- The Governor General of Canada
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Erskine Brock Quirin Buchanan
Montréal, Quebec
Registration of Arms
December 15, 2017
Vol. VII, p. 22
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Blazon
Arms
Quarterly 1st and 4th Or a lion rampant within a double tressure flory-counter-flory Sable (Buchanan); 2nd Sable a chevron between three bears’ heads erased Argent muzzled Gules (Lennie); 3rd Or a lion rampant Gules surmounted of a fess chequy Azure and Argent (Stewart of Albany); overall at the fess point a bear’s head erased proper muzzled Gules, the whole within a bordure quarterly 1st and 4th embattled Gules, 2nd and 3rd invected Ermine;
Crest
A dexter hand holding a ducal cap, all within two laurel branches proper;
Motto
AUDACES JUVO;
Motto
CLARIOR HINC HONOS;
Symbolism
Arms
The three arms quartered in this shield represent families from which Mr. Buchanan is descended, with the addition of the border and the bear’s head in the centre.
Crest
This crest is borne by other Buchanan families.
Motto
The Latin phrase AUDACES JUVO, meaning “I help the bold,” is traditionally associated with the clan Buchanan.
Motto
The Latin phrase CLARIOR HINC HONOS, meaning “Brighter hence the honour,” is traditionally associated with the clan Buchanan.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on November 17, 2018, in Volume 152, page 899 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not available.
Painter
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Individual
The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh, Scotland, 5 April 1971.