Editing Nancy, France (section)

==Heraldry==
[[File:Grandes Armes de Nancy.svg|thumb|The greater coat of arms]]

The coat of arms of Nancy displays a [[thistle]], originally considered to be a symbol of [[Virgin Mary]], and adopted as a personal symbol by [[René of Anjou]] and later by his descendant [[René II, Duke of Lorraine]]. Contrary to the Scottish thistle, the one of Lorraine is always shown with its roots. During the wars against [[Burgundy]], the thistle became an emblem for the people of Lorraine as a whole. It officially became the attribute of the city of Nancy in 1575 when [[Charles III, Duke of Lorraine]] granted the city with its own coat of arms.<ref name="heraldry">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nancy-webtv.fr/index.php/sommaire/622-origine-du-blason-de-nancy|title=Origine du blason de Nancy|publisher=Nancy WebTV|access-date=11 February 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211155521/http://www.nancy-webtv.fr/index.php/sommaire/622-origine-du-blason-de-nancy|archive-date=11 February 2017}}</ref>

At first, the coat of arms of Nancy had a [[chief (heraldry)|chief]] of Lorraine, which meant that the upper part showed the ducal arms, namely three [[alerion]]s on a red bend. Later, the chief of Lorraine was replaced by a more complex one which gathers the former possessions of the Dukes of Lorraine. The upper row comprises from left to right the arms of the [[Kingdom of Hungary]], the [[Kingdom of Naples]], the [[Kingdom of Jerusalem]] and the [[Crown of Aragon]], while the lower row comprises the [[Duchy of Anjou]], the [[Guelders|Duchy of Guelders]], the [[Duchy of Jülich]] and the [[County of Bar]]. The inescutcheon is the coat of arms of Lorraine itself.<ref name="heraldry"/>

The coat of arms displays the motto, which appeared in the end of the 16th century. It was initially "''Nul ne s'y frotte''" ("no one attacks it"), but it was changed to Latin "''Non inultus premor''" in 1616. The motto has a similar meaning to the Scottish one, "''[[Nemo me impune lacessit]]''", usually translated as "No one attacks me with impunity", which also makes reference to the [[thistle]]. The coat of arms further displays the [[Legion of Honour]], awarded to the city after the [[First World War]], and the [[Croix de Guerre|War Crosses]] 14–18 and 39–45.<ref name="heraldry"/>