Prades (Tarragona)

PRADES

Official blazon
Catalan	Escut caironat quarterat en sautor: 1r i 4t d'or, 4 pals de gules; 2n i 3r d'atzur, sembrat de flors de lis d'or; ressaltant al cap un lambel de gules de 3 penjants. Per timbre una corona de comte.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

These arms, traditional in the town, have been officially granted on 7th October 1997.

These are the arms of the counts of Prades, who belonged to the House of Barcelona: they show duplicated the royal arms of Catalonia-Aragon (four pales Gules on Or) and the fleurs-de-lis with the label of the Naples branch of Anjou. The crown at the top of the arms is a count's crown. The first counts of Prades (14^th century), that owned the castle and the fortified town, were formed by the infant Peter, son of the king James II of Catalonia-Aragon, and Bianca of Naples. The Prades family has played an important role in the history of Catalonia since its founding times.

Literature: Image taken from Wikipedia; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona.

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