Badge of Claude Joseph Bourret
Badge of Claude Joseph Bourret
Blazon
Two swords in saltire proper, hilts and pommels Or, overall a lion’s face Gules wearing a coronet flory Or jewelled proper;
Symbolism
The lion’s head recalls the arms of the Duchy of Normandy, homeland of Mr. Bourret’s ancestors. A lion also appears in Mr. Bourret’s arms, granted in 2000. The swords illustrate the military career of his ancestor Gilles Bourée dit Lépine. The fleurs-de-lis crown honours the French origins of Marie de Bellehache, wife of Gilles Bourée dit Lépine and daughter of Pierre de Bellehache, and recalls royal France. The swords in saltire evoke the old arms of de Baillehache.
