COADB - Coat of Arms Database

04/22/2025

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02/17/2025

Coats of Arms of European Kingdoms, Duchies and Principalities in 1519.

02/10/2025

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01/27/2025

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01/07/2025

Throughout the Oz books, various coats of arms, emblems, badges, and other marks are described in the text or depicted in the illustrations. These are used to represent nations, rulers, and individual characters.

The Kingdom of Halidom exports coats of arms. The 1963 issue of The Ozmapolitan describes and illustrates examples produced for the Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow.

King Kik-a-bray of Dunkiton's house is marked with "a pair of hoofs, with a donkey tail between them and a rude crown and sceptre above." (The Road to Oz)

As illustrated by John R. Neill, the Queen of the Scoodlers has a badge depicting a steaming soup kettle and the words "Regina Scoodla." (The Road to Oz)

Tititi-Hoochoo and others of his realm wear the emblem of a dragon's head on scarlet. (Tik-Tok of Oz)

Frederick Richardson uses coats of arms liberally in his illustrations for Queen Zixi of Ix. Queen Zixi's own army flies a banner displaying a shield emblazoned with three roses, presumably the coat of arms of the Land of Ix.

Coins minted in Ragbad display the king's head on the obverse and the country's coat of arms on the reverse. (Grampa in Oz)

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12/12/2024

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12/10/2024

Mangubat was the Sovereign of Mactan in the late 16th-century. He joined the Spanish during the colonization of the Philippines and waged war to further spread their rule, contributing to the fall of fellow native rulers Lakan Dula, Sulayman and Ache. In return for his service to Spain he was granted the title of a Spanish noble and a coat of arms. His descendants include various colonial governors in the region.

The Spanish government recognized the authority of pre-Spanish kings in the Philippine archipelago who then became known as cabezas (meaning Chief or Head) during hispanization of the region. From 1565-1780, the title of Cabeza was hereditary, passing to the oldest son from the first Datu (Kings) who became the first cabezas.

12/06/2024

Some Filipinos were granted coats of arms directly from the Spanish crown for service to the colonial government. For example, Antonio Tuason, a Chinese mestizo, was made a noble by King Carlos III in 1783. In his will, he ordered his descendants “shall also display my coat of arms upon all his crests and buildings and he who shall fail to do any of these things, shall forfeit his right of succession.”

11/27/2024

Coat of Arms of the noble family Rusenow - The Crest and Dexter half of the Shield is the Common Augmentation granted to the Soldiers who helped the Daughter of Peter the Great, Elisabeth (reigned 1741-62) gain the throne in a Coup-de-Etat. They where also granted the prefix Leibkampanez (that is "of the Life Company").

11/21/2024

The Fundamental Constitutions of Caroline, in 1669, included provisions for structuring a colonial nobility. The order of the nobility was to be based on the amount of land an individual had in grants from the Lords Proprietors. All of the territory was to be divided into counties. Each county was made up of eight seigniories (the Lords Proprietors’ domains), and eight baronies (the nobility’s domain).

There were three titles and authorized land amounts for the nobility: a Landgrave was to have 48,000 acres; a Cassique, commanded 24,000 acres; and a Baronet 12,000 acres.

The nobility envisioned in the Fundamental Constitutions never materialized. Many reasons may be speculated as the cause, for example, the Lords Proprietors did not live in the colony; they lived in England and were unable to follow up on their design. Also, the New World spirit did not seem consistent with the ideals of a nobility with its potential for repression of lower ranks.

In order to furnish to these nobles the outward and visible signs of their status, the Lords Proprietors in 1705 appointed Laurence Cromp, Esq., of Worcester to the position of Carolina Herald, with power to grant arms to the Landgraves and Cassiques. Whether Cromp ever made any grant of arms is uncertain, and it is unknown whether the Carolina nobility ever had the opportunity to wear their gold chains or robes of scarlet and gold specified by the document.

Known Landgraves, Cassiques, and Baronets:
Thomas Amy
Edmund Andros
John Ashby I,
John Ashby II,
John Ashby III
Daniel Axtell, Sr.,
Holland Axtell
John Bayley I,
John Bayley II
Edmund Bellinger, Sr.
Edmund Bellinger, Jr.
Joseph Blake
James Colleton,
John Colleton
Sir Peter Colleton,
Sir John Colleton
Thomas Colleton,
Peter Colleton
Lawrence Cromp
Robert Daniell
Charles Eden
John Ely
John Gibbs
Robert Gibbes
Christoph de Graffenreid
Nathaniel Johnson
Abel Ketelby
John Locke
Joseph Morton I
Joseph Morton II
John Smith
Thomas Smith I
Thomas Smith II
Seth Sothel
Joseph West
John Wyche
John Yeamans

Suspected Landgraves, Cassiques, and Baronets:
Edward Berkeley
James Carteret
Statira Elizabeth Farquaharson
James Griffiths
William Hodgson
Mary Ketelby Johnson
Edward Juckes
Richard Kyrle
John Monks
James Moore
Joseph Moore
Joseph Pendarvis
Andrew Percival
Spencer Percival
John Price
Thomas Rowe
Johnston Rundell
Henry Wilkinson
Edward Wilmot

11/21/2024