Remón II de Monterroso, III conde de Monterroso

Also known as Remón II de Monterroso, Roman de Monterroso, 3rd Conde de Monterroso

• Son of Rodrigo Romaes, II conde de Monterroso y de Santa Marta de Ortigueira and Milia de Wessex

This house comes from the infanta Millia, from the royal house of England, and from Don Rodrigo Romaez, count of Monterroso, lord of the house and castle of Bahamonde, in the kingdom of Galicia, son of King Don Ramiro II de Leon , founders of the famous site of Santa María de Ortigueira, parents of seven children, from whom the marquises of Parga came, with the surname Bahamonde; those of Velez and Molina, with that of Fajardo; the counts of Fuensaldaña, with that of Vivero, etc. Juan de la Millia, descendant of one of the seven children of the Infanta and Count Don Rodrigo: That by taking the name of her name, was given by geroglifico an M crowned in azure field, on an eagle in red field, with three bands of gold that gird and surround the chest, and a castle also in a field of gold, and the princess with the sword defending the fortress when the Moors were attacked. To whose encouragement the aforementioned Juan de la Millia left the peace and the house of his parents and left the kingdoms of Galicia, the year of 1391, to serve King Don Juan I and was his squire. Don Martin R. de la Millia y Velazquez, descendant of this illustrious house, was perpetual ruler of the city of Carmona and first lord of the town of Saltillo, at the mercy of King Felipe IV, year 1626, his date in San Lorenzo on Real. And Don Martin R. de la Millia Tamariz y Góngora, fourth lord of the town of Saltillo and perpetual alderman of Carmona, was created first marques of that title by King Don Felipe V. They are his weapons: Party; the first one of gules and an eagle of sable esplayada, superimposed three bands of gold; the second of this metal and a castle of its color, from whose tribute stands the infanta Doña Millia armed with a sword; on the whole escusón of azur and the initial M of gold crowned of the same; General bordura of this metal and eight gules lions. The study of the family heraldic shield "speaks" of those who formed the origin of the R. family, because that was its function, that of manifesting to others its differential elements, because the inclusion of the eagle element, which is the noblest of the figures used in heraldry, is the symbol of the king of the sky, emperor of the birds, custody of the ray and its meaning is that of earthly power and power by the Grace of God. The enamels of the weapon of the R. proclaim the following values: the Gules is the symbol of strength, power, fervent love for God and neighbor, such is the meaning of this enamel, to which we should add the eagerness of dominion, courage, audacity, strength and magnanimity, a high percentage of this type of family shields were given for acts of war. "

Sources

• Royal House of Asturias - http://www.abcgenealogia.com/Asturias00.html
• La Sorprendente Genealogía De Mis Tatarabuelos, By Ramón Rionda - https://books.google.com/books?id=eQxDCQAAQBAJ&pg=PT36&lpg=PT36&dq=Remón+II+Romaes,+III+conde+de+Monterroso&source=bl&ots=iHW1Y0_kgH&sig=ACfU3U0HLuyMTN8LrgBd8ndVIm5BU1W3Cw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwifiZ-f26fhAhWTrJ4KHXQqAUwQ6AEwCXoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=Remón%20II%20Romaes%2C%20III%20conde%20de%20Monterroso&f=false
• FamÍlia (2) Beraldo - https://books.google.com/books?id=uSZ6DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA798&lpg=PA798&d...ón+II+de+Monterroso+y+Suero,+de+Monterroso&source=bl&ots=7YBkvR9Woy&sig=ACfU3U1gSO9jeb1QxXV5HOXCKChRMiTjqQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwipyMa_4ajhAhXHIjQIHeC7CKEQ6AEwCHoECAIQAQ#v=onepage&q=Remón%20II%20de%20Monterroso%20y%20Suero%2C%20de%20Monterroso&f=false
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• Our Royal Titled Noble Ancestors - https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p5269.htm