Armorial du Hérault Vermandois

Alemans & Ruyers(6)

Nos 32 - 122

Part 1

Nos 32 - 75

 

32 Comte de Luxembourg

burele dargent et dasur a ung lion de gueulles couronne dor

Barry of sixteen argent and azure a chief or overall a lion rampant gules crowned or

le Conte de lutcenbourc, WN 629, and
Henri II, le Blondel, Comte de Luxembourg, d1281, C 114, burle d'argent e d'azur a une leun de gules rampant corone d'or, named as Le Counte de Lucenburg, and BA 133, burele d'argent et d'azur a j lion de gueules rampant corone d'or, named as Le Sires de Luselbore
bear the same arms.

Henri IV, Comte de Luxembourg, d1288, in D 256, where he is named as Henri de Lucenburg, bears the arms without the crown.

 

 

Gerard de Luxembourg, WN 523, where he is named as Girart de durbuy, bears the lion crowned with a label gules

 


Gerard de Luxembourg, in BA 134, named as Gerars ses Freres, that is the brother of Henry Blondel above, bears
barry of twelve argent and azure a lion rampant gules crowned a label or.

 

Waleran de Luxembourg, in WN 525 & 676, where he is named as Galeran de lucenbourc, bears
barry of ten argent and azure a chief or overall a lion rampant gules.
He appears twice in the roll.



33 Le quens de Julers

telles [burele dargent et dasur a ung lion de gueulles] couronne dor

Barry argent and azure a lion rampant gules crowned or

Comte de Juliers, or Gelre

The same arms as No 33.

34 Guerard de Julers

telles [burele dargent et dasur a ung lion de gueulles couronne] dargent

Barry argent and azure a lion rampant gules crowned argent

Gerard de Juliers

The same arms as No 33, with the lion crowned argent.

The number of divisions in the barry field was not important at this time, and the variations were largely at the whim of the artist, but it is not possible to be sure whether here the crown argent is a genuine mark of difference or an error on the part of the herald.

35 Gallerant de Fauquemont

dargent a j lyon de gueulles couronne de gueulles et a la queue croisie

Argent a lion rampant double queued crowned gules

croisie, crossed

 

36 Le chastellan de sellede

dasur a ung lion dargent couronne dor seme de fleurs de lis dor au label de gueulles

Azure semy de lis or a lion rampant or a label gules

37 Grard de Grant Pre

les armes de Lucembourg a quartier dor c'est le lion desseure le quertier burele dargent et dasur

Barry argent and azure a lion rampant gules crowned a canton or

Gerard de Grandpre

desseure, OF below

38 Gallerans de Hainsberge

de gueulles a j lion dargent couronne dor a la queue croisie

Gules a lion rampant double queued argent crowned or

These arms, among others, were also attributed to Wenceslas II, WN 593, where he is named as le Roy de boeme, King of Bohemia.

39 Godefroy de Hainsberge

telles [de gueulles a j lion dargent couronne dor a la queue croisie] au label dasur

Gules a lion rampant double queued argent crowned or a label azure

40 Vualiers de Soleuure

dargent a j lion de sable

Argent a lion rampant sable

These are the same arms as No 54.


41 Bernard decausville

de sable a j lion dargent au label de gueulles

Sable a lion rampant argent a label gules

Bernard de Causville


42 Gilles de Florange

telles [dor] a j lion de sable et j oulles de gueulles

Or a lion rampant sable a bordure gules

43 Le sire de Briedt modo

dor a j lion de gueulles au label dasur

Or a lion rampant gules a label azure

Guillaume de Brederode.
His arms are also found in
BA 173, where he is named as Li Sires de Brederode

44 Jehan darenaisse

de gueulles a j lion dor sa teste de luppart et j baston dasu

Gules a lion rampant gardant or a bendlet azure

 

45 Le conte de Cachenelefort

dor a j lion de gueulles a ij yeux au label dasur

Or a lion rampant gules gardant a label azure

The two blazons above describe different ways of depicting a lion rampant gardant. In the first teste de luppart, leopard's head, refers to the attitude of a léopard, which in French blazon is a lion passant gardant. Hence the leopards of England.
The second describes the lion as having ij yeux, that is with two eyes visible.

46 Le duc de Souane

de sable a iij lions dor

Sable three lions rampant or

In BA 127 the Duke of Swabia, named as Le Duc de Souve, bears the same arms, noir a iij lions d'or rampans

All of the above shield depict lions.

It is possible that the herald picked a balzon, and followed it with simialr arms, as he thought of them. I do not believe that any form of ordinary was intended.

47 Le sire de culres

dor a ij faisses de gueulles a j oulle de mollectes de gueulles

Or two bars and an orle of mullets gules

48 Guill' de culres

telles [dor a ij faisses de gueulles a i oulle de mollectes de gueulles] a j quartier du nez armez dasur a une croix dargent endentee d'argent

Or three bars and an orle of mullets gules a canton azure on a cross indented argent

Guillaume de Culres

The relationship between Nos 47 & 48 is not known.

49 Le Moyne descot

de gueulles au chef dor

Gules a chief or

Le Moyne

50 Frere Jehan de Villesavoye

les armes de Chasteillon a iij melletez de sable ou chef

Gules three pallets vair on a chief or three martlets sable

Jean de Villesavoye

Other arms with mullets in the chief include

Oste II de Toucy

de gueules à trois pals de vair, au chef d'or, charge de quatre merlettes de sable

Gules three pallets vair on a chief or four martlets sable

Also at WN 12, where he is named as Othes de touci.

Gauthier de Crecy

de gueules à trois pals de vair, au chef d'or charge d'une merlette de sable à dextre

Gules three pallets vair on a chief or a dexter martlet sable

WN 171, where he is named as Gauchier de creci

Although there is no evidence from the roll that Villesavoie is related to the others with martlets on the chief, the similarity between the arms is striking.

The original arms of Chatillon were

Gules three pallets vair a chief or

borne by Guy de Chatillon, Comte de Blois, d1279.
He appears in
C 25, pale de veyr e de goules al chef d'or, where he is named as Le counte de Blaes
and
D 31, pale de veir et de gules od le chef d'or, as Cunte de Bloys

Guy III de Chatillon, Comte de Saint Pol, d1289, the younger brother of Hugh, Comte de Blois,
differenced the arms with a label,
and appears in
C27, pale de veyr et de goules al chef d'or a une labeu d'azur,
where he is named as Le counte de S Paule
and in
D 33 pale de veir et de gules od le chef d'or a un label de azur, as Cunte de Seynt Pol.

There followed several cadet branches of the family, which may have included No 50 above.

See the section on Champenois et Bourguignons.

51 Eoudes de Grancy
dor a j lion dasur couronne dargent
Or a lion rampant azure crowned argent

 

Eudes de Grancy

52 Gaucher de Meroy

de gueulles a j lion dor semees de mollectes dor

Gules semy of mullets a lion rampant or

Gaucher de Meroy

53 Guy d'Estrocy
telles [de gueulles a j lion dor semees de mollectes dor] au label dasur
Gules semy of mullets a lion rampant or

 

Guy d'Estrocy

It not evident that there is a relationship between Nos 52 & 53.

54 Josselin de la Rivere

dargent a j lion de sable

Argent a lion rampant sable

Josselin de la Rivere

These are the same arms as No 54.

55 Jehan de Castellet

de gueulles a j lion dor au label dasur

Gules a lion rampant or a label azure

Jean de Castellet

VE Copy A gives the lion as azure, but this must be a mistake. The blazon is from copy D.

56 Gaucher d Argillieres

d'or a j lion de sable semees de croisectes de sable

Or crusilly fitchy a lion rampant sable

Gaucher d'Argillieres

 

57 Jehan de Commarchis

dasur a j lyon dargent croisecte dor couronne dor au label de gueulles

Azure crusilly fitchy or a lion rampant argent crowned of the second a label gules

Jehan de Commarchis

Because of the conventions of the time, I have drawn semees de croisectes and croisecte as crusilly fitchy in Nos 56 & 57.

58 Le Bacle de Barble

sable a j lyon dor billeste dor au label de gueulles

Sable billetty a lion rampant or a label gules

Jean le Bacle at WN 217 bears de sable au lion billete d'or

 


59 Le sire de Conflans

dasur a j lyon dor billecte dor

Azure billetty a lion rampant or

60 Hues de Conflans

telles [dasur a j lyon dor billecte dor] a j baston de gueulles a iij quoquilles dargent v.baston

Azure billetty a lion rampant or overall on a bendlet gules five escallops argent

Hugues II de Conflans, at WN 828, bears d'azur au lion billete d'or, au bâton de gueules brochant

 

 

61 Le sire du Chastel Tresvillam

de gueulles a j lion dor billecte dor

Gules billetty a lion rampant or

 

62 Guy Duval

dasur a j lion dor croisete dor et j baston de gueulles

Azure crusilly fitchy a lion rampant or overall a bendlet gules

Guy Duval

63 Quoquillart de Villesavoye

darmine a j lion de gueulles

Ermine a lion rampant gules


64 Loys de Fontaines

dargent a j lion de synoble et oulle de gueulles couronne dor

Argent a lion rampant vert crowned or a bordure gules

65 Roul de Fontaines

telles [dargent a j lion de synoble et oulle de gueulles couronne dor] au label dor

Argent a lion rampant vert crowned or a bordure gules and a label of the third

66 Jehan dargiel

dor a j demy lion de sable coppe

Or a demi lion rampant sable

Jean d'Argiel

67 Broussart de la Brousse

dargent a j lion de gueulles passant et richonne

Argent a lion passant gules

The term richonne is unknown to me; it is possible that it has the meaning of gardant.

68 Sarrasin de Casteler

darmine a iij paus de gueulles

Ermine three pallets gules


69 Jehan de Loris

telles [darmine a iij paus de gueulles] au label dasur

Ermine three pallets gules a label azure

Jean de Loris

70 Pierre Escabres

eschiquiet dargent et dasur a une bande de gueulles a iij mollectes dor en la bend

Checky argent and azure on a bend gulles three mullets or

71 Guy de Branches

dargent a iij peulz d gueulles a une faice de synoble

Argent three pallets gules overall a fess vert

72 lermite de Sathenay

pale dargent et de gueulles

Paly of six argent and gules

Sathenay

73 Gobert de Samoises

geronees dor et dasur a ung escusson de gueulles

Gironny or eight or and azure an escutcheon gules


74 Gobert de Samoises

telles [geronees dor et dasur a ung escusson de gueulles] a j escusson parti dargent et de gueulles

Gironny or eight or and azure an escutcheon per pale argent and gules

75 Phle de Viex

gironnez dor et dasur

Gironny of eight or and azure

Philippe de Viex