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Nobility: Nobles - Knights
Nobles in:France (Saint-Malo)
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Ancient and noble French family, with residence in Saint-Malo, a walled port city in Brittany, of clear and ancestral virtue, that has worldwide spread, over the centuries. The clear nobility of the family is confirmed by its presence in the valuable work "Armorial de Bretagne" by Pol Potier de Coursy, tome I page 491. Moreover, this family, in all ages, always stood out thanks to the illustrious figures, which gave birth, in the public service, in the liberal and ecclesiastical professions and in the military service. Among these, without undervalue the omitted, we would like to mention: Guillaume, "chevalier-bachelîer", at the service of "The Eagle of Brittany" Bertrand du Guesclin (c. 1320 – 13 July 1380), in 1371; Jean, who ratified the Treaty of Guérande, in 1381; Jacques, doctor in "utroque jure", flourishing in 1504; Louis, theologian and Reader of Philosophy at various universities, flourishing in 1523; Jean Gerard, ...
When you buy a heraldic document a new accurate analysis of the heraldic research will be performed by an expert heraldist and the document will be written in Italian or English.
The coat of arms will be checked and, if necessary, redesigned in strict compliance with the heraldic rules by our experts.
BlazonDe Guenroc
1. Coat of arms of family: De Guenroc
Language of the text: English
Three chess-rooks within a bordure.
De Guenroc from Saint-Malo (metal and tinctures of the shield are unknown).
Source: "Armorial de Bretagne" by Pol Potier de Coursy, tome I page 491.
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