ABBÉ Jean-Nicolas-Louis ABBE (1764-1834), brigadier general, baron of the empire by letters patent of October 30th, 1810. Regulation of coats of arms : Quarterly : 1st, Or, a Moor head Sable, wreathed Argent ; 2nd, Gules, mark of the military Barons ; 3rd, Gules to the castle flanched of two towers Argent ; 4th, Or, a salient unicorn Sable ; and for liveries : colors of the shield. Title of hereditary baron confirmed in favor of Jean-Nicolas-Louis ABBE, baron of the Empire, lieutenant-general, by letters patent of February 3rd, 1815. Regulation of coats of arms : Quarterly : 1st, Or, a moor head Sable, wreathed Argent ; 2nd, Gules, a high sword in pale Argent ; 3rd, Gules, a castle flanched of two towers Argent ; 4th, Or, a salient unicorn Sable. Thereafter, the coats of arms became : Quarterly : 1st, Or, a moor head Sable, wreathed Argent ; 2nd and 3rd, Gules, a castle flanched of two towers Argent ; 4th, Or, a salient unicorn Sable. ABERJOUX Jean-Marie ABERJOUX (1767-1834), chief of battalion to the 25e of infantry of line, knight of the empire by letters patent of February 23rd, 1811. Regulation of coats of arms : Azure, a bend of the third of the shield Gules charged of the mark of knights of the Legion of Honor, accompanied in chief of a shield, and in base of a lion holding in dexter hand a sword, the whole Or ; for liveries : colors of the shield. ABERT Pierre-Sulpice ABERT (1758-????), captain to the 1st regiment of carabineers, baron of the empire by letters of August 29th, 1810. Regulation of coats of arms : Per fess : 1st, per pale in dexter Or, 3 horseshoes Sable, nailed of the field and in sinister of the military barons ; 2nd, Azure to the horse galoping Argent, bridled Sable, saddled and caparisoned Azure, and supported by Vert. Liveries : yellow, blue, red and black. After the period of the Empire, the coats of arms became : Per fess : 1st, Or, 3 horseshoes Sable, nailed of the field, ends in bottom ; 2nd, Azure to the horse galoping Argent, bridled Sable, saddled and with trappers Azure, supported of a terrasse Vert. ABOVILLE François-Marie d'ABOVILLE (1730-1817), major general, senator, count of the empire by letters patent of May 26th, 1808. Regulation of coats of arms : Purpure, a castle flanched of two towers embattled Or, masoned, port and windows Sable, the tower in sinister surmounted of a chechmate Or on which is run up a tent Vert wearing the 3 letters L. N. G Sable ; a quarter of the counts senators. Liveries : black, yellow, purple and white. Title of peer for life, in favor of François-Marie, count of ABOVILLE, by ordinance of June 4th, 1814 ; confirmed with hereditary title by the ordinance of August 19th, 1815. Title of hereditary count confirmed in favor of the same, by letters patent of February 17th, 1815. Title of hereditary count-peer, in favor of the same by the ordinance of August 31st, 1817. Regulation of coats of arms : Vert, a castle flanched of two towers, pointed with vanes Argent, port and windows Sable : on the dexter is set in chief a quarter Azure, charged of a mirror Or in pale, after which wreaths itself and is reflected a snake Argent. Transmission of the title and dignity of count-peer hereditary, in favor of his elder son, Augustin-Gabriel of ABOVILLE, by ordinance of December 27th, 1817 and confirmed by letters patent of February 18th, 1818. Regulation of coats of arms : Vert, to the castle of two towers pointed and vaned Argent, windows and masoned Sable. Augustin-Marie d'ABOVILLE (1776-????), colonel of the 3rd regiment of artillery on horse, baron of the empire by letters patent of October 5th, 1808. Regulation of coats of arms : Purpure, a castle flanched of two towers embattled Or, masoned, port and windows Sable, the tower in dexter surmounted of a chechmate of the first wearing a tent Vert, charged of the letters N. L. G Or ; a quarter of the military barons. Liveries : red, yellow and purple. Title of hereditary baron confirmed in favor of Augustin-Marie, baron of ABOVILLE and of the Empire, marshal of camp in retirement, by letters patent of April 11th, 1818. Regulation of coats of arms : Vert, a castle flanched of two towers embattled and vaned, the whole Argent, masoned Sable. ABRIAL André-Joseph ABRIAL (1750-1828), senator, count of the empire by letters patent of April 26th, 1808. Regulation of coats of arms : Gules, per fess Argent : Gules, a sun Or darting from sinister and Argent, a tree Vert on a terrasse of the same ; a quarter of the counts senators. Liveries : yellow, white, red and blue. Title of peer for life, in favor of Andre-Joseph, count ABRIAL and of the Empire by the ordinance of June 4th, 1814. Confirmation of peerage with hereditary title in favor of the same, by the ordinance of August 19th, 1815. Title of count peer hereditary in favor of the same, by the ordinance of August 31st, 1817 and confirmed on majorat of peerage by letters patent of December 20th, 1817. Regulation of coats of arms : Argent, a oak on a terrasse Vert, a chief Azure charged of a sun Or. ABSOLUT DE LA GASTINE This family, native of the place of Caen, has as for author Richard Absolut, ennobled in 1471 to free-fiefs and whose posterity was maintained in its nobility in the intendance of Orleans on February 20th, 1667 and in that of Paris on April 16th, 1707. Regulation of coats of arms : Gules, a cross of Malta Or, accompanied in chief of two spur rowels Argent, and in base of a crescent of the same. François-Charles ABSOLUT DE LA GASTINE (1751-1814), colonel to the imperial body of the genius, director of the fortifications, baron of the empire by letters patent of June 24th, 1808. Regulation of coats of arms : Per fess : 1st, Or charged in dexter of a canton Azure, cherged of a tower Or, port and masoned Sable, and in sinister of quarter of the military barons ; 2nd, Gules, a cross formy, patty in base Or accompanied in chief of two spur rowels Argent and in base of a crescent of the same. Liveries : stomach of stag, red, white, black and blue. Title of hereditary baron conferred to François-Charles ABSOLUT OF the GASTINE, colonel of the genious, by letters patent of August 24th, 1808, confirmed on reversion in favor of a great nephew, Alphonse-Charles-Edme ABSOLUT OF the GASTINE, by imperial decree of April 26th, 1865, and letters patent of May 17th, 1865. Regulation of coats of arms : Per fess : 1st, Or, a canton in dexter Azure charged of a tower Or, port and masoned Sable and a canton in sinister of the military barons (Gules, a high sword in pale Argent) ; 2nd, Gules, a cross formy, patty in base Or, accompanied in chief of two spur rowels Argent and, in base, of a crescent of the same. Thereafter, the coats of arms became : Per fess: 1st, Or, a tower Azure, port and masoned Sable; 2nd, Gules, a couped cross formy, patty in base Or, accompanied in chief of two spur rowels Argent, and in base of a crescent of the same. ADET Pierre-Auguste ADET (1764-1834), prefect of Nievre, knight of the empire by letters patent of May 1808. Regulation of coats of arms : Tierced palewise Azure, Gules and Argent : Azure, 3 roses Argent, 2 and 1 ; Gules, mark of knights of the Legion of Honor ; and Argent, 3 spur rowels Sable, 2 and 1. Liveries : blue, red, white and Sable. AGAR DE MERCUEZ DE MOSBOURG Jean-Antoine-Michel AGAR DE MERCUEZ DE MOSBOURG, count of the empire by letters patent of February 13th, 1813, confirmed in its title of count by royal decree of May 11th, 1816, Minister for Finance of the Kingdom of Deux-Siciles, 1809-15, peer of France (October 3rd, 1837), officer of the Legion of Honor, born in Mercuez (Batch), on December 18th, 1771, deceased November 8th, 1844. Regulation of coats of arms : Quarterly : 1st, mark of the counts ministers attached to confederated powers ; 2nd, Azure, a star of 8 points Or ; 