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Language of the text: English
Nobility: Nobles - Baronet
Nobles in:Germany - Italy
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Antigua y noble familia alemana de Nuremberg, de clara y ancestral virtud, conocida como Matthes, Matthesius o Matthews, que se ha extendido por todo el mundo a lo largo de los siglos. Según lo que se ha transmitido, esta familia, como recompensa por los valiosos servicios prestados a Carlos IV, Sacro Emperador Romano, fue admitida en la "Briefadel" (literalmente, "carta de nobleza"), la llamada nueva nobleza como opuesto a "Uradel", un término acuñado solo en los tiempos modernos, en referencia a familias nobles cuyo linaje ancestral se remonta a antes de la Edad Media. Además, esta Cámara, en todas las edades, siempre se destacó, gracias a las figuras prominentes, que dieron a luz, en el servicio público, en las profesiones liberales y en el servicio militar. Entre estos, sin infravalorar lo omitido, nos gustaría mencionar: Heinrich, terrateniente en Baviera, floreciente en 1509; Karl, jurista, floreciente en Nuremberg en 1515; Friedrich, ...
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BlazonMatthesius
1. Coat of arms of family: Matthesius
Language of the text: English
Vert, two triangles voided and interlaced in a star shape, gules. Helmet crowned. Crest: the triangles of the shield. Lambrequins: gules and vert.
Matthesius or Matthes from Nuremberg.
Sources: "Archivio Storico" of Heraldrys Institute of Rome; "Armorial Général par J.B.Rietstap - Deuxième èdition refondue et augmentée - Tome II L-Z" page 174.
Argent, a crescent azure surmounted by a star of eight points set in the dexter point of the chief, a fleur-de-lys gules set in the sinister point of the chief; over all an inescutcheon gironny of 8 gules and sable, a lion or, within a bordure azure, eight squares gules charged with a cross patty or; over all an inescutcheon argent with a franc-quartier sable.
Matthews from Florence.
Source: "Raccolta Ceramelli Papiani" kept in "Archivio di stato di Firenze", file n. 5979. The area external to the first inescutcheon is not blazoned but the illustration in the archive includes it.
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