The Symbols of the Republic

Flashcards about the symbols of the French Republic based on lecture notes.

Symbols of the French Republic

The symbols of the Republic are inscribed in Article 2 of the French Constitution.

The language of the Republic

French.

The national emblem

Blue, white, red.

The national anthem

La Marseillaise.

The motto of the Republic

Liberty, Equality, Fraternity.

Principle of the Republic

Gouvernement du peuple, par le peuple et pour le peuple

Constitutional revision of June 25, 1992

The French language was instituted as the official language of the Republic.

International institutions

The French language is one of the official languages of the UN, the European Union.

Olympic Games

Announcements are made in French and then in English.

Pierre de Coubertin

Launched the modern Olympic games.

National flag

Many countries have a blue, white, and red flag, but each flag has its own history.

History of the French Flag

The French flag's history began during the French Revolution.

General La Fayette

Imposed the three colors on the National Guard.

Colors of the French Flag

Blue and red are the colors of the revolutionaries of Paris, and white is the color of the French Guards.

Blue, white and red flag

Became the symbol of the Republic.

The Coq (Rooster)

Symbolizes France and the pride of the French people; it originated from the Latin word 'gallus,' which means both 'rooster' and 'Gaulish'.

Renaissance

The rooster began to be associated with the idea of the French Nation.

Napoléon Bonaparte

Replaced the coq with the eagle because he believed the coq was not strong enough to be the image of France.

Marianne

A woman who represents the Republic.

Democracy in ancient times

A woman.

French Revolution

Liberty and Republic.

Woman wearing a Phrygian cap

Appeared during the French Revolution and symbolizes liberty.

Marianne is a contraction of:

Marie and Anne.

IIIe Republic

Statues and busts of Marianne multiplied, particularly in town halls during the Third Republic.

Famous women

Laetitia Casta, Brigitte Bardot, Catherine Deneuve and Sophie Marceau have portraits as Marianne.

La Marseillaise

Composed by Rouget de Lisle in 1792.

Napoléon's Hymn

The Chant du départ was written by Étienne Nicolas Méhul.

IIIe Republic

The Marseillaise became the national anthem on February 14, 1879.

Liberty, Equality, Fraternity

First formulated by Maximilien de Robespierre in 1790.

The Vichy regime replaced the motto with:

Travail, Famille, Patrie.

Liberty, Equality, Fraternity

It became permanently part of the history of the French Republic, with the constitution of 1946.