The coat of arms of the Verdes-Montenegro Family | |
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Adopted | 17th century (coronet probably added in the first quarter of the 19th century). |
Shield | Field: Per pale, an M crowned and a sash surrounded by eight saltires. |
Other elements | The whole escutcheon surmounted by a Grandee of Spain coronet. |
The Verdes-Montenegro family was a prominent Spanish family of Galician origins, some of whose members held relevant government and church positions during the most part of the 18th century. Members of the family joined the high Spanish nobility by marriage and their descendants still live in Spain.