Dieu Et Mon Droit

Meaning of Dieu Et Mon Droit

/ˌdjəː eɪ mɒ̃ ˈdrwɑː/

Noun

God and my right (the motto of the British monarch). It’s an French Sentence

It was first used as a battle cry by King Richard I in 1198 at the Battle of Gisors, when he defeated the forces of Philip II of France and after he made it his motto.


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