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Stephen
Joseph Lautens, Lord
of the Manor, Prior's
Hall, Lindsell
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Registered: The
International Register
of Arms, 9th May 2013.
Registration No. 0260
(Vol.2). (Lordship
& Barony Register)
Arms:
Gyronny Argent and Gules
two arrows in saltire
Sable.
Crest:
Issuant from a coronet
of crosses patté Or, two
wings addorsed per
saltire Gules and Argent
charged with two arrows
in saltire Or.
Motto:
Immer Sicher (Always
Certain)
Grant:
The Canadian Heraldic
Authority - November 20,
2008 (Vol. V, p. 359).
Entered in the Public
Register of Arms, Flags
and Badges of Canada and
published in the Canada
Gazette Vol. 143, No. 12
March 21, 2009.
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The
design is based on the
arms attributed to the
name Lautenschläger
registered in the Holy
Roman Empire's Grand
Folio of Coats of Arms
of 1656: Volume I,
Chapter 93.
Lautenschläger was the
name of the armiger's
great-grandfather who
arrived in Canada from
Austria in 1900. Mr.
Lautens’ version has the
arrows in black rather
than gold, and with the
background divided into
eight rather than four.
The colours of red and
white allude to both
countries. The arrows
point upwards, alluding
to rising fortune, and
the gyronny design
alludes to the wheel of
progress. The crest is
also based on that of
Lautenschläger with the
arrows in gold and the
addition of a coronet of
crosses patté, which
alludes to his position
as Grand Master of The
Order of Saint Joachim.
The German motto “Immer
Sicher”, meaning “always
certain”, is part of a
family saying. The full
version is: “Always
certain – sometimes
wrong”, as a reminder of
humility.
Stephen
Lautens is the Grand
Master of The
Equestrian, Secular and
Chapterial Order of
Saint Joachim, an order
of chivalry founded in
1755.
The armiger is a
business executive and
lawyer who was called to
the Bar in 1988. He
served as president of
The Lawyers Club in
1997, has served as
chairman of The Ontario
Club and as president of
The National Club
(Toronto). He served for
seven years as a
Governor of The National
Newspaper Awards.
In 2012 the armiger was
awarded the Queen
Elizabeth II Diamond
Jubilee Medal for his
volunteerism and
community service. In
2008 he received the
Freedom of the City of
London (UK). He was made
an Honourary Colonel and
Aide de Camp to the
Governor of the
Commonwealth of Kentucky
in 2006.
Stephen Lautens earned
an LL.B. degree from
Queen’s University,
Kingston and a B.A. in
history from Victoria
College at the
University of Toronto.
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