D’Alton Coat of Arms / Family Crest

(Count D’Alton, of Greenastown, co. Tipperary, created a Count of the Holy Roman Empire by the Empress Maria Theresa, 25 April, 1777, and authorized to bear the title and use the arms in this Kingdom by Royal Warrant 26 Oct. 1785). Az. a lion ramp. ar. armed and langued or, double queued, tail twisted, five fleur-de-lis of the last, two in chief, as many in fess, and one in base. Crests—1st: On a ducal coronet or, ornamented with pearls on the strawberry leaves and betw. them, an eagle displ. sa. looking to the sinister, langued gu. and crowned with a similar coronet; 2nd: Out of a coronet same as the last, a demi lion ramp. ar. armed and langued or, holding in the dexter paw, an olive branch vert. Supporters—Two lions ramp. ar. armed and langued or. Motto—Tristus et fidelis.