A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank; but univested with heritable honours (1838)
, Laving conveyed the earldom of Richmondto her husband Peter de Dreux, the subsequentearls carried the Dreux arms, chequy, or andaz. the ermine being borne in canton. The bordure in the Richmond shield indicatescadency, the earls being a younger branch of thehouse of Britanny, and was omitted… … arms of ffratofurlr. great seal they bad obtained not fewer than440 manors, and 140 knights fees in thecounties of York, Lincoln, and Norfolk.Some of their successors carried leopardsor over the gules, hence gules and or becamethe colours of the lords of Bedale, sprungfrom Brian, second son of…
Heraldry -- Great Britain · Great Britain -- Genealogy
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