Cadency

Arms of Carlos Vidriales and his daughter and son

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Categories: Coat of arms, Interpreted, Personal, Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Party per pale, Argent, Cross, Sable, Bordure, Motto, Or, Thirteen, Hurt, Hurt, torteau, pellet, pomme and golpe, Azure, Three, In pale, Four, Five, Chief, Fleur de lis, Lineage, Conjoined in fess, Decoration, Suspended, Base (lower 1/3), Surmounted, Overall (deprecated), Label, Cadency, Cantoned and Martlet.

Root: Vidriales García y Bustamante, Carlos.

Quarterly: 1 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable [for Castile]; 2 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or [for Leon]; 3 Or, four pallets Gules [for Aragon]; 4 Gules, a chain orlewise, crosswise, and saltirewise Or, charged in the fess point with an emerald Vert [for Navarre]; enté en point Argent, a pomegranate proper, seeded Gules, slipped and leaved Vert [for Granada]; an inescutcheon Azure, three fleurs de lis Or, 2 and 1, a bordure Gules [for Bourbon]; and the whole debruised by a label of three points Azure. Crest: A Crown of Prince. The shield is surrounded by the Golden Fleece.

Arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a iridescent finish.

This is my interpretation of the coat of arms of Her Royal Highness Doña Leonor Princess of Asturias (as heiress to the Crown of Castile), Princess of Girona (as heiress to the Crown of Aragon), and Princess of Viana (as heiress to the Kingdom of Navarre), with the Collar of the Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece. Her coat of arms is that of her father, the King, charged with a label Azure and surmounted by the crown of a princess with four pearl diadems, three visible.

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Blazon keywords: Gules, Azure, Purpure, Vert, Or, Argent, One, Three, Four, Quarterly, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Lion, Rampant, Crowned, Pallet, Chain, Orlewise, Crosswise, Saltirewise, Charged, In the fess point, Emerald, Enté en point, Pomegranate, Proper, Slipped, Leaved, Inescutcheon, Fleur de lis, Ordered, Bordure, Cadency, Label of three points, Crown of Prince, Crown, Surrounded and Collar.

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

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

Bearer: Leonor Princess of Asturias.

Quarterly: 1 Gules, a pale Or upon six waves Azure and Argent, a bordure Or charged with eight lions' heads erased Gules [for Durán]; 2 Azure, a crescent reversed Argent, in dexter chief a fleur de lis Or, a bordure Gules [for Alpoim]; 3 Argent, two goats in pale Purpure, horned Sable [for Cabral]; 4 Gules, a double cross throughout Or cantoned by six plates, a bordure Or [for Melo]; an inescutcheon quarterly: 1 and 4 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; 2 and 3 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 cuartelado: 1^o de gules, un palo de oro sostenido de seis ondas de azur y plata, una bordura de oro cargada de ocho cabezas de león arrancadas de gules [de Durán]; 2^o de azur, un creciente ranversado de plata, en la diestra del jefe una flor de lis de oro, una bordura de gules [de Alpoim]; 3^o de plata, dos cabras en palo de púrpura, acornadas de sable [de Cabral]; 4^o de gules, una cruz doble y plena de oro cantonada de seis bezantes de plata, una bordura de oro [de Melo]; un escusón cuartelado: 1^o y 4^o de plata, cinco escudetes en cruz de azur, cada uno cargado de cinco bezantes en sotuer de plata; una bordura de gules, cargada de siete castillos de oro, 3, 1 y 3; [de Portugal] brisado de un bastón de sable; 2^o y 3^o 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 interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a freehand finishing.

Arms of Fernando Durán Cabral de Melo e Alpoim y Ayala-Schiaffino, certified by Dr. Alfonso Ceballos-Escalera Gila, Chronicler of Arms of Castile and León. This certification also establishes that his daughters are entitled to bear these same arms in the same form. I have had the honour of illustrating coats of arms for this certification.

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Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Azure, Argent, One, Two, Six, Seven, Eight, Eighteen, Quarterly, Pale, Upon, Wave, Bordure, Charged, Lion, Head, Erased, Crescent, Reversed, In the dexter chief, Fleur de lis, Goat, In pale, Horned, Double cross throughout, Cantoned, Plate, Inescutcheon, Escutcheon, In cross, In saltire, Castle, Triple-towered, Cadency, Baston, Party per chevron, In chief, Combatant, Armed, Langued, In base, Port and windows, Masoned, Compony and Vair.

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

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

Bearer: Durán Cabral de Melo e Alpoim, Fernando.

