Douglas family arms
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The Douglas family arms are the heraldic shield and symbols historically associated with the powerful Scottish Douglas clan and its noble branches.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arms of the Douglas family | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coat of arms
ⓘ
heraldic achievement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Clan Douglas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blazon | Argent, a heart gules imperially crowned or, on a chief azure three mullets of the field ⓘ |
| category |
Scottish clan arms
ⓘ
noble family coats of arms ⓘ |
| charge |
crown
ⓘ
heart ⓘ mullets ⓘ |
| chargeTincture | gules ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| crownTincture | or ⓘ |
| fieldTincture | argent ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
arms of Douglas of Drumlanrig
ⓘ
arms of Douglas of Morton NERFINISHED ⓘ arms of the Duke of Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ arms of the Earl of Angus ⓘ |
| heraldicTradition | Scottish heraldry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | arms of a powerful medieval Scottish magnate family ⓘ |
| influenced | arms of later Douglas cadet branches ⓘ |
| mulletsArrangement | in chief ⓘ |
| mulletsTincture | azure ⓘ |
| notableElement |
crowned red heart on silver field
ⓘ
three blue stars on a silver chief ⓘ |
| numberOfMullets | three ⓘ |
| region | Lowlands of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
loyalty to the Scottish crown
ⓘ
the Douglas connection with the heart of Robert the Bruce ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
Late medieval Scotland
ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Black Douglas line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Douglas of Bonjedward NERFINISHED ⓘ Douglas of Cavers NERFINISHED ⓘ Douglas of Dalkeith NERFINISHED ⓘ Douglas of Drumlanrig NERFINISHED ⓘ Douglas of Glenbervie NERFINISHED ⓘ Douglas of Kilspindie NERFINISHED ⓘ Douglas of Lochleven NERFINISHED ⓘ Douglas of Morton NERFINISHED ⓘ Dukes of Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ Earls of Angus NERFINISHED ⓘ Earls of Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ Marquesses of Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Douglas line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedOn |
armourial bearings of Douglas nobles
ⓘ
banners ⓘ seals ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Arms of the Douglas family