Anne of Bohemia - Arms

Arms

Arms of Anne of Bohemia
Notes Anne's arms were those of her father, Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, impaled with the royal coat of arms of the England.
Escutcheon Quarterly 1st and 4th aregent, an eagle displayed, with two heads, sable; 2nd and 3rd gules, a lion rampant, queue fourchee, argent, crowned or. She impaled these arms with the shield of Richard II, upon which the arms of the Confessor were marshalled per pale with France and England; consequently the complete shield would be "per pale of three".

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