Embowed

Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, a hand Carnation, embowed, vambraced and winged Or, holding a sword point upwards Argent, hilted Or; 2 and 3 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules. Crest: An open royal crown.

Coat of arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a freehand finish.

Coat of arms of the Infante Manuel of Castile, 1234–1283, 7^th son of the King Ferdinand III of Castile, 1199-1252, and the Queen Beatrice of Swabia, 1205–1235. This coat of arms has been emblazoned by me.

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Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, Purpure, One, Quarterly, Hand, Arm, Vambraced, Embowed, Winged, Sword, Point upwards, Hilted, Lion, Rampant, Armed, Langued, Crest, Open royal crown and Crown.

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

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

Bearer: Manuel of Castile, Infante.

Party per fess dancetty of three points Gules and Argent, in chief a winnowing fan reversed Or between two fleams addorsed Argent. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree issuant from a crown of Baron above the shield, with a wreath Argent and Gules, two arms embowed proper, vested Sable, cuffed Or, holding aloft a winnowing fan reversed Or. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent. Motto: «Ora et Labora». Supporters: Two lions passant, tails addorsed Sable, armed and langued Gules.

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

G0129, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant for the arms of Markus Hermann Frank, USA. These arms have been emblazoned by me for such grant.

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Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, Or, Sable, One, Two, Three, Party per fess, Dancetty, In chief, Winnowing fan, Reversed, Between, Fleam, Addorsed, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Issuant, Crown of Baron, Crown, Above the shield, Wreath, Arm, Embowed, Proper, Vested, Cuffed, Grasping, Mantling, Doubled, Motto, Supporter (animal), Supporter, Lion, Passant, Tail addorsed, Armed and Langued.

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

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

Bearer: Frank, Markus Hermann.

In Castile, a coat of arms quarterly does not necessarily signify inheritance. This schema illustrates two practices: a) Quarterings can represent the mother in the 1^st and 4^th quarters and the father in the 2^nd and 3^rd, highlighting the prominence given to the maternal line by placing it in the most visible quarters. b) Quarterings can also include personal symbols and concepts, like canting arms, for example, «Manuel» =«mano» + «ala» = «hand» + «wing», combined with ancestral arms. This flexibility reflects Castilian heraldic traditions, where arms are not strictly marshalled by inheritance. The inclusion of maternal arms in the 1^st and 4^th quarters highlights how Castilian heraldry often elevates maternal heritage, differing from some other heraldic traditions. The previous commentary emphasizes the creative freedom in Castile, where quartering could incorporate personal symbols or canting arms without the constraints of inheritance or dominium. This flexibility aligns with Castilian culture, allowing heraldry to reflect personal identity, not just dynastic ties. Notably, the arms of Infante Enrique's use of a cross flory demonstrates this creative freedom, showcasing the ability to innovate within heraldry even in royal contexts. While this might seem unconventional compared to other heraldic systems, it is deeply rooted in Castilian tradition. All coats of arms in this schema have been emblazoned by me.

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Blazon keywords: Argent, Purpure, Gules, Or, Azure, Sable, One, Quarterly, Lion, Rampant, Armed, Langued, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Bordure, Compony, Eagle, Cross flory, Cross couped, Party per pale, Hand, Arm, Vambraced, Embowed, Winged, Sword, Point upwards and Hilted.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Ogee.

Classification: Personal, Kingdom of Castile and Leon, Interpreted, Design rationale, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Manuel of Castile, Infante.

Gules, a saltire Or charged with a fillet saltire Sable between in chief three escallops reversed Or; in dexter, a dexter arm embowed, vambraced Argent, holding an anchor Or; in sinister a two masted warship, with cannons ports and sails hoisted Or, two flags Gules, Argent and Azure flying to dexter, one in the main mast and one in the stern, on the hull the inscription «La Liberta» Sable; in base a crowned double-headed eagle displayed Or, holding two tassels, one in each beak, and two mullets of six points pierced, one in each talon Argent.

Arms depicted by me, in plain tinctures, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a texturized finishing.

This is the coat of arms of Johann Anton Freiherr von Quast that was painted in the Freiherren diploma that was issued in 1790.

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Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, Azure, One, Three, Two, Saltire, Fillet saltire, Between, In chief, Escallop, Reversed, In dexter, Dexter, Arm, Embowed, Vambraced, Grasping, Anchor, Ship, Cannon port, Sail, Inscribed, In base, Crowned, Double-headed, Eagle, Tassel, Beak, Mullet of six points pierced and Talon.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Ogee.

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

Bearer: Quast, Johann Anton Freiherr von.

This is the coat of arms of Johann Anton Freiherr von Quast that was painted in the Freiherren diploma that was issued in 1790. 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.

