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Is there a College of Arms in Spain? Discussion. Good Morning guys! First of all, I love that I found this place. I love heraldry! However, my family is Spanish and I have been looking for a sort of official College of Arms represented by the Spanish Monarchy, but I don't know where to look.
Of nearly 30 Spanish armorials recorded, at least eleven are books, 1 and only one is definitely a roll. 2 Nine are original productions, 3 and six are known only from copies. 4 At least eight foreign armorials contain compilations of Spanish arms. 5. Sir Anthony Wagner’s “Catalogue of English Mediaeval Rolls of Arms” (CEMRA) lists all ...
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I found a website on the Spanish College of Arms at: http://www.spanisharmorial.com/. Does anyone know about this group? According to their website: "The Spanish College of Arms assists individuals who wish to establish new arms in Spain by executing a notarial act, and registering the Coat of Arms in the appropriate registers.
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The arms of the Catholic Monarchs, Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, whose marriage unified Spain, were: 1. Quarterly, 1 and 4. quarterly Castile-León, 2. 2 and 3. per pale Aragon and Aragon-Sicily. 3. The arms were borne by the eagle of Saint John, sable, with an open royal crown. 4. The conquest of Granada was symbolized by the ad...
At the death of Isabella I of Castile in 1504, Archduke Philip the Handsome immediately staked his claim to her inheritance by quartering his own arms with those of the Catholic Monarchs. He had previously borne quarterly: Austria, Burgundy modern, Burgundy ancient and Brabant, with an escutcheon overall per pale Flandersand Tyrol. Since his highes...
Philip was born in Versailles. He was made the Duc d'Anjou upon his birth. He was the second son of Louis, le Grand Dauphin. In the year 1700, the King of Spain, Charles II, died. Charles' will named the 17-year-old Philip, the grandson of Charles' sister Maria Theresa, as his successor. Upon any possible refusal the Crown of Spain would be offered...
Joseph Napoleon I (born Corte 1768, died Firenze 1844), king of Spain (1808–1813), was the elder brother of the Emperor Napoleon I. Following his conquests, the Emperor placed members of his family on the throne of various European states, some of them being created accordingly. Joseph was first king of Naples(1806). When Napoleon expelled the Bour...
In 1813 the Allies returned Ferdinand VII of Spain to Madrid. The Spanish people, blaming the liberal, enlightened policies of the Francophiles (afrancesados) for incurring the Napoleonic occupation and the Peninsular War, at first welcomed Fernando. Ferdinand soon found that while Spain was fighting for independence in his name and while in his na...
The First Spanish Republic started with the abdication as King of Spain on February 10, 1873 of Amadeo I of Spain, following the Hidalgo Affair, when he had been required by the radical government to sign a decree against the artillery officers. The next day, February 11, the republic was declared by a parliamentary majority made up of radicals, re...
When the Bourbons were restored with Alfonso XII of Spain, a decree (8 January 1875) restored the use of the coat of arms as it stood until September 29, 1868. In practice the Anjou escutcheon (actually called Borbón in Spanish) was displayed without the bordure, because the bordure was considered inessential, and the escutcheon an indication of li...
The Second Spanish Republic is the name of the regime that existed in Spain between April 14, 1931, when King Alfonso XIII left the country, and April 1, 1939, when the last of the Republican (Loyalist) forces surrendered to Francoist (Nationalist) forces in the Spanish Civil War. The Republic of 1931 used again the territorial arms as in the First...
The Spanish Civil War officially ended on 1 April 1939, the day Francisco Franco announced the end of hostilities. The Republican democratically elected government had been defeated and Franco became the undisputed dictator of Spain. He ruled Spain until he died on November 20, 1975. The Nationalist senior generals had held an informal meeting in S...
Fascinating Spain. 22 Jul. The coat of arms is one of the main symbols of Spain along with its anthem and flag. Heraldry has evolved a lot since its origins centuries ago. In any case, the current one is from 1981, when it was approved by Royal Decree. Its colours, on the other hand, were officially established by the same means the following year.
Mar 20, 2024 · Spanish Armorials, by W.T. Collins, BA. Heraldry first appeared in Spain in approximately the beginning of the eleventh century. Heraldry originated in Europe from a need for knights and nobles to distinguish themselves from one another on the battlefield, in jousts and in tournaments.
Jun 4, 2018 · Coat of Arms Spanish Monarchy Features To this day the ideal proof of nobility (hidalguia) is still the four quarterings The design of the arms themselves, excepting for the rules of heraldry, were up to the owner, and sometimes the design had a specific meaning or symbolism. Originally, anyone could bear (display) arms.
