Coat of arms of Addington

The blazon

Blazon

In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image...

 of the coat of arms of Addington

Arms Per pale erm. and ermines on a chevron five lozenges all counterchanged between three fleurs-de-lys or. Crest A cat-a-mountain sejant guardant ppr. bezantée, his dexter paw resting upon a shield az. charged with a mace erect, surmounted with a regal crown or, within a bordure engrailed arg. Supporters on either side a stag, the dexter ermines, the sinister erm., each attired and gorged with a chain, pendant therefrom a key, all or. Motto, Liberatas sub rege pio ('Liberty under a pious King')

Variations in the Addington Coat of Arms
Arms	Bearer	Details
	Addington Coat of Arms Pre 1804. c1690	The Addington coat of arms which was used before Henry Addington Viscount Sidmouth Viscount Sidmouth, of Sidmouth in the County of Devon, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1805 for the former Prime Minister, Henry Addington. In May 1804, King George III intended to confer the titles of Earl of Banbury, Viscount Wallingford and Baron Reading on...  became Viscount Sidmouth in May 1804, and was original displayed in a basic form of a shield and armet helm without supporters or motto and dates to circa 1690.
	Henry Addington 1st Viscount Sidmouth 1757–1844	The blazon used by the Addington family and of the Addington Viscountcy Viscount A viscount or viscountess is a member of the European nobility whose comital title ranks usually, as in the British peerage, above a baron, below an earl or a count .-Etymology:... .
	William Leonard Addington 1794–1864	Difference: Sinister Chief fleurs-de-lys Argent. Sinister Base Per pale fleurs-de-lys Argent.
	Charles Edward Addington 1876-1953	Difference: Sinister Argent.
	Major Derek Bucknell Addington 1912-2000	Difference: Sinister Chief fleurs-de-lys Or. Sinister Base Per pale fleurs-de-lys Or.
	Viscount Sidmouth Arms according to Burke's Peerage 107th p 3617	Difference: Per Pale hermines and sable.

Addington Coat of Arms (Original Sketch, dated 1804)

One of two original sketches from 1804 of the Addington coat of arms.