Gules, a saltire Or charged with a fillet saltire Sable between in chief three escallops reversed Or; in dexter, a dexter arm embowed, vambraced Argent, holding an anchor Or; in sinister a two masted warship, with cannons ports and sails hoisted Or, two flags Gules, Argent and Azure flying to dexter, one in the main mast and one in the stern, on the hull the inscription «La Liberta» Sable; in base a crowned double-headed eagle displayed Or, holding two tassels, one in each beak, and two mullets of six points pierced, one in each talon Argent.

Escudo de gules, un sotuer de oro cargado de un flanquis de sable, acompañado en jefe de tres veneras ranversadas de oro; en la diestra, un brazo diestro doblado, armado de oro, teniendo un ancla de plata; en la siniestra, un navío de guerra de dos mástiles, con troneras, las velas izadas de oro, con dos banderas de gules, plata y azur ondeando hacia la diestra, una en el palo mayor y otra en la popa, en el casco la inscripción «La Liberta» de sable; en punta, un águila bicéfala coronada de oro, teniendo dos borlas, una en cada pico, y dos espuelas, una en cada garra, todas de oro.

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Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, Azure, One, Three, Two, Saltire, Fillet saltire, Between, In chief, Escallop, Reversed, In dexter, Dexter, Arm, Embowed, Vambraced, Grasping, Anchor, Ship, Cannon port, Sail, Inscribed, In base, Crowned, Double-headed, Eagle, Tassel, Beak, Mullet of six points pierced and Talon.

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

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

Bearer: Quast, Johann Anton Freiherr von.

Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, a hand Carnation, embowed, vambraced and winged Or, holding a sword point upwards Argent, hilted Or; 2 and 3 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules.

Escudo cuartelado: 1^o y 4^o de gules, una mano de carnación, doblada, armada, alada de oro, teniendo una espada alzada de plata, guarnecida de oro; 2^o y 3^o de plata, un león rampante de púrpura, armado y lampasado de gules.

Coat of arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a leather finishing.

Coat of arms of the Infante Manuel of Castile, 1234–1283, 7^th son of the King Ferdinand III of Castile, 1199-1252, and the Queen Beatrice of Swabia, 1205–1235. They are canting arms of «Manuel» ~ «manu–el» ~ «mano–ala» ~ «hand–wing». For this reason, I describe it as a hand with a wing and not as a wing with a hand. Another theory suggests that, since his maternal grandmother was Irene Ángelo, daughter of the Byzantine Emperor Isaac II Angelos, the 2^nd and 3^rd quarters derive from this lineage. However, this Byzantine emperor did not have a coat of arms in the Western heraldic sense, let alone one featuring an angel's wing wielding a sword. A synthetic theory could be proposed, combining the concept of canting arms with angelic symbolism, referencing his descent from the emperors of Byzantium, something that was undoubtedly of great importance to him. There are explanations about this in [Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, F.; 1982, pages 98-100]. And what's more important, they are not a quartering by inheritance; quarters 2^nd and 3^rd are inherited, but quarters 1^st and 4^th are conceptually invented, which opens up the creative field.

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Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, Purpure, One, Quarterly, Hand, Arm, Vambraced, Embowed, Winged, Sword, Point upwards, Hilted, Lion, Rampant, Armed and Langued.

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

Classification: Personal, Kingdom of Castile and Leon, Interpreted, Design rationale, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Manuel of Castile, Infante.

Gules, a saltire Or charged with a fillet saltire Sable between in chief three escallops reversed Or; in dexter, a dexter arm embowed, vambraced Argent, holding an anchor Or; in sinister a two masted warship, with cannons ports and sails hoisted Or, two flags Gules, Argent and Azure flying to dexter, one in the main mast and one in the stern, on the hull the inscription «La Liberta» Sable; in base a crowned double-headed eagle displayed Or, holding two tassels, one in each beak, and two mullets of six points pierced, one in each talon Argent.

Escudo de gules, un sotuer de oro cargado de un flanquis de sable, acompañado en jefe de tres veneras ranversadas de oro; en la diestra, un brazo diestro doblado, armado de oro, teniendo un ancla de plata; en la siniestra, un navío de guerra de dos mástiles, con troneras, las velas izadas de oro, con dos banderas de gules, plata y azur ondeando hacia la diestra, una en el palo mayor y otra en la popa, en el casco la inscripción «La Liberta» de sable; en punta, un águila bicéfala coronada de oro, teniendo dos borlas, una en cada pico, y dos espuelas, una en cada garra, todas de plata.

Arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a watercolor finishing.

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Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, Azure, One, Three, Two, Saltire, Fillet saltire, Between, In chief, Escallop, Reversed, In dexter, Dexter, Arm, Embowed, Vambraced, Grasping, Anchor, Ship, Cannon port, Sail, Inscribed, In base, Crowned, Double-headed, Eagle, Tassel, Beak, Mullet of six points pierced and Talon.

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

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

Bearer: Quast, Johann Anton Freiherr von.