Competence

Don Fernando is the appointed officer of the Royal House of Bourbon Two Scicilies to grant Letters Patent recognizing the right to arms. His functions include to record and keep a registry of coats of arms and pedigrees of a petitioner’s families and their descendants.

1. By delegation, granting of letters Patent to applicants who had submitted a petition and completed successfully the process for new arms. There are no fixed criteria of eligibility for a grant of arms but tradition, honorability of the petitioner, personal achievements in the arts, science or public and military services are usually considered

2. Registry of marks of cadency and augmentations in granted arms

3. He as a Herald specializes in genealogical and research being able to registry a family pedigree to establish a right to arms by descent or for the satisfaction of knowing that the pedigree is registered within the king of arms. (Sample)

4. Memorials as proof of gentry required for the application to Chivalric Orders

5. Civic heraldry (Sample)

As heraldic artist Don Fernando can execute a wide variety of heraldic artwork, including but not limited to:

1. Fine paintings on vellum for display(Sample)
2. Black and white line drawings for use by engravers on metal and glass
3. seal, flag, and bookplate designs
4. Family trees

Over years of practice and study, he has specialized in genealogical and heraldic research being able to investigate and reconstruct a family pedigree either to establish a right to arms by showing direct male line descent from an ancestor already appearing as entitled to arms or genealogic search for other purposes. He will be able to prepare:

1. To write a Dossier containing a family’s history with biographical, genealogical and heraldic notes and records.

2. To research and reconstruction of family trees in Spain, Mexico, Latin America and the United States.

3. He can act as a consultant in order to initiate legal procedures to rehabilitate nobility titles.