte.ca/story/canada-150-years-of-history-the-story-behind-the-flag|title=Inquinte.ca &#124; Canada 150 Years of History ~ The story behind the flag|website=inquinte.ca|quote=When Canada was settled as part of France and dubbed 'New France,' two flags gained national status. One was the Royal Banner of France. This featured a blue background with three gold ''fleurs-de-lis''. A white flag of the French Royal Navy was also flown from ships and forts and sometimes flown at land-claiming ceremonies.}}</ref> After the fall of New France to the British Empire the fleur-de-lys remained visible on churches and remained part of French cultural symbolism.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/fleur-de-lys|title=Fleur-de-lys &#124; The Canadian Encyclopedia|website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca}}</ref> There are many [[Francophone|French-speaking Canadians]] for whom the ''fleur-de-lis'' remains a symbol of their French cultural identity. [[Québécois people|Québécois]], [[Franco-Ontarians]], [[Franco-Ténois]] and [[Franco-Albertans]], feature the ''fleur-de-lis'' prominently on their [[List of Canadian provincial and territorial symbols|flags]].

The fleur-de-lys, as a traditional royal symbol in Canada, has been incorporated into many [[national symbols of Canada|national symbols]], [[List of Canadian provincial and territorial symbols|provincial symbols]] and municipal symbols, the [[Canadian Red Ensign]] that served as the nautical flag and [[civil ensign]] for Canada from 1892 to 1965 and later as an informal [[flag of Canada]] before 1965 featured the traditional number of three golden fleur-de-lys on a blue background.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/flag-canada-history.html |title=History of the National Flag of Canada|publisher=Department of Canadian Heritage|access-date=25 January 2021|date=4 February 2020|website=canada.ca}}</ref> The [[Coat of arms of Canada|arms of Canada]] throughout its variations has used fleur-de-lys, beginning in 1921 and subsequent various has featuring the blue "Bourbon Flag" in two locations within arms.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/flag-canada-history.html|title=The history of the National Flag of Canada|first=Canadian|last=Heritage|date=28 August 2017|website=aem}}</ref> The Canadian [[royal cypher]] and the arms of Canada feature [[St Edward's Crown]] that displays five [[cross pattée]] and four fleur-de-lys.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldry.ca/content/arms_badges_royal_arms.php|title=Arms & Badges - Royal Arms of Canada, A Brief History|website=www.heraldry.ca}}</ref> The ''fleur-de-lis'' is featured on the [[flag of Quebec]], known as the ''fleurdelisé'', as well as the flags of the cities of [[Montreal]], [[Sherbrooke]] and [[Trois-Rivières]].
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