International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences
Logo of the 35th congress, combining the arms of Clare College, the University of Cambridge and the Cambridge University Heraldic and Genealogical Society
StatusActive
FrequencyBiennial
Inaugurated1929
Most recent2022
Next event2024
SponsorInternational Academy of Genealogy, International Academy of Heraldry
Websitewww.congresscambridge2022.com

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).

Memorable 22nd Congress held in Ottawa in 1996 "for the first time beyond the birthplace of modern scientific studies in genealogy and heraldry"[1] had Honourable Roméo LeBlanc, Governor General of Canada and his wife Her Excellency Mrs Diana Fowler LeBlanc as its patrons. The 2006 congress in St. Andrews, had The Princess Royal as its patron, and the 2008 congress in Quebec City had 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 Congresses' 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 meeting have been held in different cities:[2][3]

Nr City Year Dates Patron Theme
I Barcelona 1929
II Rome/Naples 1953 23-25 September
III Madrid 1955 6-11 October
IV Brussels 1958
V Stockholm 1960 21-28 August[4] HRH Prince Bertil of Sweden
VI Edinburgh 1962 8-14 September[4] HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
VII The Hague 1964 20-26 June
VIII Paris 1966
IX Bern 1968 30 June-6 July
X Vienna 1970
XI Cork 1972 29 May-3 June
XII München 1974
XIII London 1976
XIV Copenhagen 1980 25-29 August[5]
XV Madrid 1982 19-25 September
XVI Helsinki 1984 16-21 August
XVII Lisbon 1986 7-13 September
XVIII Innsbruck 1988 5-9 September
XIX Keszthely 1990 2-6 October
XX Uppsala 1992 9-13 August
XXI Luxembourg 1994 28 August-3 September
XXII Ottawa 1996 18-23 August Roméo LeBlan (Governor General of Canada), Mrs Diana Fowler LeBlanc Families and Symbols Transcending Frontiers[6]
XXIII Turin 1998 21-26 September
XXIV Besançon 2000
XXV Dublin 2002 16-21 September[7] Genealogy and Heraldry: Their Place and Practice in Changing Times[8]
XXVI Bruges 2004 6-11 September
XXVII St Andrews 2006 21-26 August The Princess Royal Myth and propaganda in heraldry and genealogy[9]
XXVIII Quebec 2008 23–27 June[10] Michaëlle Jean (Governor General of Canada) The Meeting of Two Worlds, Quest or Conquest[11]
XXIX Stuttgart 2010 12–17 September[12] Identity in Genealogy and Heraldry[13]
XXX Maastricht 2012 24–28 September Frontiers in Genealogy and Heraldry[14]
XXXI Oslo 2014 13–17 August His Majesty King Harald V of Norway Influence on Genealogy and Heraldry of Major Events in the History of a Nation[15][16][17]
XXXII Glasgow 2016 10–14 August Origins and Evolution[18]
XXXIII Arras 2018 2-5 October Genealogy and Heraldry, between War and Peace
XXXIV Madrid 2020[19] 20-23 October 2021
XXXV Cambridge 2022 15-19 August HRH the Earl of Wessex Reformation, Revolution, Restoration[20]
XXXVI Boston 2024 24-28 September Brady Brim-DeForest, Baron of Balvaird Origins, Journeys, Destinations[21]

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 of Canada, Patron of the 22nd Congress". p. 21
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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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