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Ashby Baronets
The Ashby Baronetcy, of Harefield in the County of Middlesex, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 18 June 1622 for Sir Francis Ashby, a descendant of the family which had held Breakspears, Harefield, Middlesex, since the 15th century. Sir Francis Ashby (1595-1623) was the son of Sir Robert Ashby of Harefield and Dorothy, daughter of Francis Haydon of Watford. He matriculated at Gray's Inn in 1607 and was knighted in 1617. Sir Francis was the subject of a complaint to the Earl Marshall Earl marshal (alternatively marschal or marischal) is a hereditary royal officeholder and chivalric title under the sovereign of the United Kingdom used in England (then, following the Act of Union 1800, in the United Kingdom). He is the eighth ... by Sir Michael Longueville, that Ashby had insulted and defamed him. The title became extinct on his death, without heirs, on 23 December 1623. His widow Joane died in 1635. Ashby baronets, of Harefield (1622) *Sir Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blazon Of Ashby Baronets Of Harefield (1622)
In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image. The verb ''to blazon'' means to create such a description. The visual depiction of a coat of arms or flag has traditionally had considerable latitude in design, but a verbal blazon specifies the essentially distinctive elements. A coat of arms or flag is therefore primarily defined not by a picture but rather by the wording of its blazon (though in modern usage flags are often additionally and more precisely defined using geometrical specifications). ''Blazon'' is also the specialized language in which a blazon is written, and, as a verb, the act of writing such a description. ''Blazonry'' is the art, craft or practice of creating a blazon. The language employed in ''blazonry'' has its own vocabulary, grammar and syntax, which becomes essential for comprehension when blazoning a complex coat of arms. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |