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Language of the text: English
Nobility: Barons - Knights - Lords
Nobles in:England (Berkshire - Wales)
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The House of Knowles is an ancient and most illustrious English lineage, whose origins are rooted within the counties of Berkshire and Wales, and which, in the course of time, extended its presence to the far-flung dominions of America and Australia. This eminent house was elevated to the dignity of Baronet on the thirty-first day of October in the year of our Lord 1765. The nobility of this venerable line predates the eighteenth century, as evidenced by the deeds of one Sir Robert Knowles, who flourished in the fifteenth century during the reign of King Henry V and was responsible for the construction of a bridge of remarkable scale near Rochester, measuring five hundred and fifty feet in length and comprising twenty-one arches, a feat of no small magnitude for that era. Divergent opinions persist concerning the precise origins of this ancient house; according to esteemed heraldic authorities, the lineage descends from Sir Robert Knolles, a valiant knight of the fourteenth century, celebrated both for his martial prowess and for having preserved the life of King Richard II. An alternative ...
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.
BlazonKnowles
1. Crest of family: Knowles
Language of the text: English
Quarterly, 1st and 4th azure, semy of cross-crosslets or, over all a cross moline voided of the same; 2nd and 3rd gules, on a chevron argent three roses gules. Crest: an elephant argent. Motto Semper Paratus.
Coat of Arms of family Knowles. Bibliographic source: "Armorial Gènèral" by J. B. Rietstap – Second edition, revised and expanded.
Coat of Arms (alias) of family Knowles. Bibliographic source: Drawn from private archives, the original source of which, unfortunately, has not reached us. Nevertheless, it is believed to represent a valuable heraldic testimony of unquestionable interest.
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