Armorial of presidents of France

Many of the presidents of the French Republic have borne arms, either through inheritance or via membership in foreign orders of chivalry, particularly the Swedish Royal Order of the Seraphim and the Danish Order of the Elephant. As French presidents are Co-Princes of Andorra, they are also entitled to bear the coat of arms of the Count of Foix, as well as the coat of arms of Andorra.

Arms of the Presidents of the French Republic

Arms or emblem	Name of president and blazon
	Charles Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, President of the French Republic from 1848 to 1852. Azure an Eagle displayed head to the sinister Or, holding in its talons a thunderbolt also Or.
	Adolphe Thiers, President of the French Republic from 1871 to 1873. Azure, in base a Mullet and in chief two Crescents Or, on a Chief of the last a Rose Gules between two mullets Azure
	Patrice de MacMahon, Duke of Magenta, President of the French Republic from 1873 to 1879. Ancestral arms: Argent, three Lions passant regardant in pale Gules Motto: Sic Nos Sic Sacra Tuemur (Latin for "Thus We Defend Our Sacred Rights")
	Jules Grévy, President of the French Republic from 1879 to 1887. On appointment as a Knight of the Swedish Order of the Seraphim, he did not specify what arms he wanted for his stall plate. Therefore, his stall plate shows an unpainted shield.
	Marie François Sadi Carnot, President of the French Republic, 1887-1894. Ancestral arms: Azure, three Martlets, and in chief a Mullet, all Argent
	Jean Casimir-Perier, President of the French Republic, 1894-1895. Ancestral arms: Azure, a Bend Or, in dexter chief a Lion's head erased Argent crowned Or
	Félix Faure, President of the French Republic, 1895-1899. Azure, a Cipher composed the letter F repeated Or Mantling: Or lined Azure
	Émile Loubet, President of the French Republic from 1899 to 1906. Assumed on his induction into the Order of the Seraphim: Azure, a branch of Laurel surmounted by a Cipher composed of the letters E&L Or Motto: Virtute et labore (Latin for "virtue and work") As a Knight of the Spanish branch of the Order of the Golden Fleece; he used the crest: Mantling: Or lined Azure
	Armand Fallières, President of the French Republic from 1906 to 1913. Assumed on his induction into the Order of the Seraphim: Azure, a Cipher composed of the letters A&F Or Motto: l'homme ne vaut que par le bien qu'il fait (French for "we are judged by our deeds")
	Raymond Poincaré, President of the French Republic from 1913 to 1920. Assumed on his induction into the Order of the Seraphim: Azure, a Cipher composed of the letters R&P Or As a Knight of the Spanish branch of the Order of the Golden Fleece; he used the crest: Mantling: Or lined Azure
	Paul Deschanel, President of the French Republic in 1920. No arms known
	Alexandre Millerand, President of the French Republic from 1920 to 1924. No arms known
	Gaston Doumergue, President of the French Republic from 1924 to 1931. Azure, a Cipher composed of the letters G&D Or Mantling: Or lined Azure
	Paul Doumer, President of the French Republic in 1931. No arms known
	Albert Lebrun, President of the French Republic, 1931-1940. No arms known.
	Vincent Auriol, President of the French Republic, 1947-1954. Used as a Knight of the Supreme Order of Christ
	Rene Coty, President of the French Republic, 1954-1959. Used as a Knight of the Supreme Order of Christ
	Charles de Gaulle, President of the French Republic, 1959-1969. Ancestral arms: Tierced in fess Argent, Gules, and Azure, the Argent charged with three oak galls Gules slipped and leaved Vert, the Azure charged with three trefoils slipped Or. Assumed on him being admitted to the Order of the Seraphim on 8 May 1963: Per pale Azure and Gules, on a Pale Argent a Patriarchal Cross of the Second Motto: France Libre (French for Free France)
	Georges Pompidou, President of the French Republic, 1969-1974. No arms known
	Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, President of the French Republic, 1974-1981. Assumed on him being admitted to the Order of the Seraphim on 6 June 1980: Azure a Fasces Or bindings Argent between two Laurel sprigs disposed orleways of the second and bound together in base by a ribbon of the third. No motto. As a Knight of the Spanish Order of Isabel the Catholic, he uses the crest: Mantling: Or lined Azure
	François Mitterrand, President of the French Republic from 1981 to 1995. May have been related to an armigerous family. Assumed on his being admitted to the Order of the Seraphim: Azure, a Tree eradicated Or No motto. As a Knight of the Spanish Order of Isabel the Catholic; he used the crest: Mantling: Or lined Azure
	Jacques Chirac, President of the French Republic, 1995-2007. Admitted to the Order of the Seraphim on 10 April 2000. His stallplate as a Knight of the Order of the Seraphim shows the emblem of the French Republic: Or, the letters R and F conjoined Or Supporter: A fasces Or -all surrounded by to the dexter, a sprig of laurel Or, and to the sinister, a sprig of oak Or, and the Collar of the Order of the Seraphim. No motto.
	Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the French Republic, 2007-2012. Ancestral arms: Gules, on a Mount Vert a Wolf rampant Proper, holding in its dexter paw a Sabre Or Crest: A Wolf rampant Proper, holding in its dexter paw a Sabre Or Torse: Or, Azure and Gules Mantling: to the dexter, Or lined Azure, and to the sinister, Or lined Gules. No motto.
	François Hollande, President of the French Republic, 2012–2017. His stallplate as a Knight of the Order of the Seraphim shows a similar representation to that of former President Chirac; with differences: Argent, the letters R and F conjoined Gules Supporter: A fasces Argent -all surrounded by to the dexter, a sprig of laurel Azure, and to the sinister, a sprig of oak Gules, and the Collar of the Order of the Seraphim. No motto.
	Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, 2017–present. No arms known.

Armorial of presidents of France

Arms of the Presidents of the French Republic

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