. Lacunar basilicae Sancti Macarii, aberdonensis: the heraldic ceiling of the cathedral church of St. Machar, old Aberdeen. ^nj>K^ jS^inllE XIJ [12]. ^Il^ REGAL SERIES. 97 XI. The King of Sicily. [No. ii. Quarterly: first Argent, a cross crosslet between four crosses or, Jerusalem;second G-ules, a cross and saltire within an orle all linked together or,Navarre; third Argent, a lion rampant gules, Luxembourg; fourth Argent,three bars azure surmounted of a lion rampant gules, Lusignan. The lion of Luxembourg ought to have a double tail in saltire. Lusignan ought to be: Barryof ten a
. Lacunar basilicae Sancti Macarii, aberdonensis: the heraldic ceiling of the cathedral church of St. Machar, old Aberdeen. ^nj>K^ jS^inllE XIJ [12]. ^Il^ REGAL SERIES. 97 XI. The King of Sicily. [No. ii. Quarterly: first Argent, a cross crosslet between four crosses or, Jerusalem;second G-ules, a cross and saltire within an orle all linked together or,Navarre; third Argent, a lion rampant gules, Luxembourg; fourth Argent,three bars azure surmounted of a lion rampant gules, Lusignan. The lion of Luxembourg ought to have a double tail in saltire. Lusignan ought to be: Barryof ten argent and azure, a lion rampant gules. The first, third, and fourth were borne by .the kings of Sicily forthe kingdom of Cyprus. Navarre (south of the Pyrenees) was part ofthe inheritance of the Emperor from Ferdinand of Aragon, which mayaccount for its presence here. The arms of Sicily were: Quarterlyper saltire: first and fourth Or, four pallets gules, Aragon ; secondand third Argent, an eagle displayed sable membered and armedgules, Suabia. Sir David Lindsay shows the eagles crowned (14). The ancient arms of Sicily were those of the family of
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