Kingdom of Jerusalem coat of arms

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The Kingdom of Jerusalem coat of arms features the distinctive Jerusalem cross, symbolizing the medieval Crusader kingdom established in the Holy Land.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coat of arms ⓘ
heraldic achievement ⓘ
associatedWith Christian symbolism ⓘ
Crusades ⓘ
Holy Land ⓘ
Jerusalem ⓘ
Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem ⓘ
charge cross potent ⓘ
four smaller crosses ⓘ
chargeTincture or ⓘ
colorSymbolism gold symbolizes divinity and kingship ⓘ
silver symbolizes purity and holiness ⓘ
crossStructure one large central cross potent with four smaller crosses in the quarters ⓘ
crossSymbolism central cross representing Christ ⓘ
five crosses interpreted as the Five Wounds of Christ ⓘ
four smaller crosses representing the four Gospels ⓘ
four smaller crosses representing the four corners of the world ⓘ
crossType Jerusalem cross ⓘ
features Jerusalem cross ⓘ
fieldTincture argent ⓘ
geographicContext Levant ⓘ
linked to: Levant region
heraldicBlazon Argent, a cross potent between four crosslets or ⓘ
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages ⓘ
historicalUse 12th century ⓘ
13th century ⓘ
14th century ⓘ
influenced ecclesiastical heraldry related to the Holy Land ⓘ
later heraldic representations of Jerusalem ⓘ
municipal arms of Jerusalem ⓘ
laterClaimedBy European dynasties claiming the title King of Jerusalem ⓘ
laterIncorporatedInto royal arms of the House of Anjou ⓘ
royal arms of the House of Habsburg ⓘ
royal arms of the Kingdom of Naples ⓘ
royal arms of the Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ
royal arms of the Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
region Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
relatedSymbol Christian cross ⓘ
Crusader cross ⓘ
linked to: Jerusalem cross
religiousContext Catholic Church ⓘ
Latin Christianity ⓘ
status historical coat of arms ⓘ
symbolizes Christian control of Jerusalem ⓘ
Crusader rule in the Holy Land ⓘ
Kingdom of Jerusalem ⓘ
usedBy Crusader nobility of the Kingdom of Jerusalem ⓘ
Kingdom of Jerusalem ⓘ
usedIn flags representing the Kingdom of Jerusalem ⓘ
medieval armorials ⓘ
seals of the kings of Jerusalem ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jerusalem cross → associatedWith → Kingdom of Jerusalem coat of arms ⓘ
cross potent with four crosslets → usedAs → coat of arms of the Kingdom of Jerusalem ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Jerusalem coat of arms
Coat of arms of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies → featuresElement → arms of the Kingdom of Jerusalem ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Jerusalem coat of arms