In heraldry , or (/ɔːʁ/; French for " gold ") is the tincture of gold and, together with argent (silver), belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals". In engravings and line drawings, it is hatched using a field of evenly spaced dots. It is very frequently depicted as yellow , though gold leaf was used in many illuminated manuscripts and more extravagant rolls of arms.
10-447: Lord Spencer may refer to: Earl Spencer (peerage) , an English title of nobility Lord Charles Spencer (1740–1820) Lord Henry Spencer (1770–1795) Michael Spencer, Baron Spencer of Alresford (born 1955) See also [ edit ] Hugh Despenser (justiciar) (1223–1265), Baron le Despencer Hugh le Despencer, Baron le Despencer (1338) (1308–1349) Topics referred to by
20-609: A great-grandson of the 1st Duke of Marlborough . Previously, he had been created Viscount Spencer , of Althorp in the County of Northampton, and Baron Spencer of Althorp , of Althorp in the County of Northampton, on 3 April 1761. The future 6th Earl Spencer was created Viscount Althorp , of Great Brington in the County of Northampton, on 19 December 1905 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . Diana, Princess of Wales ,
30-643: Is a continuation of the Spencer/Spencer-Churchill family tree for the Althorp branch of the Spencers found in the Spencer family article. Or (heraldry) The word "gold" is occasionally used in place of "or" in blazon , sometimes to prevent repetition of the word "or" in a blazon, or because this substitution was in fashion when the blazon was first written down, or when it
40-466: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Earl Spencer (peerage) Earl Spencer is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain that was created on 1 November 1765, along with the title Viscount Althorp , of Althorp in the County of Northampton , for John Spencer, 1st Viscount Spencer . He was a member of the prominent Spencer family and
50-416: Is not met with in standard reference works such as Bernard Burke 's General Armory , 1884 and Debrett's Peerage . Fox-Davies advocated leaving all tinctures uncapitalized. A correctly stated blazon should eliminate any possible confusion between the tincture or and the conjunction "or" (which is rare in blazons in any case), certainly for the reader with a basic competence in heraldry. Or plain are
60-415: Is preferred by the officer of arms . The use of "gold" for "or" (and "silver" for "argent") was a short-lived fashion amongst certain heraldic writers in the mid-20th century who attempted to "demystify" and popularise the subject of heraldry. "Or" is sometimes spelled with a capital letter (e.g. "Gules, a fess Or") so as not to confuse it with the conjunction "or". However, this incorrect heraldic usage
70-556: The country, including the village of North Creake in Norfolk . The family also owns Spencer House in St James's, London . The coat of arms of the family is as follows: Quarterly argent and gules , in the second and third quarters a fret or , over all on a bend sable , three escallops of the first. The crest , emerging from the coronet, is a griffin's head argent, gorged with a bar gemelle gules between two wings expanded of
80-464: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Lord Spencer . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lord_Spencer&oldid=1012800752 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Title and name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
90-488: The second. The supporters are: Dexter , a griffin per fess ermine and erminois, gorged with a collar sable, the edges flory-counter-flory, and chained of the last, on the collar, three escallops argent; sinister , a wyvern erect on his tail ermine, collared and chained as the griffin. The motto is Dieu defend le droit ( French : God protects the right). The heir apparent is the present holder's son Louis Frederick John Spencer, Viscount Althorp (b. 1994). This
100-542: Was the youngest of three daughters of the 8th Earl Spencer . William, Prince of Wales , and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex , are grandsons of the 8th Earl Spencer. The family seat is Althorp in Northamptonshire . It includes the civil parish of Althorp , in West Northamptonshire , of about 13,000 acres (5,300 ha). The family's estate includes significant land holdings in other parts of
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