Or, an oak tree proper, fructed Or, with a boar supporting it Sable; the whole debruised by a label of four points Azure with the second point Argent.

Escudo de oro, un roble al natural, frutado de oro, con un jabalí empinado de sable; brisado de un lambel de cuatro pendientes de azur, el segundo pendiente de plata.

Coat of arms interpreted by me, in flat tinctures, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a texturized finish.

Coat of arms of Francisca Aras Quirce designed by Juan Lanzagorta Vallin and emblazoned by me.

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Credits: Juan Lanzagorta Vallin is the designer of the coat of arms.

Blazon keywords: Or, One, Oak, Tree, Proper, Fructed, Boar, Supporting, Sable, Cadency, Label, Four, Azure and Argent.

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

Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Francisca Aras Quirce.

Or, on a pile issuant from base Vert between two maunches Gules a displayed scroll Argent with seal pendant proper. Crest: A crown of Noble surmounted by a crown of Baron. The whole surrounded by a cordelier bearing two tassels Or. Motto: «Aliter Cogita».

Coat of arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a freehand finish.

R0047, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant for the arms of Olivia Zangenberg's arms, United Kindom, whose full achievement has been emblazoned by me for such register. In the practice of the Office of the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta, whose grants and registrations are officially published in the Government Gazette, a double coronation is occasionally observed within the armorial achievements. In this case, the coronet resting directly upon the shield represents the personal rank of the armiger (in this case, a coronet of noble as the daughter of a baron), while the superior coronet identifies the dignity of the family to which she or he belongs. The Office's policy is detailed in the book [Gauci, C. A.; 2023; 145], «The Way Forward»: «In the British tradition, coronets of rank are normally borne immediately above the shield, but in other countries e.g., Spain, Portugal, France the coronet of rank may be borne above the helm, not unlike a crest coronet. In Malta some title-holders display their coronet above the shield while others display it above the helm. In some cases, this may be due to the fact that some holders of Maltese titles of foreign origins, opt to follow the heraldic rules of the country which granted the original title. In other case it appears to rest purely on the whims of the title-holder. The Office of the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta will normally choose to display coronets of rank immediately above the shield but will not stand in the way of family tradition should there be a preference for the coronet to be displayed elsewhere in the Arms. However, a titular coronet, unlike a crest coronet (see below), must never be placed above a wreath or be separated from the helm by a fold of mantling. This would reduce its status to that of a crest coronet».

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Blazon keywords: Or, Vert, Gules, Argent, Sable, One, Two, Pile issuant from base, Between, Maunch, Displayed scroll, Suspended, Proper, Cadency, Label of three points, Crest, Crown of Noble, Crown, Crown of Baron, Cord, Tassel and Motto.

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

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

Bearer: Zangenberg, Olivia.

Publication on the blog Twelve Lineages of Soria about the armorial I produced for the ISCH under the title: The eminent heraldist Mr. Antonio Salmerón Cabañas brings us his latest edition of February 25, 2018 of the Roll of Arms of the International Society of Commoners Heraldry ISCH.

This armorial contains coats of arms painted by different heraldic artists, although all those shown in the illustration heading this article were painted by my own hand.

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Categories: Link, Gules, Azure, Vert, Sable, Purpure, Or, Argent, Without divisions, Gyronny, Party per pale, Quarterly, Bend, Saltire, Bordure, Chevron, Cross, Pile, Bendlet, Inescutcheon, Chequey, Hurt, torteau, pellet, pomme and golpe, Cadency, Thistle, Fleur de lis, Horse, Crown, Sun in splendour, Martlet, Wolf, Letter, Unicorn, Griffin, Dragon's head and Engouled.

Root: Twelve Lineages of Soria.

Azure, a pall couped Argent, its three arms charged with «es» Azure, within a triangle reversed Argent, its three arms charged with «no es» Azure, all debruised by four plates, three on the vertex of the triangle, in dexter chief, charged with «el Padre», in sinister chief, charged with «el Hijo», in base, charged with «el Espítiru», and one on the fess point, charged with «Dios» Azure; in chief a label of three points Argent.

Escudo de azur, una perla recortada de plata, sus tres brazos cargados con «es» de azur, dentro de un triángulo ranversado de plata, sus tres brazos cargados con «no es» de azur, todo resaltado de cuatro bezantes de plata, tres sobre los vértices del triángulo, en la diestra del jefe, cargado de «el Padre», en la siniestra del jefe, cargado con «el Hijo», en la punta, cargado con «el Espítiru» y uno sobre el corazón, cargado con «Dios» todo de azur; en jefe un lambel de tres pendientes de plata.

