Caerlyon, Sir Louis, Knight, Master of Arts, Doctor of Medicine, (b.c.1450), English Physician and Astronomer: (personal physician to Margaret, Countess of Richmond, thence to King Henry VII of England).
Arms: Party per pale Argent and Vert, on a chief Azure, three estoiles of the first.
Crest: A Urinal within its cage proper.
(Grant of Arms, 1493).

Caeser, Sir Julius, (1588-1636), Master of the Rolls, English Courtier.
Arms: Azure, three roses Argent, on a chief of the last, as many roses of the first.
Crest: On waves of the sea, a Salmon hurient.
Motto: 'Post Tempeltatem Tranquihtas'.
(Engraving, by Renold Elstracke).

Calveley of Lea, Sir Hugh, English Knight (temp. Edward III).
Arms: Argent, a fess Gules, between three Calves passant Sable.
Crest: A Leopard's (?) head.
(Tomb Effigy, Bunbury Church, co. Cheshire).

Calvert, Cecil, 2nd Lord Baltimore, (d.1675), Proprietor of the Colony of Maryland.
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Paly of six, a bend counter-charged: 2 & 3, Quarterly, a cross bottonée counter-charged. The shield contained within a cartouche.
Crest: Out of a ducal coronet Or two pennons, the dexter Or, the sinister Sable, the staves Gules.
Supporters: Two Leopards coward, each semée of roundels.
Motto: 'Falti Masihq Parole Femine'.
(A Map of Mary's Land, 1634).
Arms: Paly of six Or and Sable, a bend counter-charged. The shield ensigned with the coronet and chapeau of an English Baron.
(Portrait, c.1635).

Cambacéres, Jean-Jacques, Duc de, (d.1824), Archichancelier de l'Empire, French Notable.
Arms: Or, an arm extending from the sinister side of the shield vested in robes Gules, cuffed ermine, the hand of which is holding a book Sable, between three lozenges of the last, a chief Azure, semée of Bees of the first. The shield ensigned with the chapeau of a Napoleonic Duke and surrounded by mantling Azure and Or. All contained within a manteau of Gules, fringed Or, and doubled ermine.
(Armorial Coffin Trappings).

Cambaust de Coislin, Monsignor Henri-Charles du, Prince-Bishop of Metz, (d.1732), French Ecclesiast.
Arms: (Gules?), three bars counter-compony Argent and (Azure?). The shield ensigned with a Bishop's mitre. Behind the shield a cross and a crozier crossed in saltire. The whole achievement contained within a manteau suspended from the coronet of a Prince.
(Armorial MS. 18th century).

Camden, William, Clarenceux King of Arms (1551-1623), English Antiquarian and Herald.
Arms: (The shield impaled) Dexter, Argent, a cross, on a chief a Lion passant: Sinister, Or, a fess engrailed Sable, between six crossess crosslet fitchée.
Motto: 'Pondere Non Numero'.
(Portrait, by Marcus Geeraerts, 1609).
Arms: (The shield impaled): Dexter, Argent, a cross Gules, on a chief of the second, a Lion passant guardant Or, crowned of the last (Clarenceux King of Arms): Sinister, Or, a fess engrailed Sable, between six crosses crosslet fitchée of the second (Camden). The shield surrounded by two laurel branches.
Motto: 'Pondere Non Numero'.
(Engraving: Frontispiece, W. Camden, Britannia, 1610).
 

Campbell, Archibald, Marquis of Argyll, (1607-1661), Scottish Soldier.
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Gyrony of eight Or and Sable (Campbell): 2 & 3, Argent, a Lymphad, sails furled, Sable (Lordship of LOrne). The shield ensigned with the coronet of a Scottish Marquis. Behind the shield a sword and a bâton crossed in saltire Gules.
Crest: A Boar's head erased Or, armed Argent, and langued Gules.
Supporters: Two Lions guardant Gules.
Cri-de-guerre: 'Cruachan'.
Motto: 'Ne Obliviscaris'.
(Lyon Court).

Campbell, Duncan, 7th Laird of Glenorchy (c.1619), Scottish Noble.
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 2, Gyronny of eight Sable and Argent (Campbell): 2, Or, a Lymphad, its sails furled, Sable (Lordship of Lorne): 3, Or, a fess chequey Azure and Argent (Stewart).
Crest: A Boar's head erased proper.
Supporters: Two Stags rampant proper.
Motto: 'Follow Me'.
(Portrait, 1619).
Arms: Quarterly: 1, A lymphad Sable: 2 & 3, Gyronny of eight pieces (Or?) and Sable: 4, A fess chequy Azure and Argent. The shield ensigned with a Tourney helm garnished Or.
Motto: 'Folow Me'.
(Portrait, 1601).
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Gyronny of eight pieces Sable and Argent: 2, Or, a lymphad: 3, Or, a fess chequy of four rows Azure and Argent.
Crest: A Boar's head erased proper.
Supporters: Two Deer proper.
(Armorial Embroidery, Tapestry, late 16th century).

Capodilista, Pio, Count, (d.1617), Italin Noble.
Arms: Quarterly: 1, A Lion rampant: 2 & 3, A Pegasus rampant: 4, Plain. Overall a chief charged with a double-headed Eagle displayed. The arms contained within an oval shield with cartouche-like decOration at the top and ensigned with the initials 'P' and 'C' above the shield.
(Arms on Rapier, c.1610).

Carli, Giovanibatista, Siennese Noble (c.1607).
Arms: Argent, a cross Azure, charged with five crescents Or, on a chief of the last, a double-headed Eagle displayed Sable.
(Siennese Tournament Roll in Honour of Ferdinand I, 1607).

Carlos, Colonel, Saviour of King Charles II after the Battle of Worcester (c.1645).
Arms: Or, on a mount in base Vert, an oak tree proper, fructed Or, surmounted by a fess Gules, charged with three imperial crowns of the third.
Crest: A sword and a sceptre crossed in saltire gorged at their centre by a Laurel wreath Vert.
Motto: 'Subditus fidelis regis et salus regni'.
(Burke).

Carlton, Sir Dudley, English Gentleman and Soldier (17th century).
Arms: On a bend, two lozenges.
(Engraved Arms on Partisan, c.1650).

Carnegie, David, Lord Rosehill, Master of NOrthesk, Scottish Noble (c.1719): (eldest son of the 4th Earl of NOrthesk).
Arms:Quarterly: 1 & 4, Or, an Eagle displayed Azure, beaked and membered Sable (Carnegie): 2 & 3, Argent, a pale Gules (Augmentation). Over all a label of three points for difference.
Crest: A Leopard's head full-faced proper.
Supporters: Two Leopards full-faced proper.
Motto: 'Tache sans Tache'.
(Archery Medal, 1719).

Casanova, Giovanni Jacopo, Chevalier de Seingalt, (1725-1798), Knight of the Papal Order of the Golden Spur, Venetian Adventurer, Lover, Writer and Courtier: (natural son of Michele Grimani, Venetian Patrician).
Arms: Paly of eight Argent and Gules, the second palet charged in chief with a Latin cross of the first, charged overall with a baton sinister Azure, all within a bordure gobony of the second and first (Grimani differenced). The shield ensigned with a helmet contourné. Suspended from the shield the cross of the Order of the Golden Spur.
(Reitstap: Casanova, Histoire de Ma Vie).

Casse, Jean-Baptiste du, (b.1645), Chevalier de l'Ordre Royal et Militaire de St. Louis, French Rear-Admiral, of the Guyenne and Gascony.
Arms: Azure, an Oak tree eradicated Argent, its branches knotted saltireways. Suspended from the shield the cross of the Order of St. Louis.
(Reitstap).

Cassel, Robert, Count of, Flemish Noble (c.1400).
Arms: Or, a Lion rampant Sable, armed and langued Gules, all contained within a bordure of the third.
Crest: Out of a crest coronet Gules, a Lion's head Sable, langued Gules, between two Eagle's wings addorsed ermine.
(Armorial de Gelre).

Castelnau, Michel de, Sieur de La Mauvissière, (1520-1592), French Soldier and Diplomatist.
Arms: Azure, a Greyhound Argent, gorged with a collar Or.
(Reitstap).

Castelnau, Noël Marie Joseph Edouard de Curières de, (1851-1944), French General, of Rouerge.
Arms: Azure, a Greyhound Argent, gorged with a collar Or.
(Reitstap).

Castries, Christian Marie Ferdinand de la Croix de, (1902- ), French General, of Languedoc: (family made Barons of Castries, 1495: Marquis, 1645: Ducs, 1814).
Arms: Azure, a cross Or.
Motto: 'Fidele a son roi et a l'honneur'.
(Reitstap).

Cavelier de la Salle, Robert, (c.1682), French Explorer, of Normandy.
Arms: Argent, a bend between six lozenges in Orle Azure (?).
(Reitstap).

Cavendish, William, 1st Duke of Newcastle, (1592-1676), English (Royalist) General.
Arms: Quarterly: 1, Sable, three Stag's heads caboshed Argent (Cavendish): 2, Argent, a saltire Sable, on a chief Gules, three cushions Or (Johnston): 3, On a fess, between three crescents, a cinqfoil (?): 4, (Argent?), an Orle (alternative: a false escutcheon). The shield surrounded by the Order of the Garter and ensigned with the coronet of an English Duke.
Supporters: Dexter, a Bull: Sinister, A Lion.
(Engraving, by George Vertue, after Kneller?).

Cawne of Nulcomb, Sir Thomas, English Knight (temp. Edward III).
Arms: A Lion rampant ermine.
(Tomb Effigy, Ightham Church, co. Kent).

Cecil, General Sir Edward, Viscount Wimbledon, English Soldier (c.1612).
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Barry of ten pieces Argent and Gules, six escutcheons (3,2,1) Sable, each charged with a Lion rampant of the first (Cecil): 2 & 3, Gules, on a saltire Argent, an annulet (Sable?).(Nevil) The oval shield surrounded by a chaplet of laurel.
Motto: 'Per Mortem Ulternis'.
(Engraving by Simon van de Passe, 1612).

Cecil, Sir William, 1st Baron Burghley, (1520-1598), Knight of the Garter, Lord High Treasurer of England.
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Barry of ten pieces Argent and Gules, six escutcheons (3,2,1) Sable, each charged with a Lion rampant of the first (Cecil): 2, Sable, a plate between three towers Argent, their doors and windows of the field: 3, Argent, a chevron ermines, between three clarions of the last. The shield encircled by the Order of the Garter.
Motto: 'Corunus via una'.
(Portrait, 1571).
Arms: Barry of ten pieces Argent and Gules, six escutcheons in Orle (Or?), each charged with a Lion rampant Sable.
Crest: Two braces of arrows crossed in saltire, crowned with a morion affronté.
(Engraving, by William Rogers).
Arms: Quarterly of Six: 1 & 6, Barry of ten pieces Argent and Gules, six escutcheons (3,2,1) Sable, each charged with a Lion rampant of the first (Cecil): 2, Party per pale Or and (Azure?), a Lion rampant Argent, accosting a fruit tree (alternative: a pear tree?) (proper?): 3, Sable, a plate between three towers Argent: 4, Argent, a bend cotised, charged with three cinqfoils: 5, Argent, a chevron ermines, between three clarions of the last.
(Equestrian Portrait).

Cellini, Benvenuto, (1500-1571), Artist, of Florence.
Arms: Azure, a Lion rampant Or, holding in the sinister paw a fleur-de-lis Gules.
(Reitstap).

Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, (1547-1616), Spanish Writer.
Arms: Azure two Stag in pale passant Or, a bordure Gules charged with nine saltires couped of the second.
Crest: A panache of feathers Gules, Or and Azure.
(Volborth).

Chalmers, Rev. Alexander, Minister of Cairne, Aberdeenshire, (c.1759), Scottish Ecclesiast.
Arms: Argent, a fess Gules, between in chief a demi-Lion issuant Sable, and in base a feur-de-lis of the second.
Crest: A Falcon rising, the dexter wing displayed, (proper?).
Motto: 'Spi Ro'.
(Enamelled Arms on Jug, 1759).

Chaloner, Sir Thomas, (1521-1565), English Diplomatist.
Arms: A chevron between three pairs of wings each bearing a human face. The shield contained within a cartouche.
(Engraving, by Wenceslas Holler).

Champigny, Jacques Charles de Bauchart de Noroy de, French Governor of Martinique (c.1723).
Arms: Azure, a crescent with a estoile rising between its horns Or.
(Reitstap).

Champion, Richard, English Industrialist (1774).
Arms: Argent, on a fess Sable, between three trefoils slipped Vert, a Pheonix displayed of the first, all within a bordure Gules, bezanty Or.
(Enamelled Plaque, 1774-1778).

Charlari, Noble Barthélemé, Bourgeois and Échevin of the City of Tours (c.1660), French AdministratOr.
Arms: Gules, a fess Or, crosslet Argent, in chief two mullets of the second. The shield ensigned with the helmet and mantling of a French nobleman.
(Painting, The Échevins of the City of Tours Receiving King Louis XIV of France, c.1660).

Charles, Gaspari, Knight of the Holy Roman Empire, Lord of Baerledoncq, Imperial Noble (c.1620).
Arms: Azure, a chevron Argent, between three merlettes Or.
Crest: Out of a ducal coronet proper, a merlette Or, between two Eagle's wings addorsed Azure and Argent.
(Map of Aragon, by Willem Blaeu, c.1620).

Charlemagne, Emperor of the Franks.
Arms: Party per pale, the dexter Or, charged with a double-headed Eagle dimidiated Sable, beaked and armed Gules, the sinister Azure, semé-de-lis Or. The shield ensigned with an Imperial crown upon which sits an Eagle statant proper, beaked and armed Gules.
(Armoril MS., 15th century).

Charolois, Charles the Bold, Count of, Burgundian Ruler (c. 1433).
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Azure, semé-de-lis Or, a bordure gobony Argent and Gules: 2, Party per pale, the dexter side barry of six pieces Or and Azure, surrounded by a burdure Gules, the sinister side Sable, charged with a Lion rampant Or, armed and langued Gules: 3, Party per pale, the dexter side barry of six pieces Or and Azure, surrounded by a bordure Gules, the sinister side Argent, charged with a Lion rampant Gules, armed, langued and crowned Or. Overall an escutcheon Or, charged with a Lion rampant Sable. Overall a label of three points Argent.
Crest: A fleur-de-lis Or, bearing a flame on each of its points Gules.
(Grand Armorial équestre de la Toison d'Or).

Chastity.
Arms: Argent, an Angel vested Vert, winged Gules, all within a bordure Or.
Crest: A Raven (?), Argent, beaked and armed Gules.
(Tapestry, Nuremburg, 15th century).

Châteaubriand (de Combourg), François René, Chavalier (later Vicomte) de, (1768-1848), Knight of Malta, French Writer and Diplomatist, of Brittany.
Arms: Gules, semée-de-lis Or. The shield ensigned with the coronet of a Viscount of the 1st Empire.
Cri-de-guerre: 'Chateaubriand!'.
Motto: 'Mon sang teint les bannières de France'.
(Châteaubriand, Memoirs: Reitstap).

Châteaubriand, Geoffroi, French Knight (c.1217), French Knight, of Brittany.
Arms: Gules, semée of pine-cones Or.
Cri-de-guerre: 'Châteaubriand'.
Motto: 'Je séme l'Or'.
(Seal & Counter-Seal, 1217: Reitstap).

Châteauneuf, Guillaume, Grand Master of the Knights of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem (c.1244), French Knight.
Arms: Gules, three towers Or, the doors and windows of each Sable.
(Reitstap).

Châtillon (-sur-Loing), Renault de, Prince of Antioch, Lord of Outre-JOrdan, (d.1188), Frankish Crusader.
Arms: (Used by his direct descendants) Gules, three pallets Vair, a chief Or.
(Reitstap).

Chaucer, Geoffroi, (c.1340-1400), English Poet and Courtier, of London.
Arms: Party per pale Argent and Gules, a bend counter-charged.
(Burke).

Choiseul-Amboise, Etienne François, Duc de, Comte de Stainville, (1719-1785), French Statesman.
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Azure, a cross between five billets (2,1,2) in each quarter of the last: 2 & 3, Or, a cross ancrée Gules.
(Woodward & Reitstap).

Choiseul-Beaupré, Claude Antoin de, Bishop-Count of Chalons et Pair de France (c.1770), French Ecclesiast.
Arms: As Above, charged with an inescutcheon Azure bearing a chevron Or between two escallops in chief and a rose in base Argent.
(Woodward & Reitstap).

Cholmondeley, Barbara, English Noblewoman (c.1616): (wife of Sir Thomas Bellases).
Arms: (The shield impaled): Dexter, Quarterly of eight pieces (2,2,2,2), 1 & 8, Argent, a pale engrailed and cotised Sable (Bellases), 2, Argent, a chevron Gules, between three fleurs-de-lis Azure, 3, Or, a fess Gules, between three torteaux, 4, Argent, an escutcheon between six martlets in Orle Sable, 5, Sable, three Boar's heads erased Argent, langued Gules, a bordure engrailed of the second, 6, Barry of six pieces Argent and Gules, on a dexter canton of the second, a Lion passant of the first, 7, Argent, two bars Azure, in chief three roundels of the last: Sinister, Quarterly, 1 & 4, Gules, two knight's helms in chief Argent, a garb Or in base (Cholmondeley), 2 & 3, Argent, on a fess Gules, three plates.
(Portrait, 1616).

Christ, Jesus, Saviour of Mankind (c.33 A.D.).
Arms: (Attributed) Azure, on a cloth displayed Argent, a cross raguly Gules debrused of a human head caboshed and bearded proper.
Crest: A Latin cross bearing nails at its extremities and in chief a plaque charged with the letters 'INRI', between on the dexter side a garb of twigs and on the sinister side a scourge, all proper.
(Heraldic Illumination, 15th century MS.).

Clare, Gilbert de, Earl of Gloucester and Hertford (c.1230), English Noble.
Arms: Or, three chevronels Gules.
(Tomb Slab, Engraving after John Carter).

Clarence, Master, English Gentleman (c.1554): (copper inscribed: 'The armys of the ryght wOrshepfvl Maister Tonge otherwysse callyd Maister Clarencius and Mesteris Svsan hys wyffe 1554').
Arms: (The shield impaled) Dexter, Azure, a bend cotised Or, between six martlets Argent (Clarence): Sinister, Or, a bend Gules, between three Popinjays Vert, all conatined within a bordure Azure, charged with nine bezants. The shield contained within a cartouche, the whole shield and cartouche contained within a chaplet.
(Heraldic Copper, 1554).

Clausewitz, Karl Maria von, (1780-1831), Philosophe des Guerres, of Silesia.
Arms: Gules, a Bear's leg in pale Sable.
Crest: A mullet Or between two Eagle's wings displayed Sable.
Mantling: Dexter, Argent and Sable: Sinister, Argent and Gules.
(Reitstap).

Clerfayt, François Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Comte de, (1733-1798), Austrian Field-Marshal.
Arms: Argent, a cross Azure. The shield ensigned with the coronet of an Austrian Count.
Crest: Two Eagle's wings addorsed Argent.
(Reitstap).

Cléry, Jean-Baptiste, Valet-de-Chambre to King Louis VXI of France, French Courtier (late 18th century).
Arms: Ermine, on a canton Gules, three oval buckles Or (?).
(Reitstap).

Cleves, Johann I of, Duke of, French Ruler (15th century).
Arms: (The shield impaled): Dexter, Argent, an escutcheon Gules, debrused of an escarbuncle Vert (?): Sinister, Argent, a fess chequy Gules and of the first.
Crest: A Bull's head, ducally crowned.
The achievement contourné.
(Heraldic Illumination, 15th century).

Clifford of Chudleigh, Hugh, 4th Baron, (1726-1783), English Noble.
Arms: Chequey Or and Azure, a fess Gules, charged with a crescent Argent. The shield contained within a cartouche.
Crest: On a wreath of the colours (Or and Azure) a ducal coronet Or, on which stands a wyvern Gules.
Mantling: Gules doubled Argent.
(Enamelled Arms, Earthenware Coffee Pot, c.1754).

Clozier, Jean, (1600-1662), Lord of Juvigny, La Veuve, etc., Chevalier, Commissary for Wars, Conducteur of the French Light Horse, French Administrator and Noble, of Normandy and the Ile-de-France.
Arms: Argent, a chevron Gules between in chief two crescents of the last and in base a Marlette Sable perching upon an Olive branch Vert. The shield ensigned with a nobleman's barred helm affrontée.
Supporters: Two Unicorns passant reversed regardant.
(Bookplate, 1650: D'Hozier).

Cobham, Sir John, English Knight (c.1400).
Arms: Gules, on a chevron Or, three martlets Sable.
(Tomb Effigy, The Chancel, Cobham).

Cobham, Sir Henry Brooke, (1578-c.1605), English Diplomatist.
Arms: (Four shields surrounding an engraved image): 1, On a chevron Argent, a Lion rampant, in base an annulet: 2, On a chevron Argent, three Lions rampant: 3, Argent, seven lozenges (3,3,1): 4, Argent, a chevron between three Eagle's talons Sable.
(Engraving, by Remigius Hogenberg, 1582).

Cobres, Josef Paul, Edler von, Austrian Noble (c.1782).
Arms: Party per saltire Azure and Argent, four roses counter-charged, in centre an inescutcheon Gules, bearing two Eagle's wings displayed (Argent?).
Crests: Dexter, A laurel wreath between two Eagle's wings displayed: Sinister, An Anchor between two Eagle's wings displayed. Behind the shield the cross of a knight of honour and devotion of the Order of Malta.
(Ex-Libris, c.1782).

Cochrane, Thomas, 10th Earl of Dundonald, (1775-1860), Scottish Admiral in Chilian, Greek and Brazilian Service.
Arms: Argent, a chevron Gules between three Boar's heads erased Azure. The shield ensigned with the coronet of a Scottish Earl.
Crest: A Horse passant Argent.
Supporters: Two Greyhounds Argent, collared Or, leashed Gules.
Motto: 'Virtute et labore'.
(Burke).

Cocks of Dumbleton, Sir Richard, Baronet, English Landowner (c.1707), of Gloucestershire.
Arms: (The shield impaled): Dexter, Sable, a chevron Argent, between three Stag's heads caboshed, over all an escutcheon Argent, bearing a dexter hand couped and erect Gules: Sinister, Gules, on a saltire Argent, a rose of the field.
Crest: A Stag couchant.
(Engraving of Dumbleton, by Kip and Knyff, in Britannia Illustrata, 1707).

Coggeshall, John, 1st President of Rhode Island under the Patent of 1647-8, English Gentleman.
Arms: Argent, a cross between four escallops Sable.
(Seal, c.1647).

Coke, Sir Edward, English Lawyer and Politician (c.1700).
Arms: Party per pale, three Eagles displayed overall.
Crest: A Pelican statant.
(Engraving, c.1700).

Coke, Mildred, Lady Burghley, English Noblewoman (c.1565).
Arms: Quarterly of Seven (4,3): 1, Argent, a chevron chequey between three cinqfoils: 2, Sable, a fess between three pheons Argent: 3, Argent, a double-headed Eagle displayed Sable: 4, Sable, three Eaglets in bend Argent, cotised of the last: 5, (Azure?), a fess counter-compony, between six crossess pattée fitchée: 6, Argent, two bendlets (Azure?): 7, Bendy (Argent and Sable?).
(Portrait, circa 1565).

Colbert, Jean-Baptiste, Marquis de Seignelay, (1619-1683), Chevalier des Ordres du Roi, French Statesman.
Arms: Or, a Grass Snake naiant embowed in pale Azure. The shield ensigned with the coronet of a French Marquis and surrounded by the collars of the Orders of St. Michael and of the Holy Spirit.
Supporters: Two Unicorns.
Motto: 'Servat et Abstinet'.
(Reitstap).

Coligny, Gaspard de, (1519-1572), French Admiral and Huguenot Leader.
Arms: Azure, an Eagle displayed Or. The shield surrounded by the collar of the Order of St. Michael and suspended from an Anchor Argent.
(Volborth).

Collingwood, Cuthbert, 1st Baron, (1750-1810), English Vice-Admiral.
Arms: Argent, a chevron between three Stag's heads erased Sable. The shield ensigned with the coronet of an English Baron.
Crest: A Stag passant proper standing before an oak tree also proper.
Supporters: Dexter, An Eagle proper, ducally crowned Or: Sinister, A Lion rampant Or.
Motto: 'Ferar unes et idem'.
(Enamelled Arms on Hilt of Presentation Sword, 1806/7)

Collins, William Wilkie, (1824-1889), English Author.
Arms: Party per bend Gules and Purpure, overall a bend Or, charged with three ravens Sable.
(Portrait, by Sir John Everett Millais, 1850).

Colloredo, ?, Graf, Knight of St. John of Jerusalem, Imperial Fieldmarshal (c.1630).
Arms: Sable, on a fess Argent, a double-headed Eagle of the field, ducally crowned Or.
(Portrait).

Colman called Helmschmied, Coloman, (1470-1532), German Armourer.
Arms: A Cock, wearing a helmet and holding in its dexter claw a Crozier (?). The shield contained within a chaplet.
(Portrait Medal, c.1530).

Cologne, ?, Archbishop of, German Ecclesiast (c. 1380).
Arms: Argent , a cross Sable.
Crest: A fan-crest Argent, charged with a cross Sable, supporting a panache of Peacock feathers, all between two pennants, their shafts Or, each bearing a flag Argent, charged with a cross Sable and bearing a at their points a Peacock's feather proper.
(Armorial de Bellenville, c. 1380).

Colonna, Pompeo, (d.1532), Italian Cardinal and Viceroy of Naples.
Arms: Gules, a Column Argent, its top and bottom Or. The shield ensigned with an Ecclesiastical hat supporting ten tassels on either side of the shield Gules.
(Woodward).

Colonna, Stefano Sciarra, Italian Soldier (c. 1540).
Arms: A column. The column contained within an oval shield.
(Arms on Gilded Armour, Portrait, by Angelo Bronzino, 1540).

Columbus, Christobal, Hereditary Admiral of the Ocean Sea, Governor of the Indies, and Duke of Veragua, (c.1451-1506), Spanish Explorer, of Genoa.
Arms: Quarterly: 1, Gules, a Tower Or: 2, Argent, a Lion rampant Purpure: 3, Azure, semée of the islands discovered by Columbus Or: 4, Azure, five Anchors fesswise  (2,1,2) Or. Engrafted in base Or charged with a bend Azure and a chief Gules. The shield ensigned with the coronet of a Spanish Duke.
Motto: 'A Castilla y à Leon/ Mundo nuevo dio Colon'.
(Collegio Araldico d'Españia & Woodward).

Commynes, Philippe de, (1445-1509), French Chronicler.
Arms: (On a banner) Quarterly: 1 & 4, Gules, a chevron Or, between three escallops Argent, all contained within a bordure of the second: 2 & 3, Argent, on a chief Gules, three Eaglets displayed Or.
Supporter: A Locomotive Mermaid proper, wearing a tall conical hat Sable.
(Arms Illuminated in the Margin of a Copy of Froissart's Chronicle, 15th century).

Compton, William, 1st Earl of Northampton, English Courtier: (Created 1604).
Arms: Sable, a Lion passant Argent between three helmets (2,1) Or. The shield ensigned with the coronet of an English Earl.
(Portrait, c.1604/5).

Condé, Louis I de Bourbon, Prince de, (1530-1569), French (Huguenot) Soldier.
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Azure, three fleurs-de-lis Or, a bâton in bend Gules: 2 & 3, Azure, three fleurs-de-lis Or, a bordure Gules, charged with eight plates.
(Engraving).

Condé, Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de, 'Le Grand', (1621-1686), French Military Commander.
Arms: Azure, three fleurs-de-lis Or, overall a bâton in bend Gules. The shield ensigned with the coronet of a Prince of the Blood and surrounded by the collars of the Orders of St. Michael and the Holy Spirit, with two marshal's bâtons crossed in saltire behind the shield. All within a manteau ermine doubled of the arms and suspended from a coronet of a Prince of the Blood.
(Père Anselme).

Condi, ?, Italian Noble (late 15th century).
Arms: (Two shields accoulée) Dexter, Two riding whips crossed in saltire (Condi): Sinister, Azure, a Hart rampant Argent (Corbinelli). The two shields surrounded by a chaplet held by two angels.
(Heraldic Panel, Marriage Coffer, Italian, late 15th century).

Condorcet, Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas Caritat, Marquis de, (1743-1794), French Philosophe, of Orange.
Arms: Azure, a Dragon Or, langued and armed Sable, all within a bordure of the last.
Motto: 'Charitas'.
(Reitstap).

Constable, William, English (Parliamentarian) Politician (c.1649).
Arms: Quarterly, 1 & 4, plain, 2 & 3, charged with six (mascles?), overall a bend.
(Seal, King Charles I's Death Warrant).

Cook, James, 'The Circumnavigator', (1728-1778), English Naval Captain, of Yorkshire: (family Originally from co. Renfrewshire, Scotland).
Arms: Azure, between the two Polar Stars Or, a sphere on the plain of the Meridian, North Pole elevated, Circles of Latitude for every ten degrees and of Longitude for fifteen, shewing the Pacific Ocean between sixty and two hundred and forty West, bounded on one side by America, on the other by Asia and New Holland, in memory of his having explored and made Discoveries in that Ocean so very far beyond all former Navigators His Track thereon marked with red Lines.
Crest: On a wreath of the Colours, an Arm embowed, vested in the Uniform of a Captain of the Royal Navy, in the Hand the Union Jack on a staff proper, the Arm encircled by a wreath of Olive, the staff surmounted by a scroll bearing the words 'Circa Orbem'.
Motto: 'Nil Intentatum Reliouit'.
(College of Arms).

Cooper, Anthony Ashley, 1st Earl of Shaftsbury, Baron Ashley of Wimbourne St. Giles, Baron Cooper of Paulet, (1621-1683), English Statesman.
Arms: Quarterly of Six: 1, Argent, three Bulls statant Sable: 2, Gules, a bend engrailed Or, between six Lioncels rampant of the last: 3, Gules. a Leopard rampant proper: 4, Argent, six annulets (3,2,1) (Azure?): 5, Azure, three sinister hands couped and erect Argent: 6, Ermine, a chief Gules, charged with three plates. The shield ensigned with the coronet of an English Earl.
Supporters: Dexter, A Bull rampant Sable, armed Argent, gorged about the neck with a ducal coronet Or: Sinister, A Talbot rampant Azure, langued Gules, gorged about the neck with a ducal coronet Or.
Motto: 'Love Serve'.
(Engraving, of Pietro Torrigiani's Tomb of Margaret, Countess of Richmond, ante-1644).
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Argent, three Bulls statant Sable: 2 & 3, Gules, a bend engrailed Or, between six Lioncels of the last.
(Portrait, Studio of John Greenhill).

Corbet, Miles, English (Parliamentarian) Politician (c.1649).
Arms: Two bendlets, between as many Corbies.
(Seal, King Charles I's Death Warrant).

Cordes, Alexandre de, Seigneur de Guisegnies, de la Barre et d'Hourdellies, (d.1650), Lieutenant General of the Bailiwicks of Tournai and Tournaisis, French Noble.
Arms: Azure, two Lions rampant addorsed, a bordure engrailed.
Crest: Two Stag's legs erect in pale.
(Copper Engraving).

Cordoba, Gonzalo Fernando, Conde de, (1453-1515), Conqueror of Granada.
Arms: Argent, the head and shoulders of the Sultan of Granada proper environed by chains Or, a chief Gules charged with three pallets of the third. The shield ensigned with the coronet of a Spanish Count with ten banners alternating Azure and Gules, the staves Or, each bearing a crescent Argent, crossed in saltire behind the shield.
(15th century MS).

Cornwall and Poitou, Richard, Earl of, (d.1272), Military Commander.
Arms: Argent, a Lion rampant Gules crowned Or, all within a bordure Sable charged with eleven bezants.
(Historia Anglorum)

Cornwallis, Charles, Marquis, (1738-1805), British Soldier.
Arms: Sable guttée d'eau, on a fess Argent, three Cornish Coughs proper. The shield ensigned with the coronet of an English Marquis.
Crest: On a mount Vert a Stag lodged guardant Argent, attired Or, gorged with a chaplet of Laurel Vert, and vulned on the shoulder Gules.
Supporters: Two Stags Argent, attired and gorged as the crest.
Motto: 'Virtus vincet invidium'.
(Burke).

Cornwallis, Sir Thomas, English Courtier (c.1577).
Arms: Quarterly of Six: 1, Sable gouté (d'Or?), on a fess Argent, three martlets: 2, Sable, three pairs of cotises, in dexter chief a canton: 3, Sable, a cross moline (Argent?): 4, Argent, a bend between six crossess crosslet fitchée (Sable?): 5, Argent, two chevronels, the upper charged with a crescent for difference, all contained within a bordure engrailed (Azure?): 6, (Gules?), a chevron between three Swans.
(Portrait, by George Gower, 1577).

Coronado, Francisco Vazques de, (c.1510-1554), Spanish Conquistador.
Arms: Gules, a Lion rampant bendy of six chequey Gules and Argent, and Or, crowned of the last, all within a bordure Azure charged with eight fleurs-de-lis of the third.
(Reitstap).

Cortez, Hernan, (1485-1547), Spanish Conquistador, of Estramadura.
Arms: Quarterly: 1, Or, an Eagle displayed Sable, crowned of the last, beaked and membered Gules: 2, Sable, three crowns Or: 3, Gules, a Lion rampant Or: 4, Argent, a Mexican town Azure. Overall an inescutcheon Or bearing four palettes Gules, all within a bordure Azure bearing eight maltese crosses Argent. Overall a bordure Or, charged with seven Mexican's heads proper, all chained together with a chain in Orle Sable.
(Reitstap: Volborth: Portrait, c.1540).

Corvinus, Matthias, King of Hungary (1458-1490), Hungarian Ruler.
Arms: Quarterly: 1, Barry Gules and Argent (Hungary): 2, Gules, on a mount in base Vert, a Patriarchal cross Argent: 3, Argent, three Leopard's faces crowned Or: 4, Argent, a Lion rampant Purpure, crowned Or, langued Gules: Overall an inescutcheon Or, charged with an Eagle holding a crown in its beak and an olive branch between its talons, all proper. The shield ensigned with a ducal coronet and contained within a chaplet Or.
(Chausible, by Antonio Pollaialo, Fifteenth Century).
Arms: Quarterly: 1, Argent, on a triple-peaked compartment enhanced and couped in base Vert, a patriarchal cross Gules: 2, Barry of eight pieces Argent and Gules: 3, Gules, a Lion rampant queue fourchée contournée Argent, crowned and armed Or: 4, Azure, a COrbie contournée Sable, holding in its beak a gem ring Or, and resting upon a branch Argent.
(Heraldic Illumination, Published in Jan Thurocz, Chronica HungariOrum, 1488).

Cotton, Sir Henry Bruce, (1571-1631), English Antiquary.
Arms: Quarterly: 1, An Eagle displayed (Cotton): 2, Gules, a saltire and a chief (Argent?) (Bruce): 3, Argent, six piles, their points all conjoined in base, overall an escutcheon charged with a Lion rampant: 4, Argent, a Lion rampant and a chief. The shield contained within a cartouche.
(Portrait, by Cornelius Johnson, 1629).
Arms: (The shield impaled): Dexter, An Eagle displayed (Cotton): Sinister, Quarterly: 1, Sable, a fess dancettée (Or?), between three mullets (of the last?): 2, Gules, a saltire and a chief (Argent?) (Bruce): 3, Argent, six piles, their points all conjoined in base, overall an escutcheon charged with a Lion rampant: 4, Argent, a Lion rampant and a chief.
(Portrait).
Arms: (The shield Impaled): Dexter, An Eagle displayed (Cotton): Sinister, Sable, a fess dancettée, between three mullets (Argent?).
(Portrait, after Cornelius Johnson).

Cotton, Sir Rowland, English Courtier (c.1612).
Arms: (The shield impaled): Dexter, Sable, a chevron Argent, between two (Bourchier?) knots (of the last?): Sinister, A bend between two Stag's heads caboshed.
(Tomb of Wife of Sir Rowland Cotton, by Inigo Jones, 1608, St. Chad's, Norton-in-Hales, co. Shropshire).

Courtois, Jean, Sicily Herald to the King of Aragon (c.1420), Spanish Herald.
Arms: Gyrony of ten pieces Argent and Sable, the latter crussily Or.
(Heraldic Illumination, 15th century).

Coymans, Willem, (b.1619), Dutch Gentleman (17th century).
Arms: Or, three Bull's heads couped Sable.
(Portrait, by Frans Hals, 1645).

Cranach, Hans Lukas von, German Noble (c.1900).
Arms: A Serpent naient embowed fesswise in base, crowned, the fin projecting from its back in chief.
Crest: A Serpent, as in the arms.
(Ex-Libris, by Georg Barloesius, 1900).

Cranmer, Thomas, Archbishop of Canterbury (before 1572), English Ecclesiast.
Arms: (The shield impaled): Dexter, Arms of the See of Canterbury: Sinister, Quaterly: 1 & 4, On a chevron, between three Swans, as many mullets: 2, Six Lioncels (3,2,1), a bordure: 3, Five lozenges conjoined in fess, each charged with an escallop.
(Armorial Engraving, London, 1572).
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, On a chevron, between three Swans, as many (roses?): 2, Six Lioncels rampant, a bordure: 3, Five fussils conjoined in fess, each charged with an (annulet?). The shield surrounded by a laurel wreath.
(Frontispiece, The Bible in English, Printed by Edward Whytchurche, 1539).

Creke, Sir John de, English Knight (c.1325).
Arms: Or, on a fess Sable, three lozenges Vair.
(Tomb Effigy, Westley Waterless Church, co. Cambridge).

Créquy, Jean, Seigneur de, Flemish Knight (c.1429), of Bruges.
Arms: Or, a linden tree eradicated Gules.
Crest: A torteau Gules, between two Swan's heads combattant Argent, beaked Gules, holding between them in their beaks a gem ring Or, the stone Gules.
(Grand Armorial équestre de la Toison d'Or).

Crombie of Kemney, Sir Thomas, Benefactor of Aberdeen University (1641), Scottish Noble.
Arms: Argent, a bend engrailed Azure, between a mullet in chief and a crescent in base Gules.
(Armorial Carving, Mitchell Hall, University of Aberden).

Crompton, Sir Thomas, English Soldier (c.1590).
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Argent, on a chief (Gules?), three pheons Or: 2, Argent, a chevron Sable, charged with three Eagle's heads erased Or: 4, (Mortimer?).
(Portrait, by Sir William Segar, 1590).

Cromwell, Oliver, (1599-1658), Lord Protector of England, of East-Anglia: (family Originally from Wales, called Williams).
Arms: Quarterly of Six: 1 & 6, Sable, a Lion rampant Argent (Cromwell): 2, Three Lucies erect (2,1): 3, A chevron between three fleurs-de-lis: 4, Gules, three chevronels Argent between as many Lions rampant Or (Cromwell alias Williams): 5, A Lion rampant.
Crest: A Lion rampant Argent, holding between its paws a lance erect Or.
(Engraving, by Pierre Lombart).
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, A Lion rampant: 2 & 3, A chevron between three fleurs-de-lis.
(Seal, Appended to the Act for the Execution of Charles I, 29 January 1648).
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Argent, a cross Gules (England): 2, Azure, a saltire Argent (Scotland): 3, Azure, a Harp Or (Ireland). Overall an inescutcheon Sable bearing a Lion rampant Argent (Cromwell).
(Seal, as Lord Protector of Great Britain, c.1653 [?]).
Crest: A demi-Lion rampant Argent in his dexter gamb a gem-ring Or.
Motto: 'Pax quaritur bello'.
(Woodward & Burke).

Cromwell of Holcombe, Sir Thomas, Lord, (c.1485-1540), English Statesman.
Arms: Quarterly (and party per fess dancettée) Azure and Or, each quarter charged with a Lion passant counter-charged.
Crest: On a chapeau Gules, turned up ermine, a Pelican in its piety of the first, gouté d'Or.
Supporters: Two winged Bulls Gules, winged and armed Or.
(Heraldic Illumination, 16th century MS.).

Crotti, Paulo, Canon of Cremona (c.1475), Italian Ecclesiast.
Arms: Or, a Lion rampant.
(Printed in J.F. Pavinis, Tractiatus Visitationum, Rome, 1475).

Cröy, Ferdinand François de, Duke de Havré, Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire, Knight of the Golden Fleece (c.1691), French Noble.
Arms: Grand quarterly: 1 & 4, Argent, three bars Gules: 2 & 3, Quarterly of eight: I, Barry of eight Argent and Gules: II, Azure, semée-de-lis Or, a label of three points Gules: III, Argent, a cross potent Or between four crosses potent of the last (Kingdom of Jerusalem): IV, Azure, semée-de-lis Or, a bordure Gules: V, Or, four palets Gules (Aragon): VI, Azure, a Lion rampant contourné Or: VII, Or, a Lion rampant Sable: VIII, Azure, crussily Or, two fish embowed addorsed of the last. Overall an escutcheon barry of eight Argent and Gules. The shield ensigned with the closed crown of a soveraign ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, surrounded by the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece and contained within a manteau ermine doubled of the arms.
(Registre de la confrérie de la Sagrada Passion).

Culpeper, Nicholas, English Herbalist (17th century).
Arms: On a bend, between two crescents, a Lion passant guardant. The shield surrounded by a laurel wreath proper.
(Engraving, 17th century).

Custine de Sarreck, Adam Philippe, Comte de, (1742-1793), French General, of the Pay-de-Liège.
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Argent, a bend cotised Sable (Custine): 2 & 3, Sable, semée-de-lis Argent (Lombu). The shield ensigned with the coronet of a French Count.
(Reitstap).

Cutts, Sir John, 1st Baronet of Childersley, (1593-1661), English Gentleman, of Cambridgeshire.
Arms: Ermine, on a bend engrailed Sable, three plates.
Crest: On a wreath of the liveries, a Talbot's head couped Or, langued, spitting blood and gorged about the neck with a bar cotised all Gules.
Motto: 'Spero in Deo'.
Mantling: Argent doubled Gules, tasseled Or.
(Portrait, 1629).

Dachenhausen, Alfred, Freiherr von, German Noble (c.1900).
Arms: Chequey Argent and Sable, a chief of the first.
Crest: Two Eagle's wings addorsed, party per fess the base chequey Argent and Sable, the chief of the first.
(Ex-Libris, by Alexander, Baron von Dachenhausen, 1900).

Dafydd Goch, Gruffud ap, (d.1395), Welsh Knight.
Arms: A chevron, in chief two oak leaves.
Crest: An Eagle's head, holding in its beak an oak leaf.
(Armorial Carving, Tomb Monument, 1395).

Dalbo, Noble Jean, Bourgeois and Échevin of the City of Tours (c.1660), French Administrator.
Arms: Gules, a chevron Or, in base a garb (?) of the last, on a chief of the second, three mullets of the field. The shield ensigned with the helmet and mantling of a French Nobleman.
(Painting, The Échevins of the City of Tours Receiving King Louis XIV of France, c.1660).

Dalí i Domènech, Salvador Jacinto, Marqués de Pubol, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Carlos III, (1904-1989), Spanish (Surrealist) Artist, of Catalonia: (raised to the title of Marqués de Pubol by King Juan Carlos 1982).
Arms: (Azure?) An Eagle displayed, its wings inVerted the tips in base (Or?). The shield contained within a cartouche rayonné Or.
(Embroidered Arms on Astro-Silver Jumpsuit, 1959).

Daniel, Sir William, (d.1610), Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, English Jurist.
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Three Fish hurient in pale, 2 & 3, A Lion statant.
Crest: A Horse's head erased.
(Portrait).

Dante Alighieri, (1265-1321), Italian Poet, of Florence.
Arms: Party per pale Or and Sable, overall a fess diminished Argent (alternative: a bar Argent).
(Woodward).

Danvers, J., English (Parliamentarian) Politician (c.1649).
Arms: A chevron between three mullets.
(Seal, King Charles I's Death Warrant).

Darcy of Chiche, Thomas, 1st Lord, English Courtier (c.1551).
Arms: Quarterly of five (3, 2): 1, Argent, three mullets (Azure?): 2, Argent, a fess ermine, cotised Sable: 3, (Gules?), a Goat rampant (Or?): 4, Argent, a chevron Sable: 5, Argent, a fess between six lozenges.
Crest: A demi-Man habited (Gules?).
(Portrait, 1551).

Dashwood, Sir Francis, Baronet, Baron Le Despencer, (1708-1781), English Rake and Politician.
Arms: Quarterly: 1, Argent, a chevron double cotised Gules charged with three Griffin's heads erased Or (Dashwood): 2, Azure, three Lucies erect (2,1) Or: 3, (defaced): 4, Quarterly Argent & Gules, the second and third quarters charged with a fret Or, overall with a bend Sable (Le Despencer). Overall an inescutcheon Argent bearing a demi-Lion Gules. Overall in centre chief a small inescutcheon Argent bearing a dexter hand appaumée Gules. The shield ensigned with the coronet of an English Baron.
Crest: A Griffin's head erased Or.
Supporters: Dexter, A Griffin Or: Sinister, A Bull Argent, gorged with a collar and chained Or.
Motto: 'Virtuti Nihil Invium'.
(Funeral Monument, Dashwood Mausoleum).

Daubeny, Sir John, English Knight (c.1346).
Arms: Gules, four fussils conjoined in fess Argent, each charged with a mullet pierced.
Crest: out of a cup, an oak tree surmounted by a mullet pierced.
(Tomb Effigy, Norton Brize Church, co. Oxon).

Daun, Leopold Joseph, Graf, (1705-1766), Imperial Soldier, of Austria.
Arms: Quarterly of Six: 1 & 6, Party per fess Azure and Sable in chief two fleurs-de-lis Argent, in base a crown Or: 2 & 5, Azure, a pOrtcullis between two towers Argent, in chief an Eagle close Sable: 3 & 4, Or, a Lion rampant queue fourchée Sable, armed and langued Gules. Overall an inescutcheon Or, fretty Gules (Daun). The inescutcheon ensigned with the coronet of an Imperial Count.
Crests: 1, A Swan issuing from a coronet Argent, beaked Or: 2, Three Ostrich feathers Azure, Argent, Azure: 3, A Lion as in the fourth quarter of the arms.
Supporters: Two Lions proper.
Mantling: 1, Argent and Sable: 2, Argent and Azure: 3, Argent and Sable.
All within a manteau ermine doubled Gules and fringed Or.
(Reitstap).

Davout (d'Avout), Louis Nicolas, Duc d'Auerstadt, Prince d'Eckmuehl, (1770-1823), Marshal of France.
Arms: Or, two Lions rampant guardant Gules, in the first and fourth quarters of the shield each holding a lance between a bend sinister counter-compony of the first and second, over all a chief Gules semée of estoiles Argent. The shield ensigned with the coronet of a French Duke of the 1st Empire.
(Reitstap).

Dawncar, Garnons, English Merchant (c.1601).
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, (Azure/Gules?), on a chevron, between three trefoils slipped (Argent?), three roundels Sable.
(Portrait, 1601).

Deane, Richard, English (Parliamentarian) Politician (c.1649).
Arms: On a chrvron, between three martlets, as many (Leoprad's faces?).
(Seal, King Charles I's Death Warrant).

Death.
Arms: A Skull affronté.
Crest: Two Eagles wings addorsed.
(Woodcut, by Abrecht Dürer, 1503).

Decker, Sir Matthew, (1679-1749), English Merchant (?).
Arms: (The shield impaled): Dexter, Argent, a demi-Buck rampant Gules, between his forelegs an arrow in pale Vert, a canton of the field charged with a dexter hand couped and erect of the second (Decker): Sinister, Azure, a fess Vair, between three Leopard's faces jessant-de-lis Or (Watkins).
(Ennamelled Arms, Dinner Plate, c.1720).

Dee, John, Doctor of Divinity, English Divine and Astrologer (c.1564).
Arms (?): Azure, the cypher for the astrological sign of Taurus Argent.
(Frontispiece: J. Dee, Monas Hieroglyphica, 1564).

Denich, Sebastian, Bishop of Almira (c.1672), German Ecclesiast.
Arms: Barry of four, the second bar charged with two roses and the fourth bar charged with a single rose. The shield contained within a cartouche and ensigned with a Bishop's mitre. Behind the shield a crozier in bend sinister.
(Ex-Libris, 1672).

Denton, John de, Lord of Ainstable, English Noble (14th century).
Arms: Two bars, in chief three martlets.
Crest: A Falcon (martlet?) rising.
(Monumental Slab, 14th century).

Déon (d'Éon) de Beaumont, Charles-Geneviève-Louis-Auguste-André-Timothée, (1728-1810), Chevalier de l'Ordre Royal et Militaire de St. Louis, Captain of Dragoons, Doctor of Civil and Canon Law, Advocate in the High Court of Justice in Paris, Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of St. James in London, of Burgundy.
Arms: A fess between in chief three mullets (6) and in base a Cock holding in its dexter claw a Human heart enflamed. Suspended from the shield the cross of the Royal and Military Order of St. Louis.
Motto: 'Vigil et Aeday'.
(Engraving, of D'Eaon as Pallas, by B. Bradel).
Motto: 'Vincere aut Mori' (Latin: 'Conquer Or Die').
(D'Éon, Memoirs).

Dernschwam von Hradiczin, Johannes, Austrian Noble (c.1568).
Arms: A Lion' s gamb embowed extending from the sinister side of the shield. The shield contained within a cartouche.
Crest: Out of a ducal coronet a Lion's gamb erect between two ostrich feathers.
(Ex-Libris, c.1568).

Desaix (des Aix), Louis-Charles-Antoine, Chevalier de Veygoux, (1768-1800), French Soldier, of the Auvergne.
Arms: Argent, on a fess Gules three escallops Or.
(Reitstap).

Descartes de Chavaigne, René, (1596-1650), French Philosophe, of Brittany: (family ennobled 1611).
Arms: Argent, a saltire Sable between four Palm branches Vert.
(Reitstap).

Despencer, Edward, Lord, English Noble (c.1375).
Arms: Quarterly Or and Gules, the second and third quarters charged with a fret Or, overall a bend Sable.
(Tomb Effigy, Abbey Church, Tewkesbury).

Dethick, Sir William, (1550-1584), Garter King of Arms, English Herald.
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, A fess Vair, between three water bougets: 2, A chief, debruised of a bend charged with three roundels: 3, A chevron, a canton ermine.
Crest: A Horse's head couped, charged on the neck with a crescent.
(Portrait).

Devereux, Robert, 2nd Earl of Essex, (1566-1601), English Soldier and Courtier.
Arms: Argent, a fess Gules, in chief three tOrteaux. The shield ensigned with the coronet of an English Earl.
(Portrait, 1596).

Devereaux, Robert, 3rd Earl of Essex, (1591-1646), English (Parliamentary) General.
Arms: A fess, in chief three roundels. The shield ensigned with the coronet of an English Earl.
(Engraving, Earl of Essex's Funeral, 1646).

Diebitsch, Hans Carl Friedrich Anton, Count, (1785-1831), Russian Field-marshall, of Prussia: (made a Count in 1827).
Arms: Or, two Eagle's wings conjoined in lure in chief and a third in base Sable.
Crest: A Fox proper, holding between its paws a Bird Argent.
(Reitstap).

Diesbach, Nikolas von, Herr zu Signau, German Noble (16th century).
Arms: Sable, a bend indented Or, between two Lions passant Or.
Crest: A Demi-Lion rampant Or, finned Sable, pomettée of the first.
(Stone Carving and Painting, 16th century).
Arms: Sable, a bendlet dancettée Or, between two Lions Passant of the second.
Crest: A demi-Sea Lion rampant Or, finned Sable, pommettée of the first.
(Armorial Memorial Plaque).

Digges, Thomas, English Gentleman (c.1591), of London.
Arms: Argent, a cross charged with five double-headed Eaglets, the central Eaglet charged on its breast with a crescent for difference.
Crest: An Eagle's claw, supporting in chief three Ostriche feathers.
Motto: 'Victrix Tandem Triumphabit Veritas'; 'In Ardus Virtus'.
The whole achievement contained within a cartouche.
(Armorial Engraving, London, 1591).

Docci, Laurentio, Siennese Noble (c.1607).
Arms: Azure, a Lion rampant Or, holding between his gambs an axe of the last.
(Siennese Tournament Roll in Honour of Ferdinand I, 1607-1610).

Dockwra, Sir Thomas, PriOr of the English Priory of the Knights of St. John, (c.1501).
Arms: Sable, a chevron engrailed between three plates each bearing a pale Gules, on a chief of the last, a cross of the first.
Crest: A demi-Lion Sable goutée d'Or, langued and armed Gules, holding in its sinister gamb a plate charged with a pale of the third.
(Prince Arthur's Book, c.1501).

Dodge of Stopford, Thomas (?), English Gentleman (16th century).
Arms: Barry of six pieces Or and Sable, on a pale Gules, a woman's teat spurting milk proper.
Crest: On a wreath Or and Azure, a Sea Lion proper, gorged about the neck with a collar Or.
(Heraldic Illumination, 16th century MS.).

Dominicle, Pierre, French Noble (c.1558).
Arms: Sable (?), on a chevron Argent, between in chief two fleurs-de-lis Or, and in base an Eagle (?) displayed of the last, an escutcheon Azure, charged with a fleur-de-lis of the third.
Crest: A Lion's head erased Or (?).
Motto: 'Tont çe passe'.
(Portrait, by Pieter Pourbus, 1558).

Donne, Sir John, English Knight (c.1470).
Arms: Azure, a Stag (?) rampant Argent.
(DonOr Portrait, by Memlinc, c.1470).

Donne, Lady Elizabeth, English Noblewoman (c.1470).
Arms: (The shield impaled) Dexter, Azure, a Stag rampant Argent (Donne): Sinister, Argent, a maunche Sable.
(Donor Portrait, by Memlinc, c.1470).

Donne, John, (b.1573), English Poet and Courtier.
Arms: A Wolf rampant, a label of three points.
Crest: Six sycles bound at their centres to form a garb.
Motto: 'Antes Muerto Que Mudado'.
(Engraving, by William Marshall: Frontispiece to Donne's Poems, 1635).

Doria, Andrea, (1466-1560), Italian Admiral and Condottiere, of Genoa.
Arms: Party per fess Or and Argent, overall an Eagle displayed Sable, beaked, langued and membered Gules.
Crest: A demi-Eagle, as in the arms.
(Reitstap).

Douglas, Archibald, 6th Earl of Angus, (1514-1556), Scottish Noble.
Arms: Quarterly: 1, Argent, a human heart Gules, on a chief Azure, three mullets of the field (Douglas): 2, A Lion rampant: 3, Five piles, their points conjoined in base (Anstruther?): 4, Or, a fess chequey Azure and Argent, overall a bend Gules, charged with three buckles of the field (Stewart). Overall an inescutcheon charged with a Lion rampant.
(Engraving, The Royal Scottish Genealogy, by Renold Elstracke, c.1620).
Arms: Quarterly: 1, A Lion rampant: 2, A Lion rampant, debruised of a bendlet: 3, Five piles radiating from in chief, their points conjoined in base: 4, A fess chequy, debruised of a bend charged with three round buckles (Stewart). Over all an escutcheon bearing a human heart, on a chief three mullets (Douglas).
Crest: A panache of feathers (arrows?).
Supporters: Dexter, A Savage: Sinister, A Stag.
Compartment: A park fence.
(Seal, 16th century).

Douglas, Sir James, 'Good Sir James', (d.1330), Scottish Knight: (Supporter of Robert the Bruce).
Arms: Argent, on a chief Azure, three mullets of the field.
(Bute Mazer, Early 14th century).

Douglas, Sir James, Duke of Douglas and Avondale, Scottish Military Leader (c.1461).
Arms: Quarterly: 1, Argent, a human heart Gules, on a chief Azure three mullets of the field (Douglas): 2, Azure, fretty Or: 3, Azure, three mullets Argent within a double tressure flory counter-flory Or (Moray): 4, Argent, seven passion nails Sable (Anstruther). Overall an inescutcheon Azure, bearing a Lion rampant Argent, crowned and contained within a bordure of the last.
Crest: On a chapeau Azure, doubled ermine a Lion statant Or, breathing fire Gules.
Mantling: Azure foliaged Or, and ermine.
(Stall Plate, c.1461).

Douglas, James, 9th Earl of Douglas, (1452-1488), Scottish Noble.
Arms: Quarterly: 1, A human heart, a chief charged with three mullets (Douglas): 2, Fretty: 3, Three mullets, contained within a double tressure flory counter-flory: 4, Six piles radiating from in chief. Over all an escutcheon charged with a Lion rampant.
Crest: A Boar sejant.
Supporters: Two Savages, each holding a club, (proper?).
Behind the achievement two banners, the dexter: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Three cushions: 2 & 3, Barry of six pieces: Sinister: 1 & 4, Three mullets: 2 & 3, On a fess three (escallops?).
(Seal, c.1470?)

Douglas, James, Duke of Queensberry and Dover, Scottish Noble (c.1700).
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Argent, a human heart Gules, on a chief Azure, three mullets of the field (Douglas): 2 & 3, A bend between six crosses crosslet fitchée. The shield ensigned with the coronet of an English [sic] Duke and contained within the Order of the Garter.
Supporters: Two Pegasus.
Motto: 'For Ward'.
(Engraving, c.1700).

Douvres, Richard (FitzRoy de Warenne), Lord of Chilham Castle (c.1220), Norman Knight, of co. Kent: (illegitimate son of King John of England).
Arms: Gules, two Lions passant guardant Or.
(Seal: Glover's Roll).

Dow, Robert, Esquire, (d.1612), Citizen and Merchant Tailor of London, Master of the Tailor's Company of London.
Arms: Argent, a Tent between two Manteaux Gules doubled ermine and garnished Or, on a chief Azure a Lion passant guardant of the fourth.
(Tomb Effigy, St. Bardolf's Church, Aldgate).

Dracula, Vlad 'Tepes', Prince of Transylvania, (d.1476), Walacian Ruler.
Arms: Azure, a Dragon Or. The shield encircled by the Order of the Dragon.
(Heraldic Illuminatation, 15th century MS.).

Drake, Sir Francis, (1545-1596), English Explorer and Privateer.
Arms: Sable, a fess wavy Argent, between two estoiles of the last.
Crest: A Globe encircled by a golden thread held by a hand issuing from a cloud on the sinister side and connected to the bow of a ship resting on the top of the Globe all proper.
Mantling: Gules and Argent.
Motto: 'Sic Parvis Magna'.
(Portrait, c.1585).
Arms: Sable, a fess wavy Argent, between two estoiles of the last.
Mantling: Gules and Argent.
(Portrait, by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, 1591).
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, A Wyvern passant: 2 & 3, Sable, a fess wavy Argent, between two estoiles of the last.
Crest: An Eagle displayed.
(Engraving, by Jodocus Hondius).

Dreux, John de, Earl of Richmond, English Military Leader.
Arms: Chequey Or and Azure, a bordure Gules charged with eight Lions of England Or, overall a canton ermine.
(Seal, 14th century).

Drummond of Inchmahome, Sir John, Scottish Knight (c.1301).
Arms: Or, three bars wavy Gules.
(Tomb Effigy, Choir of Inchmahome Church).

Drummond of Hawthornden, William, (1585-1649), Scottish Poet: (called in the engraving Guilielmus Drummond de Hauthornden).
Arms: (Argent?), three bars wavy Gules.
Crest: A demi-Pegasus Argent.
Supporters: Two Savages, each holding a club, proper.
Motto: 'Hos Gloria Reddit Honores'.
(Engraving, by R. Gaywood, 1654).

Dudley, Robert, 1st Earl of Leicester, (c.1532-1588), English Noble and Courtier.
Arms: Quarterly of Eight: 1, Or, two Lions passant Sable (Dudley): 2, Gules, a cinqufoil pierced of the field ermine (Leicester): 3, Barry of six Or and Sable, in chief torteaux: 4, Sable, a Lion rampant Or, a bordure Gules: 5, Gules, a fess between six crosses crosslet Or: 6, Checquey Sable and Or, a chevron ermine: 7, Or, a saltire Sable, between four martlets of the last: 8, Barry of six Or and Sable, a chief of Mortimer, charged at the centrepoint with an inescutcheon ermine. The shield contained within a cartouche and ensigned with the coronet of an English Earl.
(Portrait, 1564).

Dudley, Thomas, (d.c.1654), Governor of New England.
Arms: A Lion rampant, in dexter chief a crescent.
(Seal from Will, 1654).

Duerur, Albrecht, (1471-1528), German Artist.
Arms: Gules, on a mount in base Vert a Lyche-Gate, the doors open, Or.
Crest: A demi-Negro proper between two Eagle's wings displayed Or.
(Volborth).

Duff of Braco, William, 1st Earl of Fife, Scottish Noble (c.1745).
Arms: A fess between in chief a Stag's head caboshed (?), and in base two escallops.
Cest: A Lion's head erased.
Supporters: Two Savages.
(Arms Carved on Portico, Duff House, c.1735).

Dugdale, John, Mowbray Herald of Arms, (c.1729) English Herald.
Arms: Argent, a cross moline Gules, in dexter chief a torteau.
Crest: A Griffin's head and wings addorsed.
Motto: 'Restis Patriae Pigri Ties'.
(Armorial Bookplate, by Nicholls, 1729).

Duiarric, Noble François, Bourgeois and Échevin of the City of Tours (c.1660), French Administrator.
Arms: Or, on a compartment in base Vert, charged with a crescent Argent, a tree proper, on a chief of the third, an annulet white [sic], between two mullets of the field. The shield ensigned with the helmet and mantling of a French nobleman.
(Painting, The Échevins of the City of Tours Receiving King Louis XIV of France, c.1660).

Dumaresq, William, Colonel, Colonial (New South Wales) Notable (c.1825), of St. Heliers: (brother-in-law of Governor Darling: husband of Christina Susan, daughter of Alexander McLeay, Colonial Secretary).
Arms: (The shield impaled): Dexter, Quarterly: 1st & 4th, Azure, three trefoils sliped (Dumaresq): 2nd & 3rd, A Lion rampant: Sinister, On a chevron, between three Stag's heads erased, an Eagle's (Griffin's?) head erased: on a chief Azure an Anchor between two Garbs proper (McLeay).
Crest: On a wreath of the colours a Bull passant guardant.
Motto: 'Dum Vivo Spero'.
(Family Sepulchre, St. Stephen's Anglican Church, Newtown, N.S.W.).

Dun of Ferryhill, Patrick, Doctor of Medicine, 5th Principal of Marischal College, Aberdeen, (c.1621), Scottish Intellectual.
Arms: Gules, between three padlocks, a sword in pale Argent, hilted and pommelled Or, a mullet of the second for difference.
(Armorial Carving, Mitchell Hall, University of Aberdeen).

Dunbar, Mister Alexander, Dean of Moray, (d.1593), Scottish Ecclesiast: (married Katherine Reid: shield shows composed arms of Dunbar and Reid).
Arms: Party per fess, in chief three cushions, in base a Stag's head couped.
(Armorial Carving, Burgie Castle, 1602).

Dunbar, Gavin, Bishop of Aberdeen (c.1518), Scottish Ecclesiast.
Arms: Or, three cushions Gules, contained within a double tressure flory counter-flory of the second.
(Armorial Carving, Mitchell Hall, University of Aberdeen).

Dunblane, Robert (Chrichton?), Bishop of, Scottish Ecclesiast (15th century).
Arms: A Griffin segreant.
(Seal, 15th century).

Dupleix, Joseph François, Marquis de, (1697-1763), French Colonial Administrator.
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Azure, a chevron Or between in chief two Fish combatant in fess and in base a mullet Argent: 2 & 3, Gules, semée of billets Or, each charged with a mullet Azure. The shield ensigned with the coronet of a French Marquis.
(Reitstap).

Duquesne, Abraham, Marquis, (1610-1688), French Sailor, of Normandy.
Arms: Argent, a Lion rampant queue fourchée, the tails saltirewise Sable, armed and langued Gules (?). The shield ensigned with the coronet of a French Marquis.
(Reitstap).

Durdin of Huntingdon Castle, Alexander, Irish Landowner (c.1780): (who married as his third wife the widow of William Penn of Pennsylvania).
Arms: (The shield impaled): Dexter, Gules, a chevron Or, between three Lion's heads erased Argent (Durdin): Sinister, Azure, fretty Argent, a chief Gules (St. Leger).
(Stained Glass Window, Huntington Castle, Co. Wexford).

Durdin of Huntington Castle, Richard, Irish Landowner (c.1790).
Arms: Gules, a chevron Or, between three Lion's heads erased Argent (Durdin), on an inescutcheon ermine, a chief of the first charged with three mullets of the field and bearing an inescutcheon Argent, charged with a dexter hand appaumée of the first (Esmonde).
(Stained Glass Window, Huntington Castle, Co. Wexford).

Durham of Largo, James, Scottish Noble (c.1752).
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, A crescent, a chief charged with three mullets (Durham of Largo): 2 & 3, Or, an escutcheon Gules (?), charged with an inescutcheon parted per fess fussilly, in chief three martlets Sable. The shiled contained within a roccoco cartouche.
Crest: A fish embowed fesswise contourné.
Motto: 'Victoria Non Praeda'.
(Archery Medal, 1752).

Duvenvoorde, Lysbeth van, Flemish Noblewoman (c.1430): (married Simon van Adrichem, 19 April 1430).
Arms: (The shield impaled) Dexter, (Or/Argent?), a label of three points: Sinister, (Or/Argent?), three crescents.
Motto: (Translation) 'I have long yearned with hope; who is he who will open his heart?'
(Portrait, c.1430).

Dyer, Sir James, English Noble (15th century).
Arms: Argent, a chief enhanced indented (Gules?).
Crest: Out of a ducal coronet, a Goat's head Argent, tined Or.
(Portrait, 15th century).