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Council Of Heraldry And Vexillology
The Council of Heraldry and Vexillology ( French: Conseil d’héraldique et de vexillologie) is the Heraldic authority for the French-speaking Community of Belgium. It is the institution that advises the Government of the French-speaking Community on all matters concerning civic, personal, and familial arms and flags. Grants of arms from the Council are published in the Belgian official journal. Purpose This institution was created in 1985 through a decree by the French Community of Belgium. Its first purpose was to give the French Community its arms, to recognise the arms, seals and flags of cities and municipalities (communes) issued from fusions and to publish from its work, an armorial of the French Community of Belgium. After this armorial was published in 2002, the council was charged in 2010 to give to the government opinions and advice regarding anything concerning arms of physical persons, families and family associations and their registry. This mission was previou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genealogical And Heraldic Office Of Belgium
The Royal Belgian Genealogical and Heraldic Office (French language, French: Association Royale Office Généalogique et Héraldique de Belgique or OGHB) is a private Genealogical societies, genealogical and Heraldry societies, heraldic society in Belgium. It was founded in 1942 as an Association without lucrative purpose, asbl and has over a thousand members interested in genealogy and heraldry. While it publishes exclusively in French language, it covers all regions of Belgium. Its main purpose is the historical study of families without distinction of social class or profession as well as the auxiliary sciences of history, such as genealogy and heraldry. The OGHB benefits from Patronage, royal patronage and government subsidies and is thus considered as having a somewhat greater status than a purely private society. It used to record the arms of persons and families before this task was taken over by the Council of Heraldry and Vexillology for the French Community of Belgium, Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |