Fess

There is a series of nine coats of arms in the ballroom of the castle:

• Or, three Fleurs de lis Azure.
• Azure, a Bendsinister Or.
• Or, a Fleur de lis Azure.
• Azure, a Cross Or.
• Or, five Fleur de lis Azure in saltire.
• Azure, a Fess Or.
• Or, two Fleur de lis Azure in bend.
• Azure, a Saltire Or.
• Or, four Fleur de lis Azure.

There are so many Fleurs de lis that everyone, except the joker, calls it the «fleurdelisée» room. Nobody knows the reason why the joker says there is none, do you?

Think before you move the cursor or click on the following link and see the solution.

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Categories: Riddle, Or, Azure, Fleur de lis, One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Bend sinister, Cross, Fess and Saltire.

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Categories: Riddle solution, Pointed and rounded, Outlined in sable, Freehand, Or, Azure, Fleur de lis, One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Bend sinister, Cross, Fess and Saltire.

Blazon of the Amancier lineage of Genevois, Haute-Savoie, France.

Gules, three bars per pale Or and Azure.

Illuminated and a freehand finishing.

Its French blazon «de gueules, à trois fasces parties d'or et d'azur» can be found at [Rietstap, J. B.; 1861; page 40].

Any fess party per pale of metal and color or color and metal will always have a metal on metal or color on color conflict whether the field of the coat of arms is color or metal. There isn't conflict if the field of the coat of arms is also party per pale with metal under the color of the fess and with color under the metal of the fess or if the field is fur.

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Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Three, Fess, Party per pale, Or and Azure.

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

Classification: Interpreted, Lineage and Kingdom of France.

Blazon of the Avelar lineage of Portugal.

Or, three bars Gules charged each one with three mullets of six points Argent.

Illuminated and a freehand finishing.

It can be found at [Cró, J. do; 1509; page 127].

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Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Three, Fess, Gules, Charged, Mullet and Argent.

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

Classification: Interpreted, Lineage and Kingdom of Portugal.

Azure, a fess chequey Gules and Argent.

Escudo de azur, una faja ajedrezada de gules y plata.

Coat of arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a freehand finishing.

Coat of arms of the lineage Boyd of Scotland. I have emblazoned it with a fess chequy of 3 rows, symmetric and with 9 columns of squares, provided that its height is 1/3 of the width of the coat of arms.

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Blazon keywords: Azure, Gules, Argent, One, Three, Nine, Fess and Chequey.

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

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

Bearer: Boyd of Scotland, lineage.

195^th Pope of the Church, from 1305 to 1314. «Clemens V», born Bertrand de Got, born in Villandraut, in the southwest of France, was the first pope to reside in Avignon in a stable manner.

Or, three fesses Gules.

Escudo de oro, tres fajas de gules.

Papal coat of arms interpreted with: a rounded triangular top; the field in plain Or enamel; the bars illuminated in Gules and outlined in Sable; and with a heavily hammered metal finish.

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Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Three, Fess and Gules.

Style keywords: Triangular curved, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Hard metal.

Classification: Interpreted, Religious and Papal States.

Bearer: Clement V.

Blazon equivalent to: Fernández de Córdoba y Carrillo, Diego.

246^th Pope of the Church, from 1730 to 1740. «Clemens XII», named Lorenzo Corsini, born in Florence and rests in St. John Lateran.

Bendy of six Gules and Argent; over all a fess Azure.

Escudo bandado de seis piezas de gules y plata; brochante sobre el todo una faja de azur.

Papal coat of arms interpreted with: a rounded mouth; the field in flat tincture of Argent; the fess and the bands outlined in Sable and illuminated in Gules and Azure; and the whole with a textured finish.

All are ordinaries, including the three bands and the fess, and since the blazon specifies that the fess is overall on the bands, therefore, it is not the Gules bands that are overall on the Azure fess, and they should be painted underneath.

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Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Bendy, Six, Gules, Argent, Surmounted, Overall (deprecated), One, Fess and Azure.

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

Classification: Interpreted, Religious and Papal States.

Bearer: Clement XII.

Quarterly: 1 Azure, a cross Or; 2 Vert, a saltire Or; 3 Vert, a bend sinister Or; 4 Azure, a fess Or. Motto: «Arithmeticus».

Escudo cuartelado: 1^o de azur, una cruz de oro; 2^o de sinople, un sotuer de oro; 3^o de sinople, una barra de oro; 4^o de azur, una faja de oro. Divisa: «Arithmeticus».

I have made this imaginary coat of arms for the Arithmetic with the following characteristics: a semicircular external shape; its enamelled field with flat color Azure and Vert inks; all the pieces are metal Or, the motto is metal Argent with Sable letters; pieces and motto are illuminated and outlined in Sable; and the whole with a very lightly beaten metal finish.

For the division operation, instead of using the piece bend sinister, 2 bezants Or in pale could have been used. However, since the bezant is a diminished piece, I preferred to use 4 pieces, one for each quarter.

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Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Azure, Vert, Or, Cross, Saltire, Bend sinister, Fess and Motto (identification).

Style keywords: Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Soft metal.

Classification: Created, Imaginary and Coat of arms.

Imaginary bearer: Arithmetic.

Design ideas

The heraldic art often involves resolving design challenges while maintaining both aesthetic balance and adherence to tradition. The coat of arms illustrated here draws inspiration from the Dethick-Dethicke family arms of Derbyshire, though it features distinct differences. This design explores the placement of water-bougets, a medieval water vessel, in a 2+2 arrangement, with a fess vair.

One key consideration when arranging charges in heraldry is proportionality. In this case, the fess occupies 1/3 of the coat of arms's width and is positioned 1/3 of the height from the chief, rather than at the exact center, allowing the charges to balance harmoniously. The shape of the shield itself also plays a role: rounded shields can accommodate a 2+2 arrangement more comfortably than shields with a pointed base, which are better suited to 2+1 arrangements, this is de case of Dethick's arms.

Another challenge in heraldic design is asymmetry. To address the natural curves of the shield, the water-bougets may vary slightly in size or placement. This intentional asymmetry can help create a visually appealing composition that respects both tradition and the unique constraints of each design, because, heraldry is not only about rules but also about creativity.

Gules, a fess vair between four water-bougets Or, two in chief and two in base.

Escudo de gules, una faja de veros acompañada de cuatro pares de odres de oro, dos en jefe y dos en punta.

Water-bouget

In German, they are called «Wasserschlauch» in English «water-bougets» or «oges», and in French «bouses» or «chantepleures».

There is no specific heraldic term for them in Castilian. Based on «chantepleures», one could use «cantimploras», which are metallic or at least rigid. On the other hand, «oges» could translate as «odres», as they are typically made of leather as in this case. Additionally, since «water-bouget» are designed as a pair to be carried by a donkey or other animal, I have decided to use «par de odres» to convey the idea of one on each side of the animal.

In English, when there is a single charge, that is, a pair of water vessels, it is written in singular as «water-bouget», as can be seen in [Fox-Davies, A. C.; 1909; figure 551]. [Friar, S.; 1987; page 68] defines «bouget» as «...a stylized representation of a yoke supporting two leather waterbags».

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Blazon keywords: Gules, One, Fess, Vair, Between, Four, Water-bouget, Or, Two, In chief and In base.

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

Classification: Interpreted, Schema and Coat of arms.

Argent, a stag trippant Gules, attired and hoofed Sable, standing on a terrace in base Vert charged with a fess Or; on a chief Sable, three geese volant contourné Argent. Motto: «An Garraí Dubh go Brách» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.

Design rationale

• The stag trippant Gules came from the arms of the MacCarthy clan, also transcribed as McCarthy, but for difference attired and hoofed Sable, this Sable reflecting the peat-coloured soil of Gerryduff.
• The chief Sable also from Garryduff, called «An Garraí Dubh» in Irish, which means «the black garden», referring to the peat-coloured dark soil; it is the home place of Eugene McCarthy and his family for generations.
• The three geese volant Argent from the local parish of Monagae, «the bogland of the geese», and they are flying to sinister as the Irish people from the US return to their Ireland, flying east across the Atlantic Ocean, this symbolism also evokes the famous «Wild Geese» Irish of previous centuries who emigrated to mainland Europe and further afield to serve in the armies of France, Spain, and Austria, many of the name McCarthy included.
• A terrace in base Vert with a fess Or because these are the colours of the local GAA* football and hurling club, established in 1896, GAA means Gaelic Athletic Association.
• And the motto «An Garraí Dubh go Brách» means «Garryduff Forever».

