Device of Louis XII, King of France, 1498-1515. A porcupine with the motto Cominus et eminus, From Far and Near. This was the device of his grandfather, who, in 1397 instituted the Order of the Porcupine. From Science and Literature in The Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix published London 1878.
Device of Louis XII, King of France, 1498-1515. A porcupine with the motto Cominus et eminus, From Far and Near. This was the device of his grandfather, who, in 1397 instituted the Order of the Porcupine. From Science and Literature in The Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix published London 1878
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