Royal arms of Charles II within a bordure compony argent and azure
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The Royal arms of Charles II within a bordure compony argent and azure are the heraldic arms of the House of Grafton, featuring the Stuart royal coat of arms differenced by a checkered silver-and-blue border to denote a cadet branch of the royal family.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coat of arms
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heraldic achievement ⓘ heraldic differencing of royal arms ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | House of Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMonarch | Charles II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | royal arms of Charles II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denotes | cadet branch of the royal family ⓘ |
| features | Stuart royal coat of arms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicContext |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBordureTincture | argent and azure ⓘ |
| hasComponent | quarterly royal arms of England, Scotland and Ireland (Stuart pattern) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction | differencing of royal arms ⓘ |
| hasHeraldicCategory |
arms of bastardy
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noble family arms ⓘ |
| hasHeraldicPurpose | to mark descent from Charles II outside the legitimate royal line ⓘ |
| hasHeraldicStatus | differenced royal arms ⓘ |
| hasLanguageForm | English heraldic blazon ⓘ |
| hasOrdinary | bordure compony ⓘ |
| hasPattern | compony (chequered) border ⓘ |
| hasTincture |
argent
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azure ⓘ |
| hasUseContext |
British heraldry
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noble heraldry ⓘ |
| isDifferencedFrom | undifferenced royal arms of Charles II ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
arms of other illegitimate lines of Charles II
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arms of the Duke of Richmond NERFINISHED ⓘ arms of the Duke of St Albans ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
connection to the reigning Stuart monarch
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non-succession to the throne ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 17th century onward ⓘ |
| usedAs | arms of a royal illegitimate line ⓘ |
| usedBy | House of Grafton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedByTitleHolder |
Duke of Grafton
NERFINISHED
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Earl of Euston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | descendants of Charles II in the Grafton line ⓘ |
| usedIn | armorial bearings of the Dukes of Grafton ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
House of Grafton
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coatOfArmsDescription
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Royal arms of Charles II within a bordure compony argent and azure
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