ASSOCIATED
HERALDIC COLLEGES
The
Australian Heraldic Archival Register
To offer advice and assistance to those wishing to adopt arms or heraldic devices
expressive of
their pride and interest in their origins; to provide a registry of family history and to
prepare
and record family trees;
To promote all aspects of chivalry.
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The Royal
College of Heraldry
Any individual who distinguishes himself may be said to ennoble himself. A Prince, judging
an individual worthy of notice, gave him Letters Patent of nobility. In these letters were
emblazoned the arms that were to distinguish his shield. By this shield he was to be known
or
ennobled. It is not the exclusive realm of the aristocracy, peerage, baronetcy and
knightage.
It can be yours just for the asking.
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and unique world wide College can be obtained by Emailing The Earl Marshall or clicking on the buttons
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The
International College of Arms of the Noblesse
Arms are the criterion of nobility. Whoever has a legally registered achievement of arms
is a
nobleman and may apply to this International College for a grant of arms, or recording or
registration of those arms or heraldic devices.
This will give the armiger International recognition and acceptance by the worldwide
College
of Nobles .
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and unique world wide College can be obtained by Emailing The Earl Marshall or clicking on the buttons
above or below.
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the address at the end of this page.
NOTES ON THE ORIGIN AND MEANING OF HERALDRY
Every human being is a whole, everyone
is for himself a totality of determinate qualities. Let the breath of the herald bestow
the blason that will be the ensign, the star to be followed, and the emblem shall dictate
the conduct to be upheld.
In chivalry (derived from cabbalus) as it was known, the man who distinguished himself
among men received as a shield the "plain table" of one of the seven colours
having a symbolic (planetary) conformity to his nature. The salient facts or events
characteristic of his personality were next inscribed onto this table. This blason then
became the ensign of that man and of his descendants. He had to choose his emblem
for himself.
In meditation the knowledge of one's own emblem must be sought. That is the reason why in
almost all so-called primitive societies, a young man at puberty is compelled to reach a
state of trance so that he may determine his totem, the image or object that is the emblem
of his personnel line, in addition to the emblem of the tribe to which he belongs. His
life will henceforth be adapted to the rhythm of his totem, he will know how to behave,
and will know friend from foe.
Thus heraldry is recognition of one's particularity. This is an exceptional means for
accelerating a return to the source who gave man his being.
All nature is in the human being, and a kinship between man and a particular aspect of
nature brands him, specifying him as an individual among human beings. What marks him is
not haphazard it is the circumstances that brought forward his life on earth.
To know this kinship is to know one's totem: it is knowing one's "arms".
The herald is the consciousness, the breath; the blason is life; the arms are the symbols
of one's own ambience and of the resources; the emblem dictates the chosen line of moral
conduct. Thus the herald helps man know his true self and helps him return to the loving
God who created him, so that he may return as a loving child.
Would you like our help in your search for your rightful place and position in society ?
If you would then please send your details, including the details and information below to
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Notes on the Designing of new Armorial Bearings
by The Earl Marshall
In helping us design your arms please
consult " NOTES ON THE ORIGIN AND MEANING OF HERALDRY"
Ensure that the design is unique to you and does not infringe upon the rights of others. A
coat of arms is personal property, and to have the same or a similar name as an armiger
does not mean that one is necessarily related to him and entitled to his arms or a version
thereof. If your father's brother, for instance, assumed a coat of arms, this does not
mean that you are entitled to use it, unless he made the necessary provisions. If one
cannot prove genealogically to descent from an armiger and his grant does not so specify
that fact, you cannot use those arms as your own.
Try to keep the design as simple as possible.
Arms are still meant to be means of identification and representation and should be easily
recognised and remembered. Crowded designs do not answer to this condition.
Respect the ethnic background of your family and try to keep the new arms in the style of
the country of your origin. If you are, for example, an Australian, having a German or a
French name, do not use the heraldry characteristics of another country.
Do not use the badges of orders of Chivalry as charges for your arms. This can be
misleading. Should you be a member of such an order, you can show this outside the actual
arms.
Do not use coronets, crowns or any other object that may have a particular meaning in the
heraldry of the noblesse. Do not use supporters, they have a particular significance in
heraldry and should not be assumed. Avoid everything that could be interpreted as
misleading.
In your choice of charges you might search for symbols which express perhaps an occupation
or profession that was or is characteristic for members of your family, for a pun on your
name (canting arms) or for something relating to the place of origin of your family. There
are innumerable possibilities to create a meaningful coat of arms.
These are but a few suggestions. our heralds and draftsmen will be delighted to assist you
with further details, please email any questions click on the Email button below.
Notes on Aristocracy,
Nobility and Chivalry
by HIS EMINENCE, PRINCE JOHN, THE GRAND DUKE OF
AVRAM
The allure of obtaining noble rank has
not diminished throughout the ages - it is as strong now or stronger than ever. In spite
of its sworn enemy, communism.
The word aristocracy comes from aristokratia. In classical Greek "aristos" meant
"the best" and. "kratia" "to rule". Hence the word means
"rule by the best". This means that a true aristocrat is he who is the best
qualified to rule. Democracy means rule by everyone or no one.
Communism sought to obtain a certain type of lofty and idealistic human behaviour through
a system of sanctions and punishments, monarchy and aristocracy sought to obtain the same
sort of public-minded dutifulness by way of a system of encouragement's and rewards.
Titles appeal to the nobler instincts in us.
Aristocracy means the passing on of our civilised heritage: our culture, our art, our
literature, our traditions, our manners and the breeding we hopefully acquire in the
process of that transmission of our civilisation from one generation to the next. A true
aristocracy has a stake, a vested interest in ensuring a better tomorrow hence the
traditional concept of "noblesse oblige".
Titles are the stuff of which dreams are made. They have romantic connotations rooted in
Arthurian Legend, fairy tales and fantasy. Actually, titles are terms used to designate
degrees of sovereignty, nobility and honour. Today they have very little to do with land
tenure or property.
Chivalry embodied the vision of the ideal and pure man of valour and Christian virtue
endowed with a higher sense of purpose than the mere material. The virtues extolled in the
age of chivalry were piety, honour, valour, and loyalty due to the spiritual master - God
- and to the temporal master, the sovereign.
Thus these ancient relics of a more beautiful and glorious past very much retain their
relevance in today's world. Thus they teach us the deity we owe to God or neighbour and
ourselves.
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