Valence, William de, Earl of Pembroke (c.1296), English Knight.
Arms: Barry Argent and Azure, an Orle of martlets Gules.
(Tomb Effigy, St. Edmund Chapel, Westminster Cathedral).

Valckenier, Gillis, Burgomaster, Dutch Notable (c.1680).
Arms: On a pale, between an increscent and a decrescent in fess, a (Lion rampant?).
(Engraving, c.1680).

Valkendorf, Christoffer, Knight of the Danish Order of the Elephant, Danish Statesman (c.1600).
Arms: Argent, three (fleams?) in pairle sable, debruised of a (torteau?).
Crest: A panache of palets wavy alternating in tincture Argent and sable.
(Portrait, c.1600).

Van Diemen, Anthoonij (Antonio), Dutch Naval Captain (c.1623).
Arms: Two bars counter-compony. The shield ensigned with a nobleman's helmet affronté.
Crest: Two Eagle's wings displayed.
(Engraving, after M. Balen, 1726).

Váradi of Bács Castle, Peter, Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungarian Noble, Statesman and Ecclesiast (c.1475): (Privy Councillor 1479: Lord Chancellor of Hungary c.1480: Archbishop of Kalocsa 1481).
Arms: Party per fess, a chief party per pale charged with two mullets of eight points each, in base a fleur-de-lis. Behind the shield an Archbishop's cross.
(Armorial Carving, Bács Castle, c.1490-1501).

Vauban, Sebastien le Prestre de, (1633-1707), Marshal of France and Military Engineer Extraordinaire, of the Nivernais.
Arms: Azure, a chevron supporting at its point, between three trefoils slipped Or, a crescent Argent.
(Reitstap & d'Hozier).

Vaudreuil, Phillipe de Rigaud, Marquis de, Governor of French Canada (c.1715), of Languedoc.
Arms: Argent, a Lion rampant Gules, crowned of the last. The shield ensigned with the coronet of a French Marquis.
(Reitstap).

Vaughan, Edward, Bishop of St. David's (c.1512), Welsh Ecclesiast.
Arms: (The shield impaled): Dexter, (Sable?), a cross Or, charged with five cinqfoils (See of St. Daivid's): Sinister, Plain (no arms shown for Vaughan).
(Parliamentary Procession Roll, 1512).

Vega Carpio, Lope de, (1562-1635), Spanish Poet.
Arms: Gules, nine towers Or, on a bordure Azure nine towers of the second.
Crest: A panache of feathers Gules, Or and Azure.
(Volborth).

Venables, Robert, English Military Commander (c.1655).
Arms: Sable, two bars and in chief two mullets Argent.
(Portrait, c.1655).

Vendôme, Louis Joseph, Duc de, (1654-1712), Marshal of France.
Arms: Azure, semée-de-lis, on a bend Gules three Lions passant guardant Argent. The shield ensigned with the coronet of a French Prince of the Blood.
Crest: An octagonal screen bearing his arms and Ornamented at each point with a fleur-de-lis Or.
(Reitstap).

Venturini, Fabio, Siennese Noble (c.1607).
Arms: Gules, a Lion rampant Argent, surmounted of a bend Azure, charged with three (pentagrams?) Or, on a chief of the last, a double-headed Eagle displayed sable.
(Siennese Tournament Roll in Honour of Ferdinand I, 1607-1610).

Vere, Albericus de, 20th Earl of Oxford, English Noble (c.1650).
Arms: Quarterly of eight (4,4): 1, Quarterly Gules and Or, the first quarter charged with mullet Argent: 2, A canton, semée of mullets: 3, Vair: 4, A Lion rampant: 5, Three bars wavy: 6, A fess double cotised: 7, Vair, a chief charged with two mullets: 8, Three chevronels, a label of three points: Charged overall with a gyron contourné in base bearing a cross. The shield ensigned with the coronet of an English Earl.
Motto: 'Vero Nil Verius'.
(Engraving, of the Chapter House, by W. Holler).

Verney, John, 2nd Baronet, 1st Viscount Fermanagh, English Noble (c.1700).
Arms: Tierced in pale: 1, Party per fess, in chief three (lances?) (Palmer): 2, Azure, on a cross Argent, five mullets Gules, a dexter canton Argent, charged with a dexter hand couped and erect Gules (Verney): 3, On a fess engrailed, between two greyhounds courant, a fess charged with three fleurs-de-lis (Baker).
(Portrait).

Verney, Sir Edmund (?), (1590-1642), English Soldier and Courtier.
Arms: Quarterly of eleven: 1, Azure, on a cross Argent, five mullets Gules (Verney): 2, Azure, two chevronells Or, a canton: 3, Tierced in fess Argent, Azure and Or, overall a Lion rampant Gules: 4, Argent, a saltire sable, on a chief sable, two mullets Argent: 5, Vair, three bendlets Gules: 6, Argent, a chevron between three Eagle's talons: 7, Argent, on a bend Gules, three Horses passant: 8, Sable, on a chevron between three Bull's heads couped, a fleur-de-lis: 9, Gules, a fess counter-compony Argent and sable, between six crosses patonce: 10, Or, two bendlets Gules: 11, Bendy of ten pieces Or and Azure.
Crest: A Pheonix.
Motto: 'Ung Sent Ung Soleil'.
(Heraldic Illumination, 16th century).

Vigerius, Marcus, Cardinal, Italian Ecclesiast (c.1507).
Arms: A Pile extending from in base, a chief Or, charged with a double-headed Eagle sable, crowned of the last. The shield ensigned with an ecclesiastical hat supporting ten tassels on each side of the shield Gules.
(Armorial Frontispiece, by Fano, 1507).

Villamediana, Juan de Tarssis y Peralta, Don, Count of, (d.1622), Postmaster General, Spanish Noble: (inspiration for the character of Don Juan).
Arms: Party per fess, the chief quarterly, bearing in the 1st & 4th quarters a mullet (8), and in the 2nd & 3rd quarters a well-head: In base a triple-towered Castle between the words MALOMORI QUAMFAEDARI in Orle. The shield contained within a cartouche.
Crest: On a wreath of the colours a panache of Ostrich's feathers.
Motto: 'Son Mis Amores Reales' (Spanish: 'My Loves Are Royal Ones').
(Frontispiece: Villamediana, Obras de Don Nivan de Tarsis, Conde de Villamediana, y Correo Mayor de Su, Madrid, 1643).

Villars, Claude Louis Hector, Duc de, (1653-1734), Chevalier de l'Ordre de Saint Esprit, Knight of the Golden Fleece, Marshal of France, of Lyonnais.
Arms: Azure, three mullets (6) Or, on a chief Argent a demi-Lion issuant Gules. The shield ensigned with the coronet of a French Duke and surrounded by the collars of the Orders of the Holy Spirit and the Golden Fleece.
(Reitstap).

Villeneuve, Pierre Charles Jean Baptiste Silvestre de, (1763-1806), French Naval Commander, of Provence.
Arms: Gules, semée of escutcheons Or, six lances in trellis of the last (?).
(Reitstap).

Villiers de l'Isle Adam, Jehan, Seigneur de, Knight of the Golden Fleece, (d.1437), Marshal of France.
Arms: Or, a chief Azure, thereon a hand and arm proper vested ermine, the maniple ermine extending over the field in pale.
Crest: Out of a ducal coronet Or a Cock's head Argent beaked and crested Gules.
(Armorial Equestre de la Toison d'Or et de l'Europe).

Villiers de l'Isle Adam, Philip, Grand Master of the Knights of the Hospital of St. John (1521-1534)' French Knight.
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, As above: 2 & 3, Gules, a cross Argent. The shield surrounded by a Rosary proper, ensigned with a closed crown and contained within a mantaeu ermine doubled sable.
(Woodward).

Villiers, George, Duke of Buckingham, (1592-1628), Lord High Admiral of England, Royal Favourite: (Earl of Buckingham 1617: Duke of Buckingham 1623).
Arms: Argent, a cross Gules, charged with five escallops Or.
(Engraving of Buckingham at a Military Masquerade, c.1620).

Virmont und Nersen, Ambrosius, Graf von, Austrian (?) Noble (c.1710).
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Argent, a bend counter-compony Or and sable: 2 & 3, Party per pale Or and Gules, in chief a cross moline of the last: Overall an inescutcheon party per pale Azure and Or, in chief three helmets Argent, in base a knot Gules.
Crests: 1, Out of a ducal coronet a demi-Negress, couped at the shoulders, Purpure, wreathed about her head with a wreath sable and Argent, between two Eagle's wings displayed Argent, each charged with a bend counter-compony Or and sable: 2, Out of a ducal coronet a demi-Woman Gules, her arms Argent, holding in each hand a helmet of the last: 3, Out of a ducal coronet a conical chapeau Or, pierced through its centre with a barrulet moline Gules, sprouting in chief three ostriche feathers Argent, between two Eagle's wings displayed, the dexter Gules, the sinister Or.
(Ex-Libris, c.1710).

Visconti, Giangaleazzo, Duke of Milan, (c.1347-1402), Italian Ruler, of Milan.
Arms: Argent, a Serpent Azure crowned Or, vorant a Child Gules. The shield ensigned with the coronet of an Italian Duke.
Supporters: Two Knights proper.
(Italian Wall Carving, 16th century).

Vogelweide, Walther von der, Herr, German Minnesinger (c.1300).
Arms: Gules, a popinjay Vert, contained within a cage Or, the bars Argent.
Crest: A popinjay Vert, contained within a cage Or, the bars Argent.
(Weingarten und Heidelberg Minnesinger Songbooks).

Voltaire, François Marie Arouet de, (1694-1778), French Philosophe Extraordinaire, of the Ile-de-France.
Arms: Or, three fires Gules (alternative: Azure three fires Or). The shield ensigned with the coronet of a French Marquis (sic).
(Reitstap).

Wagner, Richard, (1813-1883), German Composer.
Arms: Gules, the dexter side of the shield powdered with seven mullets (5) Or.
(Volborth).

Waldburg, Jörg Truchsess, Prince von, (d.1467), German Ruler.
Arms: Or, three Lions passant guardant sable.
Crest: On a cushion Gules fringed Or a panache of Peacock's feathers proper.
(Tomb Effigy, Church of Waldsee, Baden-Württemberg).

Waldenstein, Ritter Florian Waldauf von, German Knight (15th century)..
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Sable, two Serpent's heads entwined Or: 2 & 3, Gules, two bars dancettée Argent.
(Altar Piece, 15th century).

Walker, Sir Edward, (1611-1677), Garter King Of Arms, Secretary at War, Privy Councillor, English Herald.
Arms: (The shield impaled) Dexter, Impaled: Dexter, Argent, a cross Gules: Sinister, Arms of Great Britain (Garter King of Arms): Sinister, Or, a cross sable (Walker). The shield ensigned with the crown of a King of Arms.
(Portrait, by William Dobson, 1644).

Wallenstein, Albrecht Eusebius Wenzel von Waldstein called, Duke of Friedland and Mecklenburg, (1583-1634), (Czech) Imperial Commander, of Bohemia.
Arms: Quarterly Or and Azure, charged in each quarter with a Lion rampant, all turned towards the centre, countercharged. The shield ensigned with the cap of an Imperial Elector and supported upon the breast of an Imperial Eagle.
(Coin, 1626).
Arms: Quarterly of eight pieces (3,3,2): 1, A Bull's head affrontée (Mecklenburg): 2, An Eagle displayed (Friedland): 3, Party per fess, a demi-Angel in chief, a Lion passant in base (Sagan and Flinsberg): 4, A Bull's head couped reversed (Principality of Wenden): 5, (Wallenstein): 6, Party per fess, two billets (countercharged ?) (Schwerin): A Griffon segreant (Rostock): 8, An arm embowed vested at the shoulder, tied around the wrist wth a serpent and holding a gem-ring (Stargard) The shield ensigned with the cap of an Imperial Elector and encircled with the Order of the Golden Fleece.
(Coin, 1629).

Waller, Sir William, (c.1597-1668), English (Parliamentary) General.
Arms: Sable (?), three Bay leaves Or, between two cotises Argent.
(Heraldic Illumination, The Banners of the Parliamentary Army).

Wallner, Michael, Abbot of Geras, German Ecclesiast (19th century).
Arms: (Two shields accoulée): Dexter, Chequy Vert and Gules (Abbey of Geras): Sinister, Gules, on a bend Vert, between two crosses couped Argent, three mullets of six points each of the third (Wallner). The two shields ensigned with an Angel's head wearing a Bishop's mitre. Behind the two shields an Abbots crozier in bend sinister.
(Heraldic Illumination, 19th century MS.).

Walsingham, Sir Francis, (c.1530-1590), Minister to Queen Elizabeth I of England, English Diplomat and Politician.
Arms: Paly of six (Argent and sable?), a fess Gules. The shield contained within an oval cartouche.
(Engraving by George Vertue, 1573).

Walta, Lucia van, (1609-1674), Dutch Noblewoman: (married Cornelius van Aersen, Lord of Sommelsdyck and Governor of Surinam).
Arms: (A shield and a lozenge accoulée): Dexter, Azure, three lozenges Argent (Van Aersen, Lord of Sommelsdyck): Sinister, Party per pale, the dexter side Or, charged with a double-headed Eagle dimidiated sable, the sinister side party per fess Azure and Gules, an estoile in chief Or, a (Ram's head?) in base Argent (Van Walta). The shield and the lozenge ensigned with the helm of a nobleman contourné.
Crest: Out of a crest coronet Or, a Swan Argent reversed.
Mantling: Argent doubled Azure.
(Portrait, by Wybrand de Geest, 1625).

Wantley, John, English Knight (c.1424).
Arms: Vert, three Leopard's faces Argent.
(Tomb Effigy, Amberley Church, co. Sussex).

Warham, William, Archbishop of Canterbury, (c.1450-1532), English Ecclesiast (c.1523).
Arms: (The shield impaled) Dexter, Azure, a chasauble ermine, fringed Or, in chief a cross of the last (See of Canterbury): Sinister, Gules, a fess Or, between in chief a Goat's head couped Argent, and in base three escallops of the last. The shield ensigned with a Bishop's mitre.
(Illumination, Henry VIII at the Opening of Parliament, 1523, Parliamentary Roll, 1515 and Arms on Archbishop's Cross, Portrait, by Hans Holbein, 1527).

Washington, George, (1732-1799), American General and 1st President.
Arms: Argent, two bars and in chief three mullets Gules.
Crest: Out of a crest coronet Or a Raven rising, its wings addorsed sable.
(College of Arms).

Weichs, Maximilian, Freiherr von, (1881-1954), German Field-Marshal, of Bavaria.
Arms: Sable 'chapée' bendy Argent.
Crest: A Monkey proper holding in his dexter hand a mirror Or, and in his sinister a hoop of the last, all between two Eagle's wings displayed, the dexter per fess dancettée Argent and Gules, the sinister per fess sable and Argent.
(Reitstap).

Werdenstein, Johannes Georg von, German Noble (c.1600).
Arms: Chevrony of four.
Crest: On a cushion a Hare sejant.
(Ex-Libris, by Dominik Custos, c.1600).

Werenskjold, Erik, (1855-1938), Danish Painter.
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Argent, a Tower Gules: 2 & 3, Azure, two chevronels Or. Surmounted overall by a cross of the first.
Crest: A Tower Gules.
Mantling: Dexter, Argent and Gules: Sinister, Or and Azure.
(Volborth).

Werthern, Jakob Friedemann, Graf von, German (?) Noble (c.1765).
Arms: Quarterly of six (3,3): 1, Argent, three bars Gules: 2, Or, a double-headed Eagles displayed sable, crowned of the first: 3, Or, a Lion rampant Azure, crowned: 4, Azure, a Turkey (?) passant: 5, Gules, on a compartment in base Argent, an Elephant bearing a tower upon its back all of the last, and a Moor atop its head sable: 6, Gules, two palets Argent, two bars counter-charged, overall an Eagle displayed Or, crowned of the last: Overall an inescutcheon Quarterly, 1 & 4, Or, a Lion rampant Gules, crowned, 2 & 3, Sable, the branch of an oak tree acorned in bend Or. The shield contained within a Rococo cartouche and ensigned with the coronet of a German Count.
Motto: 'Wahr! dann standhast'.
Supporters: Two Lions rampant reguardant, the dexter holding in his dexter gamb a sword, the sinister supporting on his sinister arm a shield, and holding in his dexter gamb a sword.
(Ex-Libris, c.1765).

Weber, Karl Maria von, (1786-1826), German Composer.
Arms: Party per pale Or and Azure, charged on the dexter side with a Moon Argent, and on the sinister with a mullet (6) of the first.
Crest: Two Eagle's wings, the dexter bearing the charge on the dexter side of the arms and the sinister bearing the charge on the sinister side of the arms.
(Volborth).

Webster of Copper Hall, Sir Thomas, Baronet, English Landowner (c.1650).
Arms: Gules, on a bend, between two demi-Lions rampant Or, two roses and two towers alternatively (sable?).
Crest: A Dragon's (?) head erased quarterly (or and Gules?), charged at its centre with a crescent for difference.
(Engraving of Copper Hall, Essex, c.1650).

Wemyss, ?, Scottish (Mercenary) Soldier (late 16th century).
Arms: Gules, two mullets in pale Argent, on a chief Azure, a Lion rampant of the second.
Crest: An Ostriche feather Gules, between two Ostriche feathers Argent.
(Arms on Flag carried by a Scottish Ensign, Engraving, 17th century).

Wessel, Peter, Dutch Naval Hero: (raised to the nobility in 1716).
Arms: Quarterly: 1, Azure, two thunderbolts crossed in saltire surmounting and binding at the centre a column of flame erased Or: 2, Gules, a Falcon rising Argent: 3, Vert, two cannon crossed in saltire Argent between two cannon balls in fess and a third in base Or: 4, Or, a Lion rampant sable holding in his dexter gamb a scimitar Argent.
Crest: An Eagle's leg Argent, the claw grasping a quiver of thunderbolts fesswise Or, all between two Naval pennons Azure bearing a cross Or, and in chief a second smaller pennon Gules bearing a cross Or, both mounted on staves proper.
(Volborth).

West, Edward, Esquire, (d.1618), English Gentleman, of co. Bucks.
Arms: (The shield impaled): Dexter, On a fess dancettée (three Eagles displayed?): Sinister, Two chevronells, a bordure engrailed.
(Funeral Brass, All Saints Church, Marsworth, co. Bucks, 1618).

Whatton, Sir Richard de, English Knight (temp. Henry III).
Arms: Argent, crusily Gules, on a bend sable, three bezants.
(Tomb Effigy, Whatton Church, co. Notts).

White, George, Esquire, Proprietor of Butely Priory, co. Suffolk, English Gentleman (c.1712).
Arms: (The shield impaled): Dexter, Quarterly: 1 & 4, Azure, a chevron Or, between three fleurs-de-lis (of the last?): 2 & 3, Quarterly Or and Gules, the dexter chief quarter charged with a Wyvern (?), sable: Overall an inescutcheon Gules, charged with a bend counter-embattled Argent: Sinister, Gules, a bend counter-embattled Argent. The shield contained within a cartouche supporting the crest.
Crest: A Wyvern's (?) head erased, semée of roundels sable.
(Engraving of East View of Butely Priory, by Samuel and Nathaniel Buck, 1712).

Whitelock, Bulstrode, Parliamentary Supporter, English Notable (c.1640).
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, A chevron between three (martlets?): 2 & 3, Argent, on a bend three (?).
Crest: On a tower a falcon rising.
(Portrait, 16??, Sitter Aged 2?).

Whitgift, John, (c.1530-1604), Archbishop of Canterbury, English Ecclesiast.
Arms: (The shield impaled): Dexter, Azure, a pall ermine, fringed Or, in chief a cross patonce fitchée of the last (See of Canterbury): Sinister, Argent, a cross flory, chraged with five plates (Whitgift).
Motto: 'Vineit Qui Patitur'.
(Portrait, c.1598).
Arms: Sable, a cross flory Argent, charged with five torteaux.
Crest: Out of a ducal coronet a Lion's gamb holding a Laurel wreath.
(Portrait).
Arms: (The shield Impaled): Dexter, Azure, a pall ermine, fringed Or, in chief a cross patonce of the last (See of Canterbury): Sinister, On a cross pattée five roundels (of the field?) (Whitgift).
(Portrait, 1568).
Arms: (The shield impaled): Dexter, Azure, a pall ermine, fringed Or, in chief a cross patonce fitchée of the last (See of Canterbury): Sinister, On a cross patée, five bezants (plates?) (Whitgift).
(Portrait, 1563).

Whoolley, Sir John, Australian Notable (19th century).
Arms: (The shield impaled): Dexter, Azure, a fess wavy Or, between three Eaglets displayed: Sinister, Vert, on a chevron Argent, between three pheons, five goutes.
Crest: An Eagle's head erased.
Motto: 'Cadenti Porrigo De X Gratia'.
(Armorial Carving, Whoolley Building, University of Sydney).

Wildenbruch, Ernst von, (1845-1909), German Poet.
Arms: Vert, three Roses Or.
Crest: An Eagle's wing erect Vert.
(Volborth).

Wilhem, David de, Brabantine Councillor, Dutch Noble (c.1620).
Arms: Or, a chevron Sable, between two Wolf's heads Gules in chief, and a Wolf statant of the third in base.
Crest: A demi-Griffon proper.
(Map of the Turkish Empire, by Willem Blaeu).

Willington, Sir John, English Knight (1329).
Arms: Gules, a saltire vair.
Crest: On a wreath of the colours, a pedestal.
(Tomb Effigy, Atherington Church, co. Devon).

Wilsford, Sir James, Governor of Haddington, English Soldier (c.1547).
Arms: Qaurterly: 1st & 4th, Gules, a chevron engrailed Or, between three Leopard's faces of the last (Wilsford): 2nd & 3rd, Argent, three hunting horns sable.
Crest: On a wreath of the colours (Gules and Or) a Lion rampant queue fourchée sable.
Mantling: Gules and Argent (sic).
(Portrait, 1547).

Wilson, Thomas, (c.1525-1581), English Secretary of State and Scholar.
Arms: (The shield impaled): Dexter, Gules, a Lion rampant (or?), in chief three mullets (of the last?) (Wilson): Sinister: Argent, two Lions passant (?).
(Enamelled Seal Ring in Portrait).

Wingfield, Sir John, English Knight (c.1400).
Arms: Argent, on a bend Gules, cotised sable, three pairs of wings conjoined of the field.
(Tomb Effigy, Letheringham Church, co. Suffolk, c.1400).

Winwood, Sir Ralph, (c.1563-1617), English Secretary of State and Diplomatist.
Arms: Argent, a cross botonée sable.
(Portrait).

Witzleben, Erwin von, (1881-1944), German Field-Marshal.
Arms: Chevrony of four pieces inverted Argent and Gules.
Crest: Two bâtons sable, Ornamented with small bells, each bâton sprouting five Ostrich feathers, two Argent and three Gules.
(Reitstap).

Wogan, Thomas, English (Parliamentarian) Politician (c.1649).
Arms: A bend between two martlets.
(Seal, King Charles I's Death Warrant).

Wolseley, Garnet Joseph, 1st Viscount, (1833-1913), English Field-Marshal and Commander-in-Chief.
Arms: Argent, a Talbot passant and in chief a mullet Gules. The shield ensigned with the coronet of an English Viscount. Behind the shield two Field-Marshal's bâtons crossed in saltire. The shield surrounded by the collar of the Order of St. Patrick.
Crest: Out of a crest coronet Or a Talbot's head erased Gules.
Supporters: Two Wolves rampant each charged on the breast with a branch of Olive and of Oak crossed in Saltire, gorged with a mural coronet and holding a sword.
Motto: 'Homo Homini In Lupus'.
(College of Arms).

Wolsey, Thomas, (c.1475-1530), Cardinal, Legate de Latre, Archbishop of York, Chancellor of England.
Arms: (The shield impaled): Dexter, Gules, two Keys crossed in saltire Argent, in centre chief a crown Or (See of York): Sinister, Sable, on a cross engrailed Argent a Lion passant guardant Gules between four Leopard's faces Azure, on a chief Or a Rose of the third between two Falcons closed of the field, beaked, membered and crested of the third (Wolsey). Behind the shield the staff of an Archbishop and above the shield an Ecclesiastical hat supporting ten tassels on each side of the shield Gules.
Suppporters: A Griffin party per fess Gules and Argent, winged, armed, eared and holding a Column all Or.
(College of Arms).
Arms: Sable, on a cross engrailed Argent, a Lion passant Gules, between four Leopard's faces Azure, on a chief Or, a rose of the third, seeded of the fifth, slipped Vert, between two martlets(?) closed sable, membered of the third. The shield ensigned with a Cardinal's hat Gules.
(Portrait, c.1515-1529).

Wren, Sir Christopher, (1632-1723), English Architecht.
Arms: Argent, a chevron between three Lion's heads erased Azure, on a chief Gules, three crosses crosslet Or, cantoned of the first.
Crest: A Lion's head erased Azure, pierced by a brocken spear, brocken off on the dexter, cusparted on the sinister, collared Gules, with a cross crosslet of the last for distinction.
Motto: 'Numero, pondere, et mensurâ'.
(Burke).

Wriothesley, Henry, 3rd Earl of Southampton, (1573-1624), English Courtier.
Arms: Azure, a cross between four Doves (?) (Argent?). The shield ensigned with the coronet of an English Earl and surrounded by the Order of the Garter.
(Engraving, by Simon van de Passe, 1617).

Wyatt, Sir Thomas, (c.1521-1554), English Conspirator in the Northern Rising of 1554.
Arms: Gules, on a fess Or (?), between three Boar's heads couped of the last, three Lions rampant sable.
(Portrait, after Hans Holbein).

Wydville, Sir Richard, Earl Rivers, Knight of the Garter, (d.1469), English Noble.
Arms: Quarterly of six pieces: 1, Argent, a fess and a dexter canton Gules: 2, Gules, six escallops (3,2,1) Argent: 3, Argent, a Lion rampant Gules, crowned Or: 4, Gules, the sun in its splendour Argent: 5, Gules, a Griffin segreant Or: 6, Barry undée of six pieces Argent and sable.
Crest: a demi-Man habited Gules, his sleaves open Gules doubled ermine, holding a scimitar above his head, the hilt Or, the blade Argent.
Supporters: Dexter, A Merman vested in armour and holding a scimitar above his head, all proper: Sinister, A Leopard proper.
Mantling: Or doubled ermine [sic].
(Heraldic Illumination, 15th century MS.).

Ximenes de Cisneros, Francisco, Cardinal-Archbishop of Toledo (c. 1569), Spanish Ecclesiast.
Arms: Chequey Argent and Gules. The shield ensigned with an ecclesiastical hat supporting ten tassels on either side of the shield Gules.
(Frontispiece: F. Ximenes, De Rebis Gestis, 1569).

Yorck von Wartenburg, Hans David Ludwig, (1759-1830), Prussian Field-Marshal: (made a Count 3 June 1814).
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Argent, an Eagle of Prussia: 2 & 3, Or, a crown of Laurel Vert, surmounted of a sword erect in pale Argent, the hilt Or. The shield ensigned with the coronet of a German Count.
Crests: 1, The Prussian Eagle: 2, A Leopard's face proper: 3, A sword and Laurel wreath as in the arms.
Supporters: Dexter, a Lion proper: Sinister, a Unicorn Argent.
Motto: 'Nec Cupias, Nec Metuas'.
Mantling: 1, Argent and sable: 2, Argent and Azure: 3, Or and Vert.
(Reitstap).

Yve, Jean Philyppe René d', Baron d'Ostriche, Vicomte de Bavay, Seigneur de Warelles, (d.1706), Lieutenant General of the Armies of King Louis XIV of France, Superintendant of the Gandarmerie of Flanders, Governor of Bruges, Flemish Noble.
Arms: Gules, four pallets Azure, each charged with five escutcheons Argent. The shield ensigned with the coronet of a French (?) Viscount.
Supporters: Two Savages, each environed about the waist with a laurel wreath and holding a club all porper, vested about the shoulders with the arms of D'Yve de Bavay.
(Armorial Carving, Church of St. Salvator, Bruges, Belgium).

Zeppelin, Ferdinand, Graf von, (1838-1917), German Pioneer of Airships.
Arms: Azure, an Ass's head couped Argent. The shield ensigned with the coronet of a German Count.
Crest: An Ass's head Argent.
Supporters: Two Eagles addorsed reguardant Argent.
(Volborth).

Zeyll, Johannes Baptist, German Noble (?) (c.1593).
Arms: Quarterly: 1 & 4, Sable, a mermaid embowed: 2 & 3, Bendy of four sable and Argent.
Crest: Out of a ducal coronet two Eagle's wings each party per fess, the dexter sable and Argent, the sinister Argent and sable, surmounted of a mermaid queu fourchée.
(Ex-Libris, by P. Opel, 1593).

Zimmern, Wildenstein und Messkirh, Gottfried Wernher, Graf und Herr von, (d.1554), German Noble.
(Two achievements of arms)
Arms (dexter): Quarterly: 1 & 4, a Lion rampant, holding between its paws a halberd: 2 & 3, A Lion rampant.
Crests: Dexter and Sinister, A Stag's head couped.
Arms (sinister): Quarterly: 1 & 4, A Collum: 2 & 3, On a three pointed mountain in base a Cock.
Crests: Dexter, Out of a crest coronet, a demi-Woman between two Buffalo's horns: Sinister, Out of a crest coronet, a demi-Woman, wearing a chapeau from which extends a panache of Peacock's feathers.
(Brass Monument, Messkirch, Würrtemberg).

Zwairaden, Sebastian Millner von, German Noble (c.1579).
Arms: Party per bend sinister, in chief and in base a Catherine wheel counter-charged. The shield contained within a cartouche.
Crest: out of a ducal coronet, a Catherine wheel between two Buffalo's horns.
(Ex-Libris, 1579).

Zweter, Reimar von, Herr, German Minnesinger (c.1300).
Arms: Gules, an Eagle displayed, having a head on the elbow of each of its wings respecting the central head, Argent, beaked and membered Or.
Crest: A demi-Eagle issuant, as in the arms.
(Weingarten und Heidelberg Minnesinger Songbooks).