 Deyo Coat Of Arms
The Sires de Iou of the Franche-Comte were a princely house, and
as grandes seigneurs, their coat of arms bore a crown on the helmet
and lions on each side of the shield.
A heraldic description in
Rietstap's Armorial General, Vol I, p. 1051, states:
D'OR FRETTE d'AZUR
A golden field bears a blue
fretwork
CIMIER:
Une tete de cheval
CREST:
A horse's head. The horse signifies
readiness for all employments, especially of King and country.
ADAGE:
de Joux
The motto in medieval French is "Lascivite de Joux" which means
"the gaiety of the house of Joux." There are variations. Some
branches of the family have the figure of an old man or the head of
a bull as a crest. Some use a black fretwork.
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