Marriage at Notre Dame
nterestingly, the cathedral has a Scottish connection. Some 461 years ago, Francis de Valois, the eldest son of Henri II, King of France, and who was the Dauphin, married at age 14, Mary Queen of Scots, age 15. The marriage was celebrated in the Cathedral of Notre Dame on 24 April 1558.
Marriage at Notre Dame 2
What we have here are the arms of alliance of a dynastic couple married, 461 years ago today, on 24 April 1558 in the Cathedral de Notre Dame in Paris. Francis, was the eldest son of King Henry II of France and Catherine de Medici and Mary was the daughter and only legitimate child of King James V of Scotland and Mary de Guise.
Massey
A living armiger, Major Randal Ray Massey of Dunham, USAR Ret., is a Founder Member of the Society of Scottish Armigers (SSA) and its first Chairman. He is now a Fellow and Chairman Emeritus of this organization.
Matikkala, Antti
Antti Matikkala, the well known Finnish heraldist born in 1979, he died suddenly
on 14 January 2019 at age 40, leaving a young family behind.
Maxwell, Anthony
Stylistic designer of 21st century heraldry
Born 17 January 1954, in Scarborough, Yorkshire;
Died: 16 January 2021, in Edinburgh.
Merthyr
William Thomas Lewis, 1st Baron Merthyr GCVO JP DL, known as Sir William Lewis, 1st Baronet, from 1896 to 1911, was a Welsh coal mining magnate.
Morrah
Dermot Michael Macgregor Morrah born in 1896, he became a journalist, author and herald. He was appointed Arundel Herald Extraordinary on 27 Apr 1953.
Morrow, Dr. Joseph, Lord Lyon
Morrow, Dr. Joseph, Lord Lyon
Motto: DEO VOLENTE (If God Be Willing)
Crest: A dexter hand Or holding a dagger erect Purpure hilted and pomelled Or
Arms : Per fess enhanced Or and Purpure overall all three piles conjoined in point counter-changed, the centre pile charged with a maunch (mauche) and the other two with passion crosses of the first.
Mountbatten
dmiral of the Fleet Lord Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, DSO, PC, FRS. (born Prince Louis of Battenberg); born on 25 June 1900 he was a Royal Navy officer and statesman, an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and second cousin once removed of Queen Elizabeth II.
Mountbatten, 3rd Earl
0003 Eldest Child Victoria Alberta Elisabeth Mathilde Marie of Hesse Princess Alice of the United Kingdom was born Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, (5 Apr 1863-24 Sep 1950) later Victoria Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven married Prince Louis Alexander of Battenberg (24 May 1854-11 Sep 1921) Later Admiral of the Fleet Louis Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven, they had four children: