Note 75 — Chapter VII
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The present arms of the Archduchy of Austria, viz. Gules, a Fess argent, are derived from the circumstance of Leopold’s surcoat, which was of cloth of silver, being completely stained with blood at the siege of Ptolemais (Acre), with the exception of that part covered by the belt round his waist. The original bearings of Leopold were azure, six larks, or.