(Changed "Rating" to "Content".) |
(Changed "Rating" to "Content".) |
||
| Line 17: | Line 17: | ||
Coats of arms were given during Byzantine times in Greece. Some Greeks abroad obtained titles in other countries of Europe. Also some territories, such as the Ionian Islands, had some forms of heraldry while under other governments. However, in modern times titles and coats of arms have not been recognized in Greece. An organization that has been very involved with heraldry in Greece is the Heraldic and Genealogical Society of Greece , located at: | Coats of arms were given during Byzantine times in Greece. Some Greeks abroad obtained titles in other countries of Europe. Also some territories, such as the Ionian Islands, had some forms of heraldry while under other governments. However, in modern times titles and coats of arms have not been recognized in Greece. An organization that has been very involved with heraldry in Greece is the Heraldic and Genealogical Society of Greece , located at: | ||
{{Block indent|Heraldic and Genealogical Society of Greece <br>3dr Septemvriou Street 56 <br>Mouseion, Athens <br>GREECE}} | |||
Various authors in Greece have prepared armorial or heraldry books. An armorial is a collection of descriptions of coats of arms and the families that bear or use them. It also briefly describes their entitlement to that coat of arms. It may also note early bearers of that coat of arms, sometimes with relationships, birth dates, and other genealogical information. Each armorial will differ from others and will include different names. Some minor noble families are not included in any books. Examples of these published books for the county of Kerkyras and the island of Zakynthos include: | Various authors in Greece have prepared armorial or heraldry books. An armorial is a collection of descriptions of coats of arms and the families that bear or use them. It also briefly describes their entitlement to that coat of arms. It may also note early bearers of that coat of arms, sometimes with relationships, birth dates, and other genealogical information. Each armorial will differ from others and will include different names. Some minor noble families are not included in any books. Examples of these published books for the county of Kerkyras and the island of Zakynthos include: | ||
edits