What Is Je Maintiendrai?
The Netherlands' Motto, Je Maintiendrai ('I Will Maintain'), Is Taken from the Coat of Arms of the Family of Orange-Nassau. What Does Je Maintiendrai Mean? the...
The Netherlands' motto, Je Maintiendrai ('I will maintain'), is taken from the coat of arms of the family of Orange-Nassau.
What does Je Maintiendrai mean?
The motto 'Je Maintiendrai' (I will maintain) has been the motto of the House of Orange-Nassau since the time of William of Orange. ... In 1815 King Willem I incorporated this motto into the royal arms.
What does the Dutch lion represent?
The lion, as representing the Burgundian Netherlands, first appears as a crest on the tomb of Philip the Handsome. Later Charles V added the sword. The arrows were used, on coins etc., since the early 16th century to represent the Seventeen Provinces in the low countries under control of Charles V.
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