Arms of alliance refers to the
heraldic
Heraldry is a discipline relating to the design, display and study of armorial bearings (known as armory), as well as related disciplines, such as vexillology, together with the study of ceremony, rank and pedigree. Armory, the best-known branc ...
practice of displaying two
armorial bearings in their own right side by side, as opposed to
impalement
Impalement, as a method of torture and execution, is the penetrating trauma, penetration of a human by an object such as a stake, pole, spear, or hook, often by the complete or partial perforation of the torso. It was particularly used in respon ...
or
dimidiation
In heraldry, dimidiation is a method of Heraldry#Marshalling, marshalling (heraldically combining) two coat of arms, coats of arms.
For a time, dimidiation preceded the method known as Impalement (heraldry), impalement. Whereas impalement inv ...
. Arms of alliance are acquired either by marriage or taken up by the children of heiresses to show their maternal descent.
Arms of alliance are used almost exclusively by royalty and the nobility, while commoners typically impale the arms of both parties within a single shield.
Gallery
File:DD-Kleiner-Ballsaal-17.jpg,
File:Allianzwappen Zimmern-Erbach.jpg,
File:Dargun-schloss-wappen.jpg,
File:Gochsheim-ebersteinwap.jpg,
File:Dürnau St. Cyriakus und St. Kilian Wappen 401.jpg,
File:Count Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi & Princess Beatrice, Countess Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, Joint Coat of Arms.png, Count Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi & Princess Beatrice
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File:Princess Eugenie of York and Jack Brooksbank, Joint Coat of Arms.png, Mr. Jack Brooksbank & Princess Eugenie
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File:Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood & Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood; Joint Coat of Arms.png, Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood & Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
Mary, Princess Royal (Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary; 25 April 1897 – 28 March 1965) was a member of the British royal family. She was the only daughter of King George V and Mary of Teck, Queen Mary, the sister of kings Edward VIII and George VI ...
File:Combined Coat of Arms of Albert and Elizabeth, the Duke and Duchess of York.svg, Albert, Duke of York & Elizabeth Duchess of York (Future George VI
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& Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
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)
See also
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Heraldic courtesy
References
;Attribution
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Heraldry
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