Joannes-Armandus de Bessuéjouls de Roquelaure

JOANNES-ARMANDUS DE BESSUÉJOULS DE ROQUELAURE Born: February 24, 1721 Deceased: April 24, 1818 Bishop of Senlis, 1754-1802 Archbishop of Mechelen, 1802-1808

Previous arms:

Bishop of Senlis
as Archbishop from 1802-1808

Official blazon
French	* (Senlis) Écartelé aux 1er & 4e d’argent à un arbre arraché de sinople accosté de deux lions affrontés de gueules rampants contre le fût; aux 2e & 3e d’azur à trois rocs d’échiquier d’argent.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

In Senlis he used quartered arms of the Bessuéjouls and the De Roquelaure families. In Mechelen he only used a shield with his initials. After his retirement he was appointed to Count of the Empire and started to use the above arms until his death in 1818. The first quarter now shows the symbol (cross) of an Archbishop-Count of the Empire.

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