Reino de Portugal differenced by a baston Sable

Argent, five escutcheons in cross Azure, each charged with five plates in saltire, a bordure Gules, charged with seven castles triple-towered Or, 3, 2, and 2 [for Portugal]; the whole debruised by a baston Sable.

Arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a freehand finish.

Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Portugal differenced by a baston Sable, as it appears in the arms of the House of Noronha. In the Arquivo Heráldico Genealógico of the Viscount Sanches de Baena this brisure is blazoned as «é por diferença um filete de negro sobreposto em banda», while in the Armaría Portuguesa it is described as «um filete negro em contrabanda». This latter term may be confusing, as «contrabanda» corresponds to the bend sinister, that is, the opposite diagonal. For the purpose of blazoning this coat of arms I use the heraldic term «baston» in English ~ «bastón» in Spanish ~ «bande batonnée» in French ~ «bastone» in Italian, denoting a bend reduced to 1/4 of its normal width. It should be recalled that the diminished bend properly speaking is the «bendlet», whose width ranges between 1/2 and 1/3 of that of the bend; the baston, being thinner, is therefore more suitable and proportionate for this shield. This coat of arms has been created for Fernando Durán Cabral de Mello d’Alpoim as a preparatory work for his armorial bearings. In that coat of arms, the inescutcheon of the House of Noronha bears this differenced Portugal arms in the 1^st and 4^th quarters.

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Blazon keywords: Argent, Azure, Gules, Or, Sable, One, Five, Seven, Escutcheon, In cross, Charged, Plate, In saltire, Bordure, Castle, Triple-towered, Cadency and Baston.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.

Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Portugal, Reino de.

Party per chevron Argent and Gules, in chief two lions combatant Purpure, armed and langued Gules [for Leon], in base a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable [for Castile]; a bordure compony of eighteen sections Or and vair [for Álvarez de las Asturias].

Escudo de plata, mantelado en punta de gules, en jefe, dos leones afrontados de púrpura, armados y lampasados de gules [de León], en punta un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable [de Castilla]; una bordura componada de dieciocho compones de oro y veros [de Álvarez de las Asturias].

Coat of arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a metal beaten finish.

Coat of arms of the House of Trastámara, founded by Enrique of Trastámara, later King Henry II of Castile, son of Alfonso XI and his mistress Leonor de Guzmán. Adopted at birth by Rodrigo Álvarez de las Asturias, he inherited the lordship of the County of Noreña the following year upon his adoptive father’s death. Later, his father the king granted him the County of Trastámara, among other lordships, giving rise to the House and the Trastámara dynasty, which began when Henry II ascended the throne after killing his half-brother Peter I in 1369. The Trastámara dynasty ruled in Castile, Aragon, Navarre, and Naples, and came to an end with our Queen Joanna of Castile, daughter of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, both members of the House of Trastámara. This coat of arms has been created for Fernando Durán Cabral de Mello d’Alpoim as a preparatory work for his armorial bearings. In that coat of arms, the House of Noronha inescutcheon bears the arms of Trastámara in the 2^nd and 3^rd quarters.

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Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Purpure, Or, Azure, Sable, One, Two, Eighteen, Party per chevron, In chief, Lion, Combatant, Armed, Langued, In base, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Bordure and Compony.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Metal beaten.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Trastámara, House of.

Coat of arms of Fernando Marán Bié designed by Ignacio Koblischek and emblazoned by me. I have written the text of the blazon for this coat of arms in English and in Castilian in a structured way, to highlight the parallelism between both forms.

Party per fess: 1 Azure, an open book Argent, garnished Or, charged with a mullet Azure; 2 Gules, a tree eradicated between two apples Or; within a bordure embattled Or.

Escudo cortado: 1o de azur, un libro abierto de oro, hojado de plata, cargado de una estrella de cinco puntas de azur; 2o de gules, un árbol arrancado, acompañado de dos manzanas todo de oro; una filiera almenada de oro.