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Blazon keywords: Argent, One, Stag, Tripant, Gules, Attired, Hoofed, Sable, Terrace in base, Base, Vert, Charged, Fess, Or, Chief, Three, Goose, Volant and Facing sinister.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable and Pointed.

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

Bearer: McCarthy, Eugene.

Transform the blazon «Or» into «Or, five Pommes in saltire» and the blazon «Argent» into «Argent, five Hurts in saltire» moving the pommes and hurts through both metals, without breaking the rule of tinctures.

You can change one charge by another one, but only once.

For example, if you change «Sable, a Bend Argent» by «Sable, a Pale Argent», then the Pommes can arrive to «Or» blazon. However, this is not a solution, because the Hurts cannot walk to «Argent» blazon.

Think before you move the cursor or click on the following link and see the solution.

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Categories: Riddle, Pointed and rounded, Outlined in sable, Freehand, Or, Argent, Vert, Azure, Gules, Sable, Hurt, torteau, pellet, pomme and golpe, Hurt, Pomme, In saltire, Fess, Saltire, Bend sinister, Cross, Pale and Bend.

For example, if you change «Azure, a Cross Argent» by «Azure, a Pall Argent», then the Pommes can arrive to «Or» blazon and the Hurts can arrive to «Argent» blazon. You can view both paths azure and vert in the following image.

Other solution is to change «Azure, a Cross Argent» by «Azure, a Bordure Argent».

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Categories: Riddle solution, Pointed and rounded, Outlined in sable, Freehand, Or, Argent, Vert, Azure, Gules, Sable, Hurt, torteau, pellet, pomme and golpe, Hurt, Pomme, In saltire, Fess, Saltire, Bend sinister, Cross, Pale, Bend and Pall.

Gules, a fess between, in chief a Maltese cross between two mullets of eight Argent, in base three bendlets Or. Crest: Upon a helm issuant from a crown of Noble above the shield a with a wreath Argent and Gules, a Cirneco dell’Etna hound passant proper, gorged of a collar of meanders motifs Azure and Argent. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent. Motto: «Pete ex Animo Sapientiam».

Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a pointed shape, illuminated, and with a watercolor finishing.

G0053, Chief Herald of Malta's grant of Giovanni de Bella's arms, whose full achievement has been emblazoned by me for such grant.

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Blazon keywords: Gules, One, Fess, Between, In chief, Eight-pointed cross, Cross couped, Two, Mullet, Argent, In base, Three, Bendlet, Or, Crest and mantling, Helm, Issuant, Crown of Noble, Crown, On, Mantling, Doubled, Wreath, Crest, Dog, Proper, Collared, Azure, Motto and Scroll.

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

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms, Latin language and Doctor.

Bearer: Bella, Giovanni de.

Gules, a fess chequey Azure and Argent.

Escudo de gules, una faja ajedrezada de azur y plata.

Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finish.

Coat of arms of the lineage Janovsti of Janovic of Czechia. It is also the coat of arms of the lineage Klenovsky of Klenove of Czech. I have emblazoned it with a fess chequy of 3 rows, symmetric and with 9 columns of squares, provided that its height is 1/3 of the width of the coat of arms.

Lindsay of Scotland, lineage

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Blazon keywords: Gules, Azure, Argent, One, Three, Nine, Fess and Chequey.

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

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

Bearer: Janovsti of Janovic of Czechia, lineage.

Blazon equivalent to: Lindsay of Scotland, lineage.

Or, a fess chequey Argent, charged with an ermine spot, and Azure, between in chief two cross patty Gules, in base a thistle proper; a diminished bordure Azure.

