Fireplace Plate With Arms Of Alliances By Charles Pot And Anne Marie Th. From Simiane-gordes

Fireplace plate dating from the end of the 17th century or the very beginning of the 18th century with the arms of alliances of Charles Pot (? -1705), Marquis of Rhodes, 6th Grand Master of the ceremonies of France (1666-1684), and Anne Marie Thérese de Simiane-Gordes whom he married in second marriage in 1692. Anne Marie-Thérèse de Simiane de Gordes was the daughter of François de Simiane, marquis of Gordes, and Anne d'Escoubleau de Sourdis. Pot: gold has an azure fascia. The branch of Rhodes broke from a flap of gules with three pendants. Simiane: gold strewn with towers and azure lily flowers. Duke's crown. The Pot family is originally from Limousin, around the middle of the 13th century. Certain members occupied important functions at the court of France. A younger branch of the family established in Berry, the branch of the lords of Rhodes, took charge of the master of ceremonies in the mid-sixteenth century, then that of Grand Master of Ceremonies of France when it was created in 1585; this charge remained in the family until 1684. The Simiane family is one of the oldest and illustrious in Provence, originally a branch of the Agoult family. The Simiane family asserted their land power in the country of Apt, a city of which they were the lords until the 15th century. The lordships of Caseneuve and Gordes erected respectively in barony and marquisate constituted their main fiefs. The matrimonial alliances that the family knew how to contract enabled them both to consolidate and extend their land heritage. Its weight is 129kg. Documentation will be provided. Thank you to Mr. Stephen Kinloch Pichat for his research and sharing his knowledge. You can visit our site: www.claudeaugustin.com