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Blazon keywords: Azure, Gules, Argent, Or, Six, One, Two, Party per fess, Open, Book, Garnished, Charged, Mullet, Tree, Eradicated, Between, Apple, Bordure and Embattled.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Structured and parallel blazons, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Fernando Marán Bié.

Party per fess: 1 Azure, an open book Argent, garnished Or, charged with a mullet Azure; 2 Gules, a tree eradicated between two apples Or; within a bordure embattled Or.

The coat of arms of Fernando Marán Bié designed by Ignacio Koblischek and emblazoned by me in 9 steps. While a mullet in English blazonry has five points by default and requires no further description, in Castilian heraldry the standard is six points, necessitating a specific mention whenever a five-pointed mullet is intended as in this case. The «filiera» is a diminished bordure, in English a «diminished bordure», but which is generally blazoned as «bordure».

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Blazon keywords: Azure, Gules, Argent, Or, Six, One, Two, Party per fess, Open book, Book, Garnished, Charged, Mullet, Tree, Eradicated, Between, Apple, Bordure and Embattled.

Style keywords: Ratio, Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture, Illuminated and Semi-circular.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Fernando Marán Bié.

Party per fess: 1 Azure, an open book Argent, garnished Or, charged with a mullet Azure; 2 Gules, a tree eradicated between two apples Or; within a bordure embattled Or.

Coat of arms of Fernando Marán Bié designed by Ignacio Koblischek and outlined by me.

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Blazon keywords: Azure, Gules, Argent, Or, Six, One, Two, Party per fess, Open, Book, Garnished, Charged, Mullet, Tree, Eradicated, Between, Apple, Bordure and Embattled.

Style keywords: Outlined and Semi-circular.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Fernando Marán Bié.

Party per fess: 1 Azure, an open book Argent, garnished Or, charged with a mullet Azure; 2 Gules, a tree eradicated between two apples Or; within a bordure embattled Or.

Arms painted by me, in flat tinctures, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a texturized finishing.

Coat of arms of Fernando Marán Bié designed by Ignacio Koblischek and emblazoned by me.

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Blazon keywords: Azure, Gules, Argent, Or, Six, One, Two, Party per fess, Open, Book, Garnished, Charged, Mullet, Tree, Eradicated, Between, Apple, Bordure and Embattled.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Semi-circular.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Fernando Marán Bié.

Party per fess: 1 Azure, an open book Argent, garnished Or, charged with a mullet Azure; 2 Gules, a tree eradicated between two apples Or; within a bordure embattled Or.

Escudo cortado: 1^o de azur, un libro abierto de oro, hojado de plata, cargado de una estrella de cinco puntas de azur; 2^o de gules, un árbol arrancado, acompañado de dos manzanas todo de oro; una filiera almenada de oro.

Arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a watercolor finish.

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Blazon keywords: Azure, Gules, Argent, Or, Six, One, Two, Party per fess, Open, Book, Garnished, Charged, Mullet, Tree, Eradicated, Between, Apple, Bordure and Embattled.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Watercolor.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Fernando Marán Bié.

Party per fess: 1 Azure, an open book Argent, garnished Or, charged with a mullet Azure; 2 Gules, a tree eradicated between two apples Or; within a bordure embattled Or. Motto: «Officium otium cum dignitate».

Escudo cortado: 1^o de azur, un libro abierto de oro, hojado de plata, cargado de una estrella de azur; 2^o de gules, un árbol arrancado, acompañado de dos manzanas todo de oro; una filiera almenada de oro. Lema: «Officivm et Otivm Cvm Dignitate».

Coat of arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a leather finish.

The coat of arms of Fernando Marán Bié designed by Ignacio Koblischek and emblazoned by me.

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Blazon keywords: Azure, Gules, Argent, Or, Six, One, Two, Party per fess, Open, Book, Garnished, Charged, Mullet, Tree, Eradicated, Between, Apple, Bordure, Embattled and Motto.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Leather.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Fernando Marán Bié.

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