- The Governor General of Canada
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Charles Stanley Monck
Ottawa, Ontario
Registration of Arms and Supporters
July 15, 2024
Vol. VIII, p. 292
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Blazon
Arms
Gules a chevron between three lion’s heads erased Argent;
The Arms are shown ensigned by the coronet of a viscount;
Crest
A dragon statant Sable;
Supporters
Dexter a dragon, sinister a lion Argent each holding over the shoulder a laurel branch fructed proper;
Motto
FORTITER FIDELITER FŒLICITER;
Symbolism
Arms
These are the ancestral arms of the Monck or Le Moyne family of Potheridge, Devon, England. Lord Monck was a descendant of the Irish branch of the family.
Crest
A black dragon is the crest of the Irish branch of the Monck family of Potheridge.
Supporters
These were used in the 17th century by a branch of the Monck family in County Devon.
Motto
These Latin words mean “Courageously, faithfully, happily.”
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on January 1, 1900, in Volume 0, page 0 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not available
Painter
Artist of the College of Arms, London / Artiste du Collège d’armes, Londres
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Individual
Governor General
The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded during the 1620 Visitation of the County of Devon and subsequently in the records of the College of Arms, London, England. The acquisition of this painting has been sponsored by the Royal Heraldry Society of Canada.