Alfonso IX of Leon
Born on August 15, 1171, in Zamora and died on September 24, 1230, in Sarria, Lugo.
Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules.
Escudo de plata, un león rampante de púrpura, armado y lampasado de gules.
Arms of the king of León interpreted by me as follows: the escutcheon is in a semi-circular arch; the field and the lion have been enameled and illuminated; and the ensemble has a watercolor finish.
This coat of arms of León can be seen, among many other places, for example, in [Argote de Molina, G.; 1588; chapter XLII].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Purpure, Gules, One, Lion, Rampant, Armed and Langued.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in the field tincture and Watercolor.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms and Kingdom of León.
Bearer: Alfonso IX of Leon.
Alfonso IX of Leon, open royal crown
King of León from January 21, 1188, until his death on September 24, 1230.
Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules. Crest: An open royal crown Or.
Escudo de plata, un león rampante de púrpura, armado y lampasado de gules. Timbrado de una corona real abierta.
Arms of the King interpreted as follows: the escutcheon is finished in a semi-circular arch; both the field, the lion, and the crown of the crest have been illuminated; and the ensemble has a hammered metal finish.
Purple lion of the Kingdom of León
In the following image, I show a miniature from the Tumbo A of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, from the 13th century, with the heading reading «Inclitus:Adeffonsus:Rex:Legionensium:et Gallecie:», combined with my interpretation of his coat of arms. The lion of the Kingdom of León can be found depicted in both purple and gules, but images like this confirm that it is purple, and I particularly favor the purple, as it makes it historically unique.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Purpure, Gules, One, Lion, Rampant, Armed, Langued, Crest, Open royal crown and Crown.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated and Metal beaten.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms and Kingdom of León.
Bearer: Alfonso IX of Leon.
Berenguela of Castile
Born in 1179 in Segovia and died on November 8, 1246 in the Monastery of Las Huelgas in Burgos.
Gules, a castle triple towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable.
Escudo de gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable.
Arms of the Queen of Castile, as interpreted by me: the shape of the shield is rounded; the field and the castle have been enamelled and illuminated; and the whole composition features a watercolor finish.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Or, Azure, Sable, One, Castle, Port and windows and Masoned.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Watercolor.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms and Kingdom of Castile.
Bearer: Berenguela of Castile.
Berenguela of Castile, open royal crown
Queen of Castile during the year 1217 and queen consort of León from 1197 to 1204.
Gules, a castle triple towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable. Crest: An open royal crown Or.
Escudo de gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable. Timbrado de una corona real abierta.
Arms of the Queen, as interpreted by me as follows: the shield's shape is finished with a rounded arch; both the field, the castle, and the crown have been illuminated; the castle and the crown are outlined; and the whole composition features a hammered metal finish.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Or, Azure, Sable, One, Castle, Port and windows, Masoned, Crest, Open royal crown and Crown.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Metal beaten.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms and Kingdom of Castile.
Bearer: Berenguela of Castile.
Berenguela of Castile and Alfonso IX
![[ Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules ] accolé with [ Gules, a castle triple towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable ].](../escudo_heraldico/_detalle.htm?img=BerenguelaC.23.Matrimonio.jpg&cla=Centro "Berenguela of Castile and Alfonso IX")
[ Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules ] accolé with [ Gules, a castle triple towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable ].
[ Escudo de plata, un león rampante de púrpura, armado y lampasado de gules ] acolado de un [ escudo de gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable ].
Arms of the King of Leon and Queen of Castile, as interpreted by me with: the two shields shaped with rounded arches; the fields of both coat of arms, the lion, and the castle illuminated; and the whole composition featuring a watercolor finish.
Representation of the coats of arms of Alfonso IX of León and Berenguela of Castile as accolé arms ~ «escudos acolados». King Ferdinand III created his coat of arms, based on the coats of arms of his parents, through the marshalling of their arms ~ «composición de sus armas». For this purpose, the saintly king invented a type of composition, which later became widely used, known as quarterly ~ «cuartelado». Other ways to combine the coats of arms of two spouses are:
- Creating a new dimidiated shield ~ «dimidiado».
- Creating a new impaled shield ~ «partido».
- Adding one coat of arms to another as an escutcheon of pretence ~ «escusón de pretensión», in this case, rather than a claim, there was full ownership.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Purpure, Gules, One, Lion, Rampant, Armed, Langued, Or, Azure, Sable, Castle, Port and windows and Masoned.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Outlined in sable, Tilted shield and Watercolor.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Accolé arms, Kingdom of Castile and Kingdom of León.
Bearer: Berenguela of Castile.
Alfonso VIII of Castile
Born on November 11, 1155, in Soria and died on October 6, 1214, in Gutierre-Muñoz, Ávila.
Gules, a castle triple towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable.
Escudo de gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable.
Existing arms interpreted by me as follows: the shield’s shape is pointed and rounded; the field has been enameled Gules; the castle is outlined, illuminated, and shaded; the whole composition features a heavily hammered metal finish.
This ancient coat of arms of Castile can be consulted, among other sources, in [Argote de Molina, G.; 1588; chapter XLII].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Or, Azure, Sable, One, Castle, Port and windows and Masoned.
Style keywords: Pointed and rounded, Illuminated, Shaded, Outlined in sable and Hard metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms and Kingdom of Castile.
Bearer: Alfonso VIII of Castile.
Alfonso VIII of Castile, royal crown
King of Castile from 1158 to 1214.
Gules, a castle triple towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable. Crest: An open royal crown Or.
Escudo de gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable. Timbrado de una corona real abierta.
Arms of the king, as interpreted by me, as follows: the shield's shape is pointed and rounded; the field is enameled Gules; the castle is outlined in Sable; and the whole composition features a watercolor finish.
In [Valero de Bernabé, L.; 2009a; page 1] the author specifies the main characteristics of the «Castilian royal castle», which can be summarized as: «with three towers, the middle one taller, and the two flanking it identical», «each tower crowned with three battlements», «one to three doors and one or two pointed windows on each tower», and «masoned and battlemented», as also noted by the same author in [Valero de Bernabé, L.; 2009b; page 33].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Or, Azure, Sable, One, Castle, Port and windows, Masoned, Crest, Open royal crown and Crown.
Style keywords: Pointed and rounded, Plain tincture, Outlined in sable and Watercolor.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms and Kingdom of Castile.
Bearer: Alfonso VIII of Castile.
Sigue por: Argote de Molina, G.; 1588.
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Language
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Categories of heraldry
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Divisions of the field
- Without divisions
- Party per pale
- Party per fess
- Party per bend sinister
- Tierce
- Tierce sinister
- Tierced per bend
- Tierced pallwise inverted
- Quarterly
- Quarterly per saltire
- Gyronny
- Party per fess, the chief per pale
- Party per pale, the sinister per fess
- Party per fess, the base per pale
- Party per pale, the dexter per fess
- Party per chevron
- Enté en point
- Flanched
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Metals
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Colours
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Furs
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Other tinctures
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Ordinaries and sub-ordinaries
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Diminutives of the ordinaries
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Other charges
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Charges from Nature
Water, Eagle, Bald eagle, Eagle claw, Dorsal fin, Tail fin, Two hands clasped, Lark, Tree, Trunk, Rainbow, Atom, Barbel, Acorn, Arm, Owl, Horse, Head, Thistle, Kapok tree, Stag, Doe, Crescent, Increscent, Tail, Ermine spot, Heart, Roe deer, Neck, Roe deers' attires, Raven, Dolphin, Diamond, Tooth, Elephant, Emerald, Starling, Mullet, Mullet of four points, Star of David, Estoile, Male figure, Fleur de lis, Lotus flower, Hop cone, Puffin, Ash, Claw, Talons, Goose, Heron, Seagull, Pomegranate, Sunflower, Falcon, Leaf, Boar, Goldfinch, Laurel, Barn owl, Lion, Lioness, Lion passant, Leopard, Lion rampant guardant, Lynx, Lily, Flame, Wolf, She-wolf, Moon, Hand, Apple, Apple tree, Martlet, Wing, Two wings in vol, Covert, Mount, Trimount, Fly, Wrist, Olive tree, Orbital, Bear, Palm frond, Palm tree, Dove, Poplar leaf, Paw, Forepaw, Peacock, Chest, Pelican, Pelican in her piety, Dog, Brach hound, Fish, Hoof, Beak, Quill, Cinquefoil, Quetzal, Branch, Caboshed, Oak, Holm oak, Rose, Double rose, Serpent, Sun in splendour, Ray of the sun, Stem, Badger, Tyger, Wheat, Wheat spike, Bull, Tulip, Udder, Escallop and Fox.
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Artificial charges
Halberd, Plough share, Ace of spades, Anchor, Cyclamor, Torch, Arch, Harp, Non-classic artifact, Crozier, Pair of scales, Ship, Beret, Grenade, Ecclesiastical cap, Chain, Covered cup, Bell tower, Cannon dismounted, Carbuncle, Castle, Clarion, Nail, Cord, Dagger, Key ward, Turret, With a turret, Sword, Sabre, Scroll, Arrow, Garb, Gauntlet, Axe, Buckle, Church, Spear, Spear's head, Letter, Book, Closed book, Open book, Page, Line, Key, Four crescents joined millsailwise, Hammer, Menorah, Number, Knot, Celtic Trinity knot, Water-bouget, Comb, Parchment, Piano, Millstone, Millrind, Millwheel, Clay pot, Bridge, Hourglass, Chess rooks, Compass rose, Rosette of acanthus leaves, Mullet of six points pierced, Broken, Portcullis, Wheel, Wagon-wheel, Symbol, Sackbut, Drum, Tower, Trident, Trumpet, Double vajra and Anvil.
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Immaterial charges
Angel, Heart enflamed, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Paschal lamb, Dragon, Wyvern, Phoenix, Garuda, Griffin, Sea-griffin, Winged hand, Our Lady of Mercy, Pegasus, Saint George, Mermaid, Trinity, Triton, Golden fleece, Unicorn and Ouroboros.
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External elements
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Heraldic creations
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References
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Formats
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Keywords on this page
Port and windows, Watercolor, Alfonso IX of Leon, Alfonso VIII of Castile, Pointed and rounded, Armed, Azure, Berenguela of Castile, Bibliography, Castle, Crest, Crown, Open royal crown, De bibliotheca, Outlined in sable, Outlined in the field tincture, In black and white, Coat of arms, Accolé arms, Personal, Gules, Illuminated, Interpreted, Langued, Castilian language, Lion, Lineage, Masoned, Semi-circular, Metal beaten, Hard metal, Or, Argent, Without divisions, Purpure, Rampant, Kingdom of Castile, Kingdom of León, Tilted shield, Sable, Century XVI, Shaded, Plain tincture and One.