Editing Fleur-de-lis (section)

====English claims====
In 1328, King [[Edward III of England]] inherited a claim to the crown of France, and in about 1340 he [[Quartering (heraldry)|quartered]] ''France Ancient'' with the [[Coat of arms of England|arms of Plantagenet]], as "arms of [[Pretender|pretence]]". {{Ref label|c|c|c}} After the kings of France adopted ''France Modern'', the kings of England adopted the new design as quarterings from about 1411.<ref>Fox-Davies</ref> The monarchs of England (and later of [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britain]]) continued to quarter the French arms until 1801, when [[George III of the United Kingdom|George III]] abandoned his formal [[English claims to the French throne|claim to the French throne]].{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

On 29 December 1429, [[Charles VII of France|King Charles VII]] ennobled the family of [[Joan of Arc]], seen as a French hero in the ensueing [[Hundred Years' War]], with an inheritable symbolic denomination. The Chamber of Accounts in France registered the family's designation to nobility on 20 January 1430. The grant permitted the family to change their surname to du Lys.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}