B18346-Douglas

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Name of the family:

Douglas

Blason:

Arms borne by the first marquis in virtue of a royal warrant-Quarterly, 1st and 4th, ar. a man's heart gu. ensigned with an imperial crown ppr. on a chief az. three stars of the field; 2nd and 3rd, Mar, all within a bordure or, charged with a double tressure flory counterflory gu.

Crest(s):

A heart gu. winged and ensigned with an imperial crown or. Motto-Forward.

Supporters:

Two pegaal ar. winged or.

Motto:

Forward. Supporters-Two pegaal ar. winged or.

Info about the family:

Drumlanrig, co. Dumfries, now Marquis of Queensberry ; descended from Sir William, natural son of James, second Earl of Douglas and Mar, 1G33 Earl, 1682 Marquis, and 1684 Duke of Qucunsbtny; the dukedom, in virtue of a new patent of 1706, went, in 1810, to the Dul-v of BwxUuch, as heir of line). Original Arms: Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Douglas ; 2nd and 3rd, Mab, all within a bprdure engr. gu. (About 1542, the heart in the Douglas coat is ensigned with ait open crown gu., this being the earliest appearance of the crown in the insignia of any of the Douglas family

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