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Ottawa, Ontario
Registration of Arms and Supporters
October 15, 2024
Vol. VIII, p. 318
Arms of Vere Brabazon PonsonbyBlazonGules a chevron between three combs Argent;
SymbolismThe Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. These are the traditional arms of the branch of the Ponsonby family from which descended the earls of Bessborough. The combs possibly refer to a family legend according to which an ancestor was a barber to a king of England. |
CrestBlazonThree arrows in asterisk points downwards proper barbed and flighted Argent entwined by a serpent Vert and set on a coronet Or; SymbolismThis is the traditional crest of the branch of the Ponsonby family from which descended the earls of Bessborough. |
MottoBlazonPRO REGE LEGE GREGE; SymbolismThis Latin expression, meaning “For the king, the law, the people,” is the traditional motto of the branch of the Ponsonby family from which descended the earls of Bessborough. |
SupportersBlazonTwo lions reguardant proper; SymbolismThese are the traditional supporters of the branch of the Ponsonby family from which descended the earls of Bessborough. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationSince 2023, grants, registrations and approvals of heraldic emblems are no longer announced in the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Not available. PainterArtist of the College of Arms, London / Artiste du Collège d’armes, Londres CalligrapherNot applicable Recipient TypeIndividual Special DesignationGovernor General Other InformationThe recipient’s emblems were originally recorded at the College of Arms, London, England, in 1795. The acquisition of this painting has been sponsored by the Royal Heraldry Society of Canada. |