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Charles François Richard

Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of Arms
April 11, 1991
Vol. II, p. 87

Arms of Charles François Richard
Arms of Charles François Richard

Arms of Charles François Richard

Blazon

Per pale Argent and Azure a saltire fimbriated between two towers in fess masoned of the field in chief two fleurs-de-lys all counterchanged;

Crest of Charles François Richard

Blazon

A beaver couchant Or charged with a roundel of the Arms of Office of the Deputy Herald Chancellor of the Canadian Heraldic Authority fimbriated Gules;

Motto of Charles François Richard

Blazon

FAIS CE QUE DOIS, meaning "Do what must be done";

Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the letters patent was made on May 4, 1991 in Volume 125, page 1486 of the Canada Gazette.
Letters patent granting Arms to Charles François Richard

Additional Information

Creator(s)

Original concept of Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.

Painter

Joan Bouwmeester

Calligrapher

Joan Bouwmeester

Recipient Type

Individual

Notes

The recipient's emblems are based on those recorded in the name of his father, François Richard, in the Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada, volume I, page 10, 29 March 1989.