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Last name: Penn

Dossier: 600691
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Language of the text: English
Nobility: Noble family - Knights - Lords
Nobles in:England - USA
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Penn


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Nobility crown PennThe House of Penn is an ancient and noble English lineage of considerable antiquity, with several branches duly recognized within the ranks of the nobility. Among the most illustrious figures of this venerable family stands William Penn (1644–1718), an English Quaker, philosopher, and the esteemed founder of the Province of Pennsylvania. This colony was established in the year of our Lord 1681 by royal charter granted by His Majesty King Charles II, conceived as a sanctuary wherein religious liberty might flourish, particularly for adherents of the Quaker faith. Under Penn's enlightened governance, the province was distinguished by its democratic institutions, equitable treatment of the Lenape people, and the founding of its capital, Philadelphia, a city renowned for its verdant spaces and spirit of religious tolerance, thus providing a noble exemplar for the American colonies. The surname Penn is of English origin, with early attestations rooted in the soil of England. Several locales bearing the name Penn may be found within the counties of Buckinghamshire and Staffordshire. The etymological derivation of the name traces to the Middle English term "penn," signifying ...

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Blazon Penn

Crest of family Penn

1. Crest of family: Penn
Language of the text: English

Argent, on a chevron sable three fleur-de-lys or.

Coat of Arms of family Penn (co. Buckingham). Bibliographic source: "The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales" by Sir Bernard Burke, London 1884

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2. Crest of family: Penn
Language of the text: English

Argent, on a fesse sable thre plates.

Coat of Arms of Penn (U. S. A. )

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Crest of family Penn

3. Crest of family: Penn
Language of the text: English

Sable six fleur-de-lis argent.

Coat of Arms of family Penn. Bibliographic source: "The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales" by Sir Bernard Burke, London 1884

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4. Crest of family: Penn
Language of the text: English

Ar. on a fesse sa. three plates. Crest-A demi lion ramp. ar. gorged with a collar sa. charged with three piates. Motto-Dum clarum rectum teneam.

Coat of Arms of family Penn (Stoke Pogeis, co. Buckingham; settled at an early period at Minety, co. Gloucester, and at Penn's Lodge, co. Wilts; descended from William Penn, founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, North America).

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5. Crest of family: Penn
Language of the text: English

Ar. on a fesse sa. three plates, in chief a lion pass. gu.

Coat of Arms of family Penn (Harborough Hall, Churchill, near Stourbridge). Bibliographic source: "The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales" by Sir Bernard Burke, London 1884

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Crest of family Penn-Gaskell

6. Crest of family: Penn-Gaskell
Language of the text: Italiano

Quarterly, 1st and 4th, or, three bars entr. vert in chief a rose gu. barbed and seeded ppr. between two trefoils slipped of the second, for Gas-KELL; 2nd and 3rd, the arms of Pass, viz. , ar. on a fesso sa three plates a canton gu. thereon a crown ppr. representing the royal crown of King Charles 11. Cresta 1st, GASKELI: A sinister arm embowed in armor ppr. the hand supporting an escocheon or, charged with an anchor erected with cable sa. , motto over, Spes; 2nd, PENN: A demi lion ar. gorged with a collar sa. charged with three plates, motto over, Pennsylvania.

Stemma della famiglia Penn-Gaskell Shansgarry, Co. Cork). Fonte Bibliografica: "L'Armeria Generale d'Inghilterra, Scozia, Irlanda e Galles" di Sir Bernard Burke, Londra 1884

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