Portal Coat of Arms / Family Crest

(Laverstoke, co. Hants). Ar. a lion ramp. sa. on a chief az. six mullets or, three and three. Crest—A portal flanked by two towers ar. each tower charged with a fleur-de-lis az. Supportert—Dexter, a lion; sinister, a savage bearing a club on his shoulder. Motto—Armet nos ultio regum. This motto was first borne by Raymond De PortaI, to whom it was, it is stated, assigned, in 1336, by Charles V. of France, in honour of his being one of the four hundred knights of Toulouse who volunteered to accompany Bertrand du Guesclin on his expedition into Spain to avenge the death of Blanche of Bourbon, Queen of Castile, and sister of the Queen of France, who had been poisoned by her husband, Peter the Cruel. Raymond de Portal distinguished himself in this expedition, and was celebrated in a poem (which is still extant) dedicated to Clemence-Isaure, by a troubadour of that day.

Gyronny of eight ar. and gu. on each a quatrefoil counterchanged. Crest—A lion’s head erased or.

(Ash Park, Overton, co. Hants). Ar. a castle gu. on a chief az. a crescent betw. two mullets of the field. Crest—A castle ar.

Paris – De pourpre à une tour d’argent ouverte du champ maçonnée et ajourée de sable surmontée d’un serpent d’or en fasce et celui-ci surmonté d’un caducée d’argent

Languedoc, Guyenne – (Barons, 1815) – D’argent au lion de sable au chef d’azur ch de six étoiles d’or posées 3 et 3