List of coats of arms of the House of Plantagenet

The House of Plantagenet was the first truly armigerous royal dynasty of England. The arms of this noble, later royal, family, Gules, three lions passant guardant or (armed and langued azure), termed colloquially "the arms of England" signifying the "arms of the royal house of England", were first adopted by King Richard the Lionheart (1189–1199), son of King Henry II of England (1154–1189), son of Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou (1113/17–1151). The various cadet branches descended from this family bore differenced versions of the arms of England.

The heiresses of Norfolk and Kent transmitted the Plantagenet arms to non-Plantagenet families:

Henry VI of England granted differenced versions of the Plantagenet arms to his maternal half-brothers. This was an extraordinary grant, since they were not descended from the English royal family.

Married to: Empress Matilda; 1128–1151.

Progenitor of the Plantagenet dynasty.

Possible: Gules, two lions passant

In French blazoning, the lion rampant contourné was often termed a léopard. However, this usage was never widespread in England, and is long obsolete.

Married to: King Henry II; 1152–1189.

Possible: Two lions combatant

Possible: Two lions passant

Gules, three lions passant guardant Or

His arms are only known from two armorial seals, and hence the tinctures can not be determined. His First Great Seal showed one lion on half of the shield. It is debated whether this was meant to represent two lions combatant or a single lion, and if the latter, whether the direction in which the lion is facing is relevant or simply an artistic liberty. A simple lion rampant is most likely.

At the end of his life, his second seal showed three lions, clearly the three-lion coat used by his successors.

Married to: King Richard I; 1191–1199.

Married to: King John; 1200–1216.

Married to: King Henry III; 1236–1272.

Married to: King Edward I; 1254–1290

Married to: King Edward I; 1299–1307

(later King Edward II)

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