International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences

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International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences
StatusActive
FrequencyBiennial
Inaugurated1929
Most recent2024
Next event2026
Sponsor International Academy of Genealogy, International Academy of Heraldry
Website www.americanancestors.org/icghs-2024

The International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences is a biennial conference discussing topics of heraldic and genealogical interest. The Congress brings together scholars and other interested persons from all the nations of Europe and from many countries around the world. The first Congress was held in Barcelona in 1929; at the second Congress, held in 1953, it was decided that future meetings would be held every two years (there have been two exceptions).

A memorable 22nd Congress held at Ottawa in 1996 "for the first time beyond the birthplace of modern scientific studies in genealogy and heraldry" [1] had the Rt Hon. Roméo LeBlanc, Governor General of Canada and his wife HE Diana Fowler LeBlanc as its patrons. The 2006 Congress in St Andrews, had HRH the Princess Royal as its patron, and the 2008 Congress at Quebec City had the Rt Hon. Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada as its patron.

The main themes of the Congresses have changed greatly over the years, and some disciplines have ceased to form any part of the Congress' study. Abandoned subjects include sphragistics and iconography, which were dealt with at Paris, and vexillology, which was to have been one of the themes at Congresses after Bern. Genetics, which had been a subject of discussion at Stockholm in 1960, did not reappear until the Ottawa Congress of 1996. Chivalric orders were another discarded subject, despite featuring in the Congresses held at Rome/Naples, Madrid, Stockholm and Edinburgh, as well as in a few papers presented at Madrid in 1982. [2]

List of Congresses

Over the years the Congress has been held in different places: [2] [3]

NrCityYearDatesPatronTheme
I Barcelona 1929HRH Infante Juan of Spain
II Rome/Naples 195323-25 SeptemberPrince Xavier of Bourbon-Parma
III Madrid 19556-11 OctoberHRH the Prince of Asturias
IV Brussels 1958HM King Baudouin of the Belgians
V Stockholm 196021-28 August [4] HRH Prince Bertil of Sweden
VI Edinburgh 19628-14 September [4] HRH the Duke of Edinburgh
VII The Hague 196420-26 JuneHM Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
VIII Paris 1966President Charles de Gaulle
IX Bern 196830 June-6 July
X Vienna 1970Archduke Otto von Habsburg
XI Cork 197229 May-3 JuneThe Earl of Cork and Orrery
XII Munich 1974Franz Prinz von Bayern
XIII London 1976HRH Princess Anne
XIV Copenhagen 198025-29 August [5] HM Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
XV Madrid 198219-25 SeptemberHM King Juan Carlos of Spain
XVI Helsinki 198416-21 August
XVII Lisbon 19867-13 SeptemberDuke Duarte of Braganza
XVIII Innsbruck 19885-9 September
XIX Keszthely 19902-6 October
XX Uppsala 19929-13 AugustHM King Carl Gustaf of Sweden
XXI Luxembourg 199428 August-3 SeptemberHRH the Grand Duke of Luxembourg
XXII Ottawa 199618-23 AugustRt Hon. Roméo LeBlan (Governor General of Canada) & HE Diana Fowler LeBlancFamilies and Symbols Transcending Frontiers [6]
XXIII Turin 199821-26 September
XXIV Besançon 2000
XXV Dublin 200216-21 September [7] Genealogy and Heraldry: Their Place and Practice in Changing Times [8]
XXVI Bruges 20046-11 SeptemberHM King Albert II of the Belgians
XXVII St Andrews 200621-26 AugustHRH the Princess RoyalMyth and propaganda in heraldry and genealogy [9]
XXVIII Quebec 200823–27 June [10] Rt Hon. Michaëlle Jean (Governor General of Canada)The Meeting of Two Worlds, Quest or Conquest [11]
XXIX Stuttgart 201012–17 September [12] Georg Friedrich Prinz von PreussenIdentity in Genealogy and Heraldry [13]
XXX Maastricht 201224–28 SeptemberHRH Prince Willem-Alexander of OrangeFrontiers in Genealogy and Heraldry [14]
XXXI Oslo 201413–17 AugustHM King Harald V of NorwayInfluence on Genealogy and Heraldry of Major Events in the History of a Nation [15] [16] [17]
XXXII Glasgow 201610–14 AugustOrigins and Evolution [18]
XXXIII Arras 20182-5 OctoberGenealogy and Heraldry, between War and Peace
XXXIV Madrid 2020 [19] 20-23 October 2021HM King Felipe VI of Spain
XXXV Cambridge 202215-19 AugustHRH the Earl of WessexReformation, Revolution, Restoration [20]
XXXVI Boston 202424-28 SeptemberBaron Brady Brim-DeForest of Balvaird Origins, Journeys, Destinations [21]
XXXVII San Marino 2026tba HE the Captain(s) Regent of San Marino

