What colour is a 'fleur-de-lis proper'?
great-grandfather's coat of arms described in burke's general armory includes "three fleurs-de-lis proper". now, know 'proper' in heraldry means 'in natural colours', 'an oak tree proper', example, have brown trunk , green leaves. 'natural colours' of fleur-de-lis, given it's stylised flower , nobody seems 100% sure whether based on lily or wild iris?
my great-grandfather's coat of arms described in burke's general armory includes "three fleurs-de-lis proper". now, know 'proper' in heraldry means 'in natural colours', 'an oak tree proper', example, have brown trunk , green leaves. but...
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