Name
Menestrel
2 coats of arms in 2 sources
Attestations: what are they?
Some arms carry an “Attested: in Renesse’s dictionary…” or “in … Ordinary” note. It points to a reference work, separate from the armorial that gives the blazon, where this name appears with these arms. It is independent corroboration: two books that agree are worth more than one.
Renesse, Dictionnaire des figures héraldiques (1894–1903): files families by charge (lion, cross…); it cites the family under the charges of its arms.
Only sure matches are counted (same name in Renesse, a confirmed entry in Papworth). Each coat’s page lists every citation, with a link to the scanned printed page.
Coats of arms of the name
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Menestrel (le) Rietstap · Paris; Île-de-France
Écartelé: aux 1 et 4 d'or au chevron d'azur, accompagné en chef de deux arbres arraché de sinople et en pointe d'une tortue de sable; aux 2 et 3 de gueules au lion léopardé d'or en chef et une étoile en pointe d'argent; au chef d'azur, chargé de trois croisettes d'argent
Attested in Renesse’s dictionary (1 mention) · see the citations →
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Famille Le Menestrel du Haugel Wikipédia · France
generatedOr, a chevron Azure, in chief two trees eradicated Vert and in base a tortoise Sable
