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Language of the text: English
Nobility: Nobles - Counts
Nobles in:Portugal
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Ancient and noble House from Portugal, of clear and ancestral virtue, that has worldwide spread, over the centuries. According to what has been handed down, this surname already existed in the year 1170 but the first family members of which there is historical memory are a Don Hermigo Cardoso and a João Pais Cardoso, both from Lamego, who were at the service of Afonso III of Portugal. The family always distinguished itself for the many land holdings and the ability to serve faithfully the kings of Portugal. Another branch of this family descends from Vasco Dias Cardoso, commander of S. Miguel de Fornos de Macieira do Dão in the order of Christ, who married D. Isabel Cardoso, 5ª Lady of Coutos. Vasco Dias Cardoso was the third grandson, for legitimate male line, of Louis Cardoso Vaz, Lord of honor and Manor of Cardoso in the municipality of S. Martinho 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.
BlazonCardoso
1. Coat of arms of family: Cardoso
Language of the text: Portugûes
De vermelho, com um cardo de verde, florido de duas peças de prata, uma sobre a outra, arrancado de ouro e sustido por dois leões afrontados do mesmo.
Fonte bibliográfica: "Armorial Lusitano - Anuário da Nobreza de Portugal".
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