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Lord Heathfield, Baron Heathfield of Gibraltar, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created on 6 July 1787 for General Sir George Augustus Eliott in recognition of his defence of Gibraltar during the Franco-Spanish Siege of 1779 to 1783. He was the tenth but eighth surviving son of Sir Gilbert Eliott, 3rd Baronet, of Stobs (see Eliott baronets). The title became extinct on the death of his only son, the childless second Baron, in 1813.
These are the arms of the Eliott Baronets of Stobs, (Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage, 1968, p.279) with augmentation for George Augustus Eliott, the 1st Baron Heathfield and youngest son of the 3rd Baronet *Crest: A Dexter and sinister, dexter arm holding a
Lord Heathfield, Baron Heathfield of Gibraltar, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created on 6 July 1787 for General Sir George Augustus Eliott in recognition of his defence of Gibraltar during the Franco-Spanish Siege of 1779 to 1783. He was the tenth but eighth surviving son of Sir Gilbert Eliott, 3rd Baronet, of Stobs (see Eliott baronets). The title became extinct on the death of his only son, the childless second Baron, in 1813.
Barons Heathfield (1787)
*George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield
George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield, (25 December 1717 – 6 July 1790) was a British Army officer who served in three major wars during the eighteenth century. He rose to distinction during the Seven Years' War when he fought in Ge ...
(1717–1790)
*Francis Augustus Eliott, 2nd Baron Heathfield
General Francis Augustus Eliott, 2nd Baron Heathfield (31 December 1750 – 26 January 1813) was a senior British Army officer.
Military career
Heathfield was a soldier who served as lieutenant-colonel of the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons. He large ...
(1750–1813)
Coat of arms
*Arms: ''Gules
In heraldry, gules () is the tincture with the colour red. It is one of the class of five dark tinctures called "colours", the others being azure (blue), sable (black), vert (green) and purpure (purple).
In engraving, it is sometimes depi ...
, on a bend or a baton azure
Azure may refer to:
Colour
* Azure (color), a hue of blue
** Azure (heraldry)
** Shades of azure, shades and variations
Arts and media
* ''Azure'' (Art Farmer and Fritz Pauer album), 1987
* Azure (Gary Peacock and Marilyn Crispell album), 2013
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on a chief of the last the fortress of Gibraltar winged with turrets between two pillar
A column or pillar in architecture and structural engineering is a structural element that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below. In other words, a column is a compression member ...
s argent
In heraldry, argent () is the tincture of silver, and belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals". It is very frequently depicted as white and usually considered interchangeable with it. In engravings and line drawings, regions t ...
masoned sable
The sable (''Martes zibellina'') is a species of marten, a small omnivorous mammal primarily inhabiting the forest environments of Russia, from the Ural Mountains throughout Siberia, and northern Mongolia. Its habitat also borders eastern Kaz ...
, the gate of the castle of the last charged with a key of the second and below the same the words "Plus Ultra"'' ("more beyond").Excepting tinctures of castle, per Genealogy of the Eliot Family, originally compiled by William Horace Eliot, revised and enlarged by William Smith Porter, Newhaven, Connecticut, 185These are the arms of the Eliott Baronets of Stobs, (Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage, 1968, p.279) with augmentation for George Augustus Eliott, the 1st Baron Heathfield and youngest son of the 3rd Baronet *Crest: A Dexter and sinister, dexter arm holding a
cutlass
A cutlass is a short, broad sabre or slashing sword, with a straight or slightly curved blade sharpened on the cutting edge, and a hilt often featuring a solid cupped or basket-shaped guard. It was a common naval weapon during the early Age ...
proper, the arm charged with a key.
*Supporters: Dexter, a ram; sinister, a goat; each wreathed with flowers round the neck.
*Motto: Fortiter et recte ("boldly and rightly")
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