The coat of arms of Reverend John Stuart, XVIII century, emblazoned by me in 3 approaches: 1) Classic bordure: Using a bordure with a width equal to 1/6 of the coat of arms' base. In the image, this is marked with texts and lines in Vert. Notice that the squares in columns 2 and 8 are split by the inner border of the bordure, which is unfortunate as it disrupts the design. 2) Diminished bordure: Using a narrower bordure with a width equal to 2/3 of the classic bordure, corresponding to 1 square of the fess chequey. In the image, this is marked with texts and lines in Gules. This approach avoids splitting any squares, allows for larger figures, and is my preferred solution. In England, diminished bordures, often simply blazoned as bordure, are more common than in Castile. 3) Without squares splitted: Retaining the classic bordure but shifting the fess chequey 1/2 square to either dexter or sinister to prevent splitting squares. However, this sacrifices the symmetry of the design. This last adjustment was used in the hatchment of Reverend John Stuart in St. George's Cathedral, Kingston, Ontario, 1785.

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Blazon keywords: Or, Argent, Azure, One, Three, Nine, Two, Fess, Chequey, Charged, Ermine spot, Between, In chief, Cross, Patty, In base, Thistle, Proper and Diminished bordure.

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

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

Bearer: Stuart, John.

Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, a three arch bridge issuant from base and throughout Or; 2 and 3 Azure, five fleurs de lis, in base two bars wavy Or.

Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a shape ended with an rounded arch, illuminated, and its finishing is that seems leather.

These arms were designed by Felipe Trujillo Jimenez as a derivation of the primitive arms of Pons and Peneque lineages. The Pons lineage has canting arms: «Or, a three arch bridge issuant from base and throughout Sable». The blazon of the ancient arms of Paneque lineage is: «Azure, five fleurs de lis Or, in base two bars Argent».

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Credits: Felipe Trujillo Jiménez is the designer of the coat of arms and Antonio Salmerón y Cabañas is the author of the heraldic art.

Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Gules, One, Bridge, Issuant from base, Throughout, Or, Azure, Five, Fleur de lis, In base, Two, Fess and Wavy.

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

Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Pons Paneque, Jonathan.

Registered by The International Register of Arms, 16^th of June of 2022, Registration number 0640, Volume 4.

16^th 2022. Registration No.

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Categories: Armorial roll, Castle, Party per pale, Masoned, Port and windows, Between, In chief, In base, Fess, Wavy and Motto.

External resource:

• Kevin Larkin at The Armorial Register.

Root: The Armorial Register.

Gules, a fess chequey Azure and Argent.

Escudo de gules, una faja ajedrezada de azur y plata.

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

Coat of arms of the lineage Lindsay of Scotland. I have emblazoned it with a fess chequy of 3 rows, symmetric and with 9 columns of squares, provided that its height is 1/3 of the width of the coat of arms.

Janovsti of Janovic of Czechia, lineage

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Blazon keywords: Gules, Azure, Argent, One, Three, Nine, Fess and Chequey.

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

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

Bearer: Lindsay of Scotland, lineage.

Blazon equivalent to: Janovsti of Janovic of Czechia, lineage.

Gules, a fess chequey Azure and Argent, in chief three mullets of five points Argent.

Escudo de gules, una faja ajedrezada de azur y plata, en jefe tres estrellas de cinco puntas de plata.

Arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finish.

Coat of arms of the lineage Lindsay of the Byres. I have emblazoned it with a fess chequy of 3 rows, symmetric and with 9 columns of squares, provided that its height is 1/3 of the width of the coat of arms.

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Blazon keywords: Gules, Azure, Argent, One, Three, Nine, Fess, Chequey, In chief and Mullet.

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

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

Bearer: Lindsay of the Byres, lineage.

Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, a fess Azure; 2 and 3 Or, a fess dancetty Argent.

Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a semi-circular ended shape, illuminated, and its finishing is that seems leather.

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Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Gules, One, Fess, Azure, Or, Dancetty and Argent.

Style keywords: Colour on colour, Metal on metal, Semi-circular, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Beninger, Manuel.

Or, a fess chequey Gules and Argent.

Escudo de oro, una faja ajedrezada de gules y plata.

Arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a metal beaten finishing.

Coat of arms of the lineage Mark of Germany. I have emblazoned it with a fess chequy of 3 rows, symmetric and with 9 columns of squares, provided that its height is 1/3 of the width of the coat of arms.

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Blazon keywords: Or, Gules, Argent, One, Three, Nine, Fess and Chequey.

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

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

Bearer: Mark of Germany, lineage.

Or, a fess chequey Gules and Argent.

Escudo de oro, una faja ajedrezada de gules y plata.

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

Coat of arms of the County of Mark, Germany. I have emblazoned it with a fess chequy of 3 rows, symmetric and with 9 columns of squares, provided that its height is 1/3 of the width of the coat of arms.

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Blazon keywords: Or, Gules, Argent, One, Three, Nine, Fess and Chequey.

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

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

Bearer: Mark, County of.

Blazon of the Mascarenhas lineage of Portugal.

Gules, three bars Or.

Illuminated and a freehand finishing.

It can be found at [Cró, J. do; 1509; page 77].

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Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Three, Fess and Or.

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

Classification: Interpreted, Lineage and Kingdom of Portugal.

Party per pale: 1 Azure, an eagle displayed Or, charged on the chest with a Royal drum of Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom proper; 2 Or, on a fess Gules between two fleur de lis Azure, a rose Argent, seeded Or.

Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a shape ended with an ogee arch, illuminated, and its finishing is that seems leather.

This coat of arms was augmented with the Royal drum of the kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara.

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Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Azure, One, Eagle, Or, Charged, Chest, Drum, Royal, Proper, Fess, Gules, Rose, Argent, Seeded, Between, Two, Fleur de lis, In chief and In base.

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

Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Gummersbach, Peter Ferdinand.

My heraldic Pixiv wall is Dr.A.Salmeron @antoniosheraldry and pixiv.me/antoniosheraldry.

Pixiv is a Japanese online community for artists. I post in Pixiv 2 or 3 coats of arms per week. They use a strict form to post with many mandatory input fields. This week, they have added a new mandatory field «AI-generated work: Yes / No», AI ~ Artificial Intelligence. In the image, I have highlighted this new field in red.

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Categories: Technology, Social networks, Quarterly, Gules, One, Chevron, Argent, Between, Three, Fleur de lis, Or, Five, Mullet, In saltire, Four, Escutcheon, In cross, Azure, Charged, Nine, Bezant and plate, Two, Flank, Fesswise, Center, Overall, Carbuncle, Cord, In orle, Knotted, Purpure, Overall (all), Sable, Mount, Issuant from base, Vert, On, Tower, Port and windows, Masoned, Wolf, Supporting, Enté en point, Fess, Wavy, Crown of the Sovereign and Most Noble Order of the Pomegranate, Crown and Motto.

Proportions of the cross and its similarity with the fess.

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Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Fess and Cross.

Style keywords: Semi-circular.

Classification: Schema and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Saboya, Ducado de.

Argent, a fess Gules between two Lions passant Azure, langued Gules.

I have interpreted this coat of arms with a semi-circular shape; tintures argent, gules, and azure; outlined with sable; and a iridiscent finishing.

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Blazon keywords: Argent, One, Fess, Gules, Between, Two, Lion passant, Azure and Langued.

Style keywords: Semi-circular, Iridescent (nacar) and Outlined in sable.

Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Stauffenberg, Claus von.

Or, a fess chequey Azure and Argent.

Escudo de oro, una faja ajedrezada de azur y plata.

Coat of arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a rough finishing.

Coat of arms of the lineage Stewart of Scotland. I have emblazoned it with a fess chequy of 3 rows, symmetric and with 9 columns of squares, provided that its height is 1/3 of the width of the coat of arms.

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Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Argent, One, Three, Nine, Fess and Chequey.

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

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

Bearer: Stewart of Scotland, lineage.

Gules, on a fess invected Argent, a lioness Azure, armed, langued and the udders Gules.

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Blazon keywords: Gules, One, Fess, Invected, Argent, Charged, Lioness, Azure, Armed, Langued and Udder.

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

Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Vallín de Lanzagorta, María Concepción.