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Armorial Bearings
The origin of the Armorial bearings for the de la Croix is something that has evolved in conjunction with the name de la Croix. One could not have happened without the other. The likely origin of the Arms for the de la Croix would have been in battle during the Holy Crusades, this is not to say that the Legend of Saint-Roch is any more incorrect, rather to say that it is more plausible. The reason behind this stance, is due to the fact that before Saint-Roch was even born his father, Jean-Roch de la Croix was already a wealthy merchant of Montpellier and a Chevalier.
Be it in battle or from a Saint, the Armorial bearings are old, and have changed little over the 800 years of history.
The Armorial Bearings for the de la Croix are extremely simple, the arms consist of a straight cross on a blue shield (ancient).
D'azur, á une croix d'or
(French)
Im blauen Felde ein goldenes Kreuz
(German)
Arms - German Line
The German line of de la Croix still possess the same description for the Coats of Arms, however it was my Great Grandfather, Eugène-Henri-Charles de la Croix, who actually modified the families Coats of Arms at the beginning of the 20th Century.
He did this to differentiate us from the French line and to honour our Huguenot ancestor, Baron Damien-Daniel de la Croix (1656 - 1731). Thus when drawing the Arms, instead of a traditional Cross, we replace it with the Huguenot cross as a mark of difference between the Lines of the Grand de la Croix.
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Planches de L'Armorial général de J.B. Rietstap., shows the de la Croix arms as they were in 1854 when these were registered in Magdeburg, Prussia. These arms were registered by Richard de la Croix, member of a younger German branch. Descendant from André de la Croix (-1732). |
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A seal imprint from the siegel of Chris. Lud. de la Croix in 1720, shows the Arms with crown. He was a co-signer on a Testament document.
Source: Archives D. von Grolman |
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From Documente der Huguenotten-Familie des Eug. H. C. de la Croix, is this hand drawn Coat of Arms with crown. Drawn Berlin, December 1937. Here the arms are drawn with an eight-pointed cross to associate it with that of the Huguenot symbol.
The family motto differs from the original for obvious reasons, and was modified by Eugène Henri Charles de la Croix to be:
Fideliter et Constanter
Which in German is; Treu und Standhaft. Translated to english is Loyal and Steadfast.
Source: The de la Croix Family Archives
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