whitenight639
17-08-2007, 06:25 PM
its written on your coins and passports ladies and gents, but does anyone know what it means?
Dieu et mon droit (French for God and my right, referring to the monarch's divine right to govern) has generally been used as the motto of the British monarch since it was adopted by Henry V (1413-1422). Originally it was spelled Dieut et mon droict, the early Modern French spelling, but later the 't' in "Dieut" and the 'c' in "droict" were taken out in accordance with present French orthography. To this day, this motto is emblazoned on the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom.
A French motto rather than English was chosen because the English language had only recently replaced French as the language of the English ruling classes. Henry, though of English parentage, spoke French and had claimed the title of King of France, which claims were acceded to after his military campaigns in France. The motto of the Order of the Garter Honi soit qui mal y pense is also in French.
Dieu et mon droit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Also
The Divine Right of Kings is a political and religious doctrine of political absolutism. It teaches that a monarch owes his rule to the will of God, and not necessarily to the will of his subjects, the aristocracy or any other competing authority, implying that any attempt to depose him or to restrict his powers runs contrary to the will of God.
Such doctrines are, in the English-speaking world, largely associated with the Stuart reign in Britain and the theology of the so-called Caroline (under Charles I and II) divines.
It is related to the ancient Catholic doctrines regarding Monarchy in which the monarch is God's viceregent upon the earth and therefore subject to no inferior power. However, in Roman Catholic jurisprudence the monarch is always subject to the following powers which are regarded as superior to the monarch:
Divine Law
Natural Law
Customary law
Any other properly established constitutional or fundamental and immutable laws of the Kingdom
The Pope, who retains the right to depose an apostate king and to release his subjects from their allegiance
Divine right of kings - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dieu et mon droit (French for God and my right, referring to the monarch's divine right to govern) has generally been used as the motto of the British monarch since it was adopted by Henry V (1413-1422). Originally it was spelled Dieut et mon droict, the early Modern French spelling, but later the 't' in "Dieut" and the 'c' in "droict" were taken out in accordance with present French orthography. To this day, this motto is emblazoned on the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom.
A French motto rather than English was chosen because the English language had only recently replaced French as the language of the English ruling classes. Henry, though of English parentage, spoke French and had claimed the title of King of France, which claims were acceded to after his military campaigns in France. The motto of the Order of the Garter Honi soit qui mal y pense is also in French.
Dieu et mon droit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Also
The Divine Right of Kings is a political and religious doctrine of political absolutism. It teaches that a monarch owes his rule to the will of God, and not necessarily to the will of his subjects, the aristocracy or any other competing authority, implying that any attempt to depose him or to restrict his powers runs contrary to the will of God.
Such doctrines are, in the English-speaking world, largely associated with the Stuart reign in Britain and the theology of the so-called Caroline (under Charles I and II) divines.
It is related to the ancient Catholic doctrines regarding Monarchy in which the monarch is God's viceregent upon the earth and therefore subject to no inferior power. However, in Roman Catholic jurisprudence the monarch is always subject to the following powers which are regarded as superior to the monarch:
Divine Law
Natural Law
Customary law
Any other properly established constitutional or fundamental and immutable laws of the Kingdom
The Pope, who retains the right to depose an apostate king and to release his subjects from their allegiance
Divine right of kings - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia