B18353-Douglas

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Name of the family:

Douglas

Blason:

Quarterly, 1st, az. a lion ramp. ar. crowned or, for Galloway; 2nd, or, a lion ramp. gu. debrulsed by a ribbon sa., for Abbbnbtht; 3rd, .ar. three piles gu. for Bbecqin ; 4th, or, a fess chequy az. and ar. surmounted by a bend sa. charged with three buckles of the field, for Stewart, of Bonkyl; en surtout, ar. a man's heart gu. en-eigned with an imperial crown ppr. on a chief az. three stars of the field, for Douglas.

Crest(s):

A salamander vert in flames and spouting fire.

Supporters:

Standing on a compartment within a circle of timber stakes ppr., dexter, a savage wreathed head and middle with laurel, holding a club all ppr.; sinister, a stag ppr. attired with ten tynes or.

Motto:

Jamais arriere.

Info about the family:

Earl of Angus, 1389; the first earl, son of William, first Earl of Douglas by Margaret Stewart, Countess of Angus an Mar; Marquis of Douglas 1633.

Comment (Additional info):

Arms recorded, 1672, for James, second Marquis of Douglas

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294

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