Imaginary coat of arms that I have interpreted with: a semicircular (round) base; its field illuminated in Azure; the rest illuminated in Argent and outlined in Sable; its letters in plain Azure ink; and the set with a rough finish.

Drawing a parallel between the coat of arms of Navarre that [[Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, F.; 1974]] transcribes for its original coat of arms as «Gules, a closed and pommetty carbuncle Or with an emerald...» I have characterized the pearl on the coat of arms as closed.

This is the imaginary coat of arms of the Holy Trinity with a label added for difference to the Son, to Jesus Christ.

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Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, One, Pall, Couped, Argent, Three, Charged, Letter, Within, Triangle, Reversed, Four, Plate, In the dexter chief, In the sinister chief, In base, In the fess point, Cadency and Label of three points.

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

Classification: Religious, Interpreted, Imaginary and Coat of arms.

Imaginary bearer: Jesus Christ.

Coat of arms of Michael W. Morgan, UE, emblazoned by me, with the blazon written in English and Castilian in a structured way to observe the parallelism between both forms. He is the eldest son of Commander Stephen T. Morgan.

Or, a griffin segreant Sable, on a chief invected Azure three naval crowns Or, the whole debruised by a label of three points Argent.

Escudo de oro, un grifo rampante de sable; en un jefe acanalado de azur, tres coronas navales de oro, brisado de un lambel de tres pendientes de plata.

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Blazon keywords: Or, Sable, Gules, Azure, Argent, One, Three, Griffin, Segreant, Chief, Invected, Naval crown, Cadency and Label of three points.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Freehand.

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

Bearer: Morgan, Michael W..

Or, a griffin segreant Sable, on a chief invected Azure three naval crowns Or, the whole debruised by a crescent Argent.

Escudo de oro, un grifo rampante de sable; en un jefe acanalado de azur, tres coronas navales de oro, brisado de un creciente de plata.

Coat of arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, and with a leather finishing.

Coat of arms of Eóin S. Morgan, UE, emblazoned by me. He is the youngest son of Commander Stephen T. Morgan, and as such, his cadency mark is a crescent, the heraldic difference traditionally assigned to a second son.

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Blazon keywords: Or, Sable, Gules, Azure, Argent, One, Three, Griffin, Segreant, Chief, Invected, Naval crown, Cadency and Crescent.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.

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

Bearer: Morgan, Eóin S..

Quarterly: 1 and 4 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; 2 and 3 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 cuartelado: 1^o y 4^o de plata, cinco escudetes en cruz de azur, cada uno cargado de cinco bezantes en sotuer de plata; una bordura de gules, cargada de siete castillos de oro, 3, 1 y 3; [de Portugal] brisado de un bastón de sable; 2^o y 3^o 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].

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

Coat of arms of the House of Noronha in Portugal, a lineage of dual royal origin. The House of Noronha originated with Alfonso Enríquez of Castile, Count of Noreña and Gijón, the natural son of King Henry II of Castile, founder of the Trastámara dynasty, and of Elvira Íñiguez. The lineage became linked to the Portuguese Royal House through the marriage of Alfonso Enríquez to Isabel of Portugal, the natural daughter of King Ferdinand I of Portugal, an alliance arranged in the context of the Treaty of Santarém of 1373, which brought an end to the Fernandine Wars, during which Ferdinand I of Portugal confronted the kings of the House of Trastámara over the throne of Castile following the murder of Peter I at the hands of his half-brother Henry. The House of Noronha became established in Portugal, and its arms quarter those of the Kingdom of Portugal, differenced by a brisure consisting of a baston Sable, and those of the House of Trastámara. This coat of arms has been emblazoned for Fernando Durán Cabral de Mello d’Alpoim by me as a preparatory work for his armorial bearings, his coat of arms has a inescutcheon with the arms of the House of Noronha.

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Blazon keywords: Argent, Azure, Gules, Or, Sable, Purpure, One, Two, Five, Seven, Eighteen, Quarterly, Escutcheon, In cross, Charged, Plate, In saltire, Bordure, Castle, Triple-towered, Cadency, Baston, Party per chevron, In chief, Lion, Combatant, Armed, Langued, In base, Port and windows, Masoned, Compony and Vair.

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

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

Bearer: Noronha, House of.

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.

Coat of arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a freehand finishing.

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 emblazoned for Fernando Durán Cabral de Mello d’Alpoim by me 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.