3rd, Azure, a mermaid Argent ; 4th, Azure, a lion rampant Argent. Title of hereditary count confirmed in favor of Jean-Antoine-Michel AGAR OF MERCUEZ OF MOSBOURG, count of Mosbourg, by letters patent of April 20th, 1816. Regulation of coats of arms : Tierced per fess : Gules, a cross trefly Or, accosted of two spur rowels of the same ; Or, a lion Sable ; and Vert, a mermaid Argent. AGIS DE SAINT-DENIS Louis-Pierre AGIS DE SAINT-DENIS, baron of the empire with majorat by letters patent of April 10th, 1810, président of the electoral college of the Eure ; born in Paris, on October 26th, 1758. Regulation of coats of arms : Per fess : 1st, per pale Azure, 3 lily eradicated Argent, stalked and left Vert, set in fess, and Argent, a fess Azure, a quarter of baron president of electoral college ; to the 2nd Gules, 3 bezants Argent 2 and 1. Transmission of the title and majorat of hereditary baron conferred to Louis-Pierre AGIS, by letters patent of April 10th, 1810, confirmed in favor of the elder son, Louis-Alexandre AGIS de SAINT-DENIS, retired captain, by ordinance of January 26th, 1839. Authorization of transmission of the aforesaid title and majorat of baron in favor of the precedent, Louis-Alexandre AGIS de SAINT-DENIS for his adoptive son, Marie-Antoine-Leon MALLARD de la VARENDE, by ordinance of July 9th, 1841. AGUESSEAU Family DAGUESSEAU, since d'AGUESSEAU, which was illustrated in the robe and gave a chancellor of France, has for origin François Daguesseau, alderman of Amiens, ennobled in 1597. Coats of arms of this family : Azure, 2 fess Or, accompanied of six escalops Argent, 3, 2 and 1. Henry-Cardin-Jean-Baptiste d'AGUESSEAU, count of the empire by letters patent of April 24th, 1808, senator February 2nd, 1805, peer of France (June 4th, 1814), former State counsellor (1784), member of the French Academy ; born in Fresnes (Seine-et-Marne), on August 23rd, 1752, deceased at Fresnes, on January 22nd, 1826. Regulation of coats of arms : Gules, a fess Or accompanied of three escalops Argent 2 and 1, and of a star of the same in chief ; a quarter of count senator. Title of peer for life, by ordinance of June 4th, 1814, in favor of Henri-Jean-Baptist, count of AGUESSEAU, confirmed with hereditary title, in favor of the same by the ordinance of August 19th, 1815. Title of marquis-peer hereditary, in favor of the same, by ordinance of August 31st, 1817, and confirmed on majorat of peerage by letters patent of December 20th, 1817. Regulation of coats of arms : Azure, 2 fess Or, accompanied of five escalops Argent set 2, 2, 1, two between the fess and one in base supported of a crescent also Argent. AIGREMONT Guillaume-François d'AIGREMONT alias DAIGREMONT (1770-1827), colonel to the 13th regiment of cuirassiers, knight of the empire by letters patent of February 13th, 1811. Regulation of coats of arms : Or, a pale Gules charged of the mark of the members of the Legion of Honor, accompanied in dexter of a rock of six mounts Sable, 1, 2 and 3, surmounted of a star Azure, and in sinister of a cuirass Azure traversed in pale by a saber Gules. Liveries : colors of the shield. Baron of the empire by new letters of May 25th, 1811. Regulation of coats of arms : Or, a pale Gules, accosted in dexter rock of six mounts Sable, surmounted of a star Azure (alternative : Gules), and in sinister of a cuirass Azure traversed in pale by a saber Gules ; a quarter of the military barons debruising to the 9th shield. Liveries : red, black and yellow. Title of hereditary baron, confirmed in favor of Guillaume-François DAIGREMONT, baron of the Empire, marshal of camp, by letters patent of December 30th, 1819. Regulation of coats of arms : Or, a pale Gules, accompanied in dexter of a rock of six mounts, 1, 2, 3, Sable, surmounted of a star Azure, and in sinister of a cuirass Azure, traversed in pale by a saber Gules.

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