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Language of the text: Portugûes
Nobility: Nobres
Nobles in:Portugal (Portugal)
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Família muito antiga que os genealogistas fazem derivar da velha linhagem medieval dos "do Vinhal" que o Conde D.Pedro, no seu célebre Nobiliário principia em D.egas Gomes, natural de Toledo, a quem o Conde D.Henrique, pai de D.Afonso Henriques, dera a terra do Vinhal. dele era descendente um cavaleiro do reinado de D.Dinis, João Gonçalves de Macedo, assim chamado por ser Senhor de várias terras em Vilar de Maçada ou, segundo outros, em Macedo de Cavaleiros, o qual, de sua mulher D.Urraca Esteves, teve, primogénito, a Gonçalo Annes de Macedo. Este, foi pai de fernão Esteves de Macedo - cujo neto, João de macedo, Fidalgo da Casa Real, recebeu de D.Manuel I, em 15.4.1518, Carta de Brasão com as armas aqui indicadas - e de Martim Gonçalves de Macedo, notável cavaleiro que salvou a vida ao Mestre de Aviz, durante a Batalha de Aljubarrota, matando o Cavaleiro castelhano D.Alvaro de ...
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.
BlazonMacedo
1. Coat of arms of family: Macedo
Language of the text: Portugûes
De azul, com cinco estrelas de ouro de seis raios.
Citado em "Armorial Lusitano - Anuário da Nobreza de Portugal".
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