Joannes-Armandus de Bessuéjouls de Roquelaure

JOANNES-ARMANDUS DE BESSUÉJOULS DE ROQUELAURE Born: February 24, 1721 Deceased: April 23, 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.

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