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The Shield shows in the first and fourth quarters the Arms of Churchill, Sable a lion rampant argent with a canton of the last thereon a cross gules ; the cross of St. George was granted as an augmentation to Sir Winston Churchill, the father of the first Duke of Marlborough. by Sir Edward Walker, Garter King of Arms, on January 20, 1661-62, in virtue of a Royal Warrant of Decem-ber 5, 1661, in recognition of his service to King Charles I., as Captain of the Horse, and his loyalty to King Charles II., as a Member of the House of Commons. In the second and third quarters are the Arms of Sir Winston Churchill's paternal family of Spencer :?Quarterly argent and gules, in the second and third quarters a fret or, over all on a bend sable three escallops of the first. George, fifth Duke of Marlborough, was by Royal Licence dated May 26, 1817, and exempli-fication in the College of Arms on August 7 following, empowered to assume the additional surname of Churchill in consideration of his descent from the first Duke of Marlborough, and to quarter the Arms of Churchill, as here displayed, with his paternal coat of Spencer. He was also granted a Shield to be displayed over all in the centre chief point :?Argent a cross of St. George surmounted 'by an inescutcheon azure charged with three fleur-de-lis or, being a representation of the bearings on the standard or colours belonging to the Honour or Manor of Woodstock, as declared by an Act of Parliament made in the third and fourth years of Queen Anne and particularly set forth in a Warrant of King George I. dated July 19, 1722. The dexter Crest is that of Churchill :?a lion couchant guardant argent supporting a banner gules charged with a dexter hand couped of the first, staff or. The sinister Crest that of Spencer ,out of a Coronet or a griffin's head between two wings expanded argent gorged with a collar gemel and armed gules. Sir Winston Churchill's Arms are shown here as those of a Knight of the Garter and his other Orders are therefore omitted. A translation of the motto reads, "faithful, though unfortunate." Total Area Size: 14.5 x 10 ins Approx Plate Size : 7 x 5 ins Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC (Can) (30 November 1874 ? 24 January 1965) was an English statesman, soldier, and author, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. Well-known as an orator, strategist, and politician, Churchill was one of the most important leaders in modern British and world history. He won the 1953 Nobel Prize in Literature for his many books on English and world history. CONDITION: FOLIO SIZE Vintage Print. Image is clear and clean. As Scanned. Would look very nice framed. An art supply store can provide you with a selection of frames for old art treasures. CHECK OUR STORE FOR MORE GENEOLOGY PRINTS. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1366
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