References

  1. ↑ "Genealogica & Heraldica | University of Ottawa Press". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2011-06-06. ISBN   978-0-7766-0472-5 Boudreau,Claire.Vachon,Auguste.Cogné,Daniel."Genealogica & Heraldica .Proceedings of the 22nd International Congress of Genealogical and heraldic Sciences in Ottawa from August 18 to 23,1996. Message from his Excellency the Right Honourable Roméo LeBlanc, Governor General of Canada, Patron of the 22nd Congress". p. 21
  2. 1 2 "Acts of International Congresses of General and Heraldic Sciences". International Confederation of Genealogy and Heraldry. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Proceedings of the International Congresses and Colloquia". XXXII International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  4. 1 2 "History". The International Commission for Orders of Chivalry. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Achen, S. T. (1982). Genealogica and Heraldica: Report of the 14th International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences in Copenhagen, 25-29 August 1980. ISBN   8712235288.
  6. ↑ Vachon, A.; Boudreau, C.; Cogné, D. (1998). Genealogica & Heraldica: Ottawa 1996. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press. ISBN   9780776604725.
  7. ↑ "Castle in the Clouds: 25th International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences". homepage.eircom.net.
  8. ↑ "Rejected Proposal for Paper to International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences, Dublin 16-21 September 2002". homepage.eircom.net.
  9. ↑ Floyd, J. D.; Burnett, C. J. (2006). Genealogica et heraldica:proceedings of the XXVII International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences, St. Andrews, 21-26 August, 2006. ISBN   9780952525875.
  10. ↑ Fraser, W Neil (2008). "Heraldry, 28th International Congress on Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences". Electric Scotland. Alastair McIntyre. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  11. ↑ "The Quebec Congress" (PDF). The Heraldry Gazette. Guildford, England: The Heraldry Society: 8. 2 December 2008. ISSN   0437-2980. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2012. XVIII Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences held in Quebec from 23–27 June 2008. The congress was entitled 'The Meeting of Two Worlds: Quest or Conquest
  12. ↑ "Court Activity 2010". The Court of the Lord Lyon. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2012. Ormond Pursuivant attended the International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences held in Stuttgart in September
  13. ↑ Heimbach, Harald. "Identity in Genealogy and Heraldry". XXIX. Internationaler Kongreß der Genealogischen und Heraldischen Wissenschaften. PRO HERALDICA - Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft für Heraldik und Genealogie mbH. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  14. ↑ "Frontiers in Genealogy and Heraldry". XXXth International Congress for genealogical and heraldic Sciences. The Hague, Netherlands: Centraal Bureau Voor Genealogie. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  15. ↑ "Influence on Genealogy and Heraldry of Major Events in the History of a Nation". XXXIst International Congress for Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences. Oslo, Norway: Norsk Forening for Genealogi og Heraldikk. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  16. ↑ "congress web 2014". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
  17. ↑ "XXXI Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences til Oslo 2014 | www.genealogi.no". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  18. ↑ "Congress 2016". www.congress2016.scot.
  19. ↑ "Epilogue". Congress 2016 Glasgow. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  20. ↑ "Congress Theme". 35th International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  21. ↑ "36th International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences" . Retrieved 2022-08-29.
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