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Provence shield

Provence

(pre-väns´) (pron: pruh-vahns)

Capital: Aix-en-Provence (pron:ake-sahn-pruh-vahns)
French annexation: 1486

These arms are a simplification of the arms of Charles I d'Anjou. He was count of Anjou, Maine, and Provence, as well as King of Sicily, Naples, Albania and Jerusalem.

Provence provincial map