Coart family

Coart family
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
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)
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]

Notable members[]

• 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.

Authority[]

Emile Coart (1860-1943), Knight of the Order of Leopold, father of Paul J. Coart.

Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at fr:Famille Coart; see its history for attribution.

Notes and references[]

Further reading[]

• Cl-R Paternostre de la Mairieu, TABLETTES DU HAINAUT Tome II La Descendance des DE BAY, 1956 p. 83–89 et p. 111

• Blaise d'Ostende-à-Arlon, Noblesse belge d'apparence, Les cahiers nobles, 1968. (voir : Coart, Frésart)

• Philippe de Bounam de Ryckholt et Georges de Hemptinne, Lettres de Noblesse octroyées par Sa Majesté Baudouin, Roi des Belges, 1951-1991 p. 65

• Paul Janssens & Luc Duerloo. Armorial de la noblesse belge du xv^e au xx^e siècle. Bruxelles, Crédit communal, 1992. Tome A-E, p. 535. Planche n^o 683, armoiries n^o 3394.

• Oscar Coomans de Brachène, État présent de la noblesse belge - Première partie Clo/Crom - Annuaire de 2005

• État présent de la noblesse belge. Annuaire de 2019, p. 241-242.

Allied families[]

• de Muyser Lantwyck family

See also[]

• Godfried Coart
• List of noble families in Belgium