Powys Coat of Arms / Family Crest

Powys

British Isles

Powys

British Isles

Powys

British Isles

Powys

British Isles

Powys

British Isles

Powys

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(Powys-Wenwynwyn) (Princes of) (derived through Gwenwynwyn, Prince of Powys-Wenwynwyn, from Griffith ap Meredith, Lord of Mawddwy, second son of Meredith ap Bleddyn, Prince of Powys. The male line terminated with Owen ap Griffith, last Prince of Powys Wenwynwyn, whose dau. and heir, Hawise, m. Sir John Charlton, Knt., summoned to Parliament, 26 July, 1313, as Baron Charlton of Powys. Gwenwynwyn had a younger son, Madoc Goch, Lord ofMawddwy in Merioneth, whose dau. and heir, Efa, m. Iorwerth, Lord of Half Edeirnion, eldest son of Owen Brogyntyn, Lord of Edeirnion, and from this alliance descended Hughes, of Gwerclas). Arms, those of Bleddtn ap Cinyfn, King of Powys, viz., Or, a lion ramp. gu. armed and langued az.

(Baron Lilford). Or, a lion’s gamb erased in bend dexter betw. two crosses crosslet fitchée in bend sinister gu. These arms have been substituted for the former ensigns of the family, viz., Quarterly, 1st and 4th, ar. a lion pass. sa. a bordure indented gu., for Llewelyn Voelgrwn, seventh Baron of Main-yn-Meifod; 2nd ar, a lion ramp. sa. armed and langued gu., for Meredith ap Bleddyn, Prince of Powys; 3rd, or, a lion ramp. gu. armed and langued az., for Bleddyn ap Cynfyn, King of Powys. Crest—A bear’s gamb erased and erect gu. holding a sceptre in bend sinister, headed with a fleur-de-lis or. Supporters—Dexter, a reaper, with ears of corn round his hat, a reap-hook in his exterior hand, and a garb erect lying at his feet, all ppr.; sinister, a soldier of the Northampton Yeomanry Cavalry, habited vert, turned up buff, booted, his exterior hand resting upon his sword, the point on the ground all ppr. Motto—Parta tueri.

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(Westwood, co. Stafford; a branch of Powys, of Berwick, descended from Edward Powys, Esq., of Westwood, younger brother of Thomas Jelf Powys, Esq., of Berwick). Same Arms and Crest as Lord Lilford.

(Hardwick House, co. Oxford). Or, a lion’s gamb in bend erased gu. betw. two crosses crosslet of the last. Crest—A lion’s gamb erased gu. grasping a sceptre or.

Barons Lilford – Northamptonshire, Lancashire – (Baron L., 26 oct. 1797) – D’or à une patte de lion de gueules posée en bande les ongles en haut accde deux croix recroisettées au pied fiché du même Cimier une patte de lion de gueules posée en pal tenant une fleur-de-lis d’or Tenants à dextre un paysan à senestre un soldat Devise PARTA TUERI

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