William Huddesfield Died1499 19thCentury HeraldicWindow ShillingfordStGeorge Church Devon

William Huddesfield Died1499 19thCentury HeraldicWindow ShillingfordStGeorge Church Devon

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19th century heraldic glass concerning Sir William Huddesfield (died 1499) of Shillingford St George in Devon, Attorney-General to Kings Edward IV (1461-1483) and Henry VII (1485–1509). South side of chancel, Shillingford St George Church, Devon.
Huddesfield heraldic window, 19th century, south side of chancel of Shillingford St George Church. Arms: trefoil at top: Left: Courtenay boar, one of the Courtenay supporters; right: Bohun swan, one of the Courtenay supporters; centre: Huddesfield arms (Argent, a fess between three boars passant sable (with a crescent argent for difference)). Top shield: Courtenay (Or, three torteaux a label of three points azure) impaling Hungerford (Sable, two bars argent in chief three plates), representing the marriage of the parents of Katherine Courtenay, wife of Sir William Huddesfield. 2nd shield down: Carew (Or, three lions passant guardant in pale sable) impaling Huddesfield, representing the marriage of Sir Edmund Carew and Katherine Huddesfield, daughter of Sir William Huddesfield. 3rd shield down: Huddesfield impaling Bosum (Azure, three bird-bolts argent[1]), representing Sir William Huddesfield's first marriage to Jennet or Elizabeth Bosum. Bottom shield: Quarterly 1st & 4th: Huddesfield; 2nd: Fulford (Gules, a chevron argent); 3rd: Courtenay. (incorrect heraldic usage, quartering should only show arms of heiresses)

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