Sir David Mathew

Alabaster effigy of Sir David Mathew, north aisle, Llandaff Cathedral. He wears the Lancastrian livery collar of Esses
Effigy of Sir David Mathew, side-view from north, north aisle, Llandaff Cathedral
Full-length view of effigy of Sir David Mathew, Llandaff Cathedral
Arms of Mathew[1]
left: Mathew of Llandaff: Or, a lion rampant sable.;
right: Mathew of Radyr: Sable, a lion rampant argent.
Heraldic achievement at top of mural memorial tablet erected 1987 in Llandaff Cathedral, Mathew Chapel:[2]
"In memory of Thomas James Mathew son and heir of Francis James Mathew second Earl of Landaff born in London 1798 died in Cape Town 1862".
The arms are blasoned: Or, a lion rampant sable.
Crest: A heathcock proper.
Supporters: Two unicorns rampant silver maned tufted hooved collared and chained or.
Motto: A Fynno Duw a Fydd ("What God wills will be")
Crest on helm of effigy of Sir David Mathew, Llandaff Cathedral: a heathcock, of which the head is missing
Effigies of Sir William Mathew(d.1528) and his wife. The latest of three surviving Mathew family effigies at Llandaf Cathedral[a]

Sir David Mathew (1400–1484; born Dafydd ap Mathew), was a Welsh Knight. He was Lord of Llandaff and Seneschal of Llandaff Cathedral, and one of the ten Great Barons of Glamorgan, a Marcher Lord. It was said he was one of the most distinguished men of his age [3][4] and a zealous supporter of the Yorkist cause. After saving the life of King Edward IV at the Battle of Towton in 1461, he was appointed Grand Standard Bearer of England and King Edward IV granted the use of 'Towton' on his arms.

  1. ^ Burke 1884, p. 669 (Mathew co. Glamorgan)
  2. ^ Jones, Anthony (1987), p.9
  3. ^ Burke 1847, p. 844.
  4. ^ Mathew 1895, p. [page needed].


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