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Language of the text: Portugûes
Nobility: Senhores - Família Nobre
Nobles in:Portugal (Portugal)
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
Uma dos mais nobres e antigas linhagens de toda a Espanha, cujo apelido foi retirado da antiga terra e vila de Menezes em La Mancha. Dela provêm em Portugal a família que mais Vice-Reis e Casas titulares deu ao nosso país.Procedem, por varonia de D.Fruela II, rei de Leão, do qual foi bisneto D. Diogo Rodrigues, Duque das Astúrias, Rico-Homem em 1063.De seu trineto, D.Afonso Tello de Menezes, Senhor de Valladolid e Menezes, Senhorio de que tomou o nome, o qual casou com D.tereja, filha do Rei de Portugal D.Sancho I.Seu trineto D.João Afonso de Menezes, casou com uma filha de Lopo Fernandes Pacheco, sr de Ferreira de Aves, e foi pai do Conde de Viana, D.João Afonso Tello de Menezes, de quem procedem os Condes, depois Duques de Vila Real, os Condes de Tarouca, depois Marqueses de Penalva e Alegrete e outras muitas Casas Titulares portuguesas. ...
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.
BlazonMeneses
1. Coat of arms of family: Meneses
Language of the text: Portugûes
De ouro, com um anel encoberto, tendo encastoado um rubi voltado para o cantão esquerdo da ponta.
Brasão da familia Meneses do Portugal, fonte bibliográfica "Armorial Lusitano - Anuário da Nobreza de Portugal".
D'argent, à la croix componnée de neuf pièces cinq de gueules ch. d'une tour d'or et quatre d'argent ch. d'un lion de gueules ladite croix cantonnée de vingt écussons d'azur surch. chacun de cinq besants d'argent 2, 1 et 2 les cinq écussons dans chaque canton posés 2, 1 et 2. (Descendants de don Alonso Sanchez fils du roi don Denis de Portugal et de doña Teresa Martinez de Meneses qui combinèrent les armes de Castille de Léon et de Portugal).
Blason de la famille Meneses en Andalousie . Source: "Armorial Général par J.B.Rietstap".
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