Coart family
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Current regionBelgium
Place of originPrince-Bishopric of Liège
Founded17th century
Distinctions
- Commander of the Order of Leopold
- Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown
- Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold II
- Grand Officer of the Order of the Oak Crown
- Croix de guerre
- Fire Cross
- Political Prisoner's Cross
- Médaille militaire
- Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France)
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 Blazon: Quarterly, first and fourth ermine, a book closed gules leaved and clasped or, second and third vert, a gauntlet argent fesswise. | |
| Current region | Belgium |
| Place of origin | Prince-Bishopric of Liège |
| Founded | 17th century |
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| Motto | Firmant virtus et labor (Asserting yourself with courage and hard work) |
The Coart family is a Belgian noble family from the Prince-Bishopric of Liège whose proven ancestry dates to 1661.[1]
- Justin Coart, alderman of Tongres from 1861 to 1878, member of the Provincial Council of Limburg, and Knight of the Order of Leopold.
- Arsène-Henri-Justin Coart (1829–1915), President Emeritus of the Tongres Court and an Officer of the Order of Leopold.
- Emile-Jean-Mathias-Lambert Coart (1860–1943), Knight of the Order of Leopold, magistrate, lawyer and the President of the Tongres Bar.
- Paul J. Coart (1892–1979),[2] écuyer, doctor of Law, Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown and of the Order of Leopold II, Commander of the Order of Leopold.
- Emile-Jean-Mathias-Lambert Coart (1860–1943), Knight of the Order of Leopold, magistrate, lawyer and the President of the Tongres Bar.
Authority
Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at fr:Famille Coart; see its history for attribution.
