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Language of the text: Portugûes
Nobility: Senhores - Família Nobre
Nobles in:Portugal (Grécia)
The country or region of the dossier mainly refers to the places where the family was ascribed to the nobility and may be different from those of residence
Heraldic dossiers :
Menelau
Portugûes
Família que passou da Grécia a Portugal na pessoa de João de M., nobre de Atenas, que veio ensinar a língua grega ao príncipe D. João filho de D. Manuel. Este João de M. foi rei de armas e morreu na Índia. Seu filho de igual nome provou que o pai usava as armas dos M. que na Grécia eram de casa principal, fildagos de cota de armas e de solar, pelo que D. Filipe I lhe deu Carta de brasão de armas, de sucessão, passada a 10 de Dezembro de 1582, com as do seu apelido. Este João de M. houve geração pelo menos uma filha chamada Teófila de M., que se não sabe se perdurou. Timbre: Águia de perfil nascente e voante, de ouro. ...
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.
BlazonMenelau
Coat of arms of family
Language of the text: Portugûes
De vermelho, com uma serpe de prata, picada de verde, amedrontada de uma águia de ouro, estendida, voante sobre ela.
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