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What is the origin of the mottoes Dieu et mon droit and Honi soit qui mal y pense?

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What is the origin of the mottoes Dieu et mon droit and Honi soit qui mal y pense?

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Dieu et mon droit (French for God and my right) is the motto of the Sovereign. The words were the countersign (military password) chosen by King Richard I before the battle of Gisors in 1198, meaning that he was no vassal of France, but owed his royalty to God alone.

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