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The Prince of Wales's feathers is the heraldic badge of the Prince of Wales. It consists of three white ostrich feathers emerging from a gold coronet. A ribbon below the coronet bears the motto ''ドイツ語:Ich dien'' (German for "I serve"). As well as being used in royal heraldry, the badge is sometimes used to symbolise Wales, particularly in Welsh rugby union and Welsh regiments of the British Army. ==Origins of the badge== The badge has no connection with the native Princes of Wales. Its use is generally traced back to Edward, the Black Prince (1330–1376), eldest son and heir apparent of Edward III of England. Edward bore (as an alternative to his differenced royal arms) a shield of ''Sable, three ostrich feathers argent'', described as his "shield for peace": this probably means it was the shield he used for jousting. These arms can be seen several times on his tomb chest in Canterbury Cathedral, alternating with his royal arms.〔Scott Giles 1929, pp. 89-91.〕 The prince also used badges of one or more ostrich feathers in a number of other contexts.〔Siddons 2009, pp. 178-9.〕 The feathers had first appeared at the marriage of Edward III to Philippa of Hainault, and it is therefore likely that the Black Prince inherited the badge from his mother.〔Scott-Giles 1929, p. 89.〕 Philippa was descended from the Counts of Hainault, whose eldest son bore the title "Count of Ostrevent", the ostrich (, Old French spellings including ''ostruce'') feathers being (perhaps) a heraldic pun on that name.〔Pinches and Pinches 1974, p. 59.〕〔Siddons 2009, p. 178.〕 Alternatively, the badge may have derived from the Counts of Luxembourg, from whom Philippa was also descended, and who had used the badge of an ostrich.〔 Edward III occasionally used ostrich feather badges,〔 as did other members of the royal family in the 14th and 15th centuries. The Black Prince's younger brother, John of Gaunt, used ostrich feathers in several contexts, including on a very similar coat of arms to Edward's "shield for peace", although here the feathers were ermine.〔Siddons 2009, p. 181.〕 Edward's illegitimate son, Sir Roger de Clarendon, bore arms of ''Or, on a black bend, three ostrich feathers argent'';〔Scott-Giles 1929, pp. 90-91.〕 and his legitimate son, King Richard II, used ostrich feather badges in several colours.〔Siddons 2009, pp. 179-80.〕 Henry IV used a badge of a single ostrich feather with a scroll entwined around it bearing the motto "Ma sovereyne" or "Sovereygne"; and, of Henry's sons, Henry V used ostrich feathers as a secondary royal badge at various times, Thomas, Duke of Clarence used an ermine ostrich feather labelled; John, Duke of Bedford an ostrich feather with the "Sovereygne" scroll; and Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester an ostrich feather studded with fleurs-de-lis. Similar badges were used by other royal princes.〔Siddons 2009, pp. 182-6.〕〔Pinches and Pinches 1974, pp. 89-93.〕 The first Prince of Wales to use the badge in its modern form (i.e. three white feathers encircled by a coronet, and with the motto ''ドイツ語:Ich dien'') was Prince Arthur (1486–1502), eldest son of Henry VII, at the beginning of the 16th century.〔〔Siddons 2009, pp. 186-8.〕 It was also widely used by Prince Edward, son of Henry VIII and afterwards Edward VI, although he was never formally invested as Prince of Wales.〔Siddons 2009, pp. 188-9.〕 Feathers continued to be used as lesser royal badges, by Elizabeth I among others, until the end of the century.〔Siddons 2009, pp. 187-9.〕 Only from the beginning of the 17th century did the badge become exclusively associated with the Prince of Wales. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Prince of Wales's feathers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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