Programme of the XXIIIrd Colloquium of the International Academy of Heraldry, organised by the “Sever Zotta” Romanian Institute of Genealogy and Heraldry, under the Auspices of the Royal Family of Romania and in cooperation with the “Moldova” National Museum Complex and the “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași
Theme: Heraldry and particularism: national, cultural, and religious identities reflected by coats of arms
Web page: https://www.iasi-aih-2025.net/
Wednesday, 27 August
Palatul Culturii, Sala Voievozilor
Bulevardul Ștefan cel Mare și Sfânt, nr. 1, Iași
08:30–09:00 Registration
Opening Session (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89466491663)
Moderator: Prof Dr Martin SUNNQVIST AIH
09:00–10:00 Opening session
10:00–10:50 Keynote speaker Dr Nicolas VERNOT AIH (France) – “Approaching heraldry from the angle of particularism: some epistemological considerations”
10:50–11:40 Keynote speaker Dr Agnė RAILAITĖ-BARDĖ AIH (Lithuania) – “Historical
boomerangs and diverse heritage. Questions of the past”
11:40–12:00 Book launch: Heraldry and the Law/L’héraldique et le Droit, Editor/Rédacteur: Martin SUNNQVIST.
12:00–15:00 Cocktail reception & guided tour of the Palace of Culture
Common section 1: National/territorial/local heraldry (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81403430854)
Chair: Mrs Elizabeth ROADS AIH
15:00–15:30 Mrs Elizabeth ROADS AIH (United Kingdom) – “Saint Andrew — an international patron saint and his heraldic links”
15:30–16:00 Mr Mamuka GONGADZE aih (Georgia) – “About the symbols of two historical regions of Georgia”
16:00–16:30 Mr Davor ZOVKO aih (Sweden) – “The heraldic language of the Swedish state”
16:30–17:00 Meeting of the Bureau Permanent
17:00–18:30 AIH Council Meeting
17:00 Cocktail reception & guided tour of the “Regina Maria” Municipal Museum (Strada Zmeu, nr. 3)
Thursday, 28 August
Casa Canta, Sala “Ion Simionescu”
Bulevardul Carol I, nr. 9, Iași
Section 2: National/territorial/local heraldry (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84890379246)
Chairs: Prof Dr Stoyan ANTONOV aih///Dr Gerard MARÍ i BRULL///Prof Dr Marek L. WÓJCIK
09:00–09:30 Prof Dr Stoyan ANTONOV aih (Bulgaria) – “Coats of arms attributed to Bulgarian territories: a resource for possible provincial arms in the present day”
09:30–10:00 Mr Steven ASHLEY aih (United Kingdom) – “Lions and castles: the origins and development of the arms of Norwich, and their display on the architecture of the medieval and postmedieval city”
10:00–10:30 Dr Henric ÅSKLUND aih (Sweden) – “Local cultural and religious identity
reflected in the seals and coats of arms of the ancient Swedish jurisdictional districts (härader)”
10:30–11:00 Coffee break
11:00–11:30 Ms Marie FOURNIER (France) – “L’énergie nucléaire dans les armoiries françaises modernes, un particularisme héraldique contemporain?”
11:30–12:00 Dr Adriana Patricia MANEA (Singapore) – “Across seas and lands: the heraldic achievements in the «Lion City» and their role in asserting national and individual identity”
12:00–12:30 Dr Gerard MARÍ i BRULL (Spain) – “The shape, the bordure, the mount: particularities and identity in Catalan heraldry from medieval origins to current municipal coats of arms”
12:30–15:00 Lunch break
15:00–15:30 Dr Silviu ANDRIEȘ-TABAC aih (Moldova) – “Marquer l’identité ethnique dans l’héraldique territoriale de la République de Moldavie”
15:30–16:00 Mr Ronny SKOV ANDERSEN AIH (Denmark) – “Forgotten arms of some Danish provinces”
16:00–16:30 Mr Frank MAYDELL (Germany) – “The armorial representation of Estonia through the centuries – how the three leopards of the Danish royal house of Estridsson turned out to become the symbol of a nation longing for statehood and independence”
16:30–17:00 Prof Dr Marek L. WÓJCIK (Poland) – “Between tradition, ideology and propaganda. The changes of urban coats of arms in Lower Silesia (1945–2025)”
18:00–21:00 Cocktail reception at the City Hall (Bulevardul Ștefan cel Mare și Sfânt, nr. 11)
Thursday, 28 August
Casa Canta, Sala “Vespasian Pella”
Bulevardul Carol I, nr. 9, Iași
Section 3: Family/personal heraldry
Chairs: Dr Filip-Lucian IORGA///Prof Dr Tamás KÖRMENDI AIH///Dr Attila István SZEKERES AIH aig FF
09:00–09:30 Mr Drăgan-George BASARABĂ (Romania); Dr Mihai-Bogdan ATANASIU aig (Romania) – “Noble symbols, national signs: Romanian heraldry in the Duchy of Bukovina”
09:30–10:00 Dr Filip-Lucian IORGA (Romania) – “Endangered heraldic heritage: the case of the Catargi-Mavrogheni funerary ensemble from the Bellu Cemetery in Bucharest”
10:00–10:30 Dr Jovan JONOVSKI aih LF (North Macedonia) – “Between Constantinople and Vienna: regional specifics in the arms conferred to a family originated in Macedonia”
10:30–11:00 Coffee break
11:00–11:30 Mr Rostyslav KASYANENKO (Ukraine) – “From baroque coat of arms epitaphs on Rügen to the evolution of the West Slavic heraldic identity in Pomeranian nobility”
11:30–12:00 Prof Dr Tamás KÖRMENDI AIH (Hungary) – “Historical consciousness and identity as reflected in the coats of arms of the Hungarian kindreds in the 13th century”
12:00–12:30 Mr András MARTIN (Hungary) – “Princes of the Kingdom of Hungary & their heraldry”
12:30–15:00 Lunch break
15:00–15:30 Dr Ivan NACEVSKI (North Macedonia) – “The coat of arms of the Mrnjavčević family in Illyrian heraldry”
15:30–16:00 Dr Oleg ODNOROZHENKO (Lithuania) – “Ethnic and dynastic identities in princely heraldry of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 14th–17th centuries”
16:00–16:30 Mr Huw SHERRARD (United Kingdom) – “Heraldry, clans, & chiefs: an examination of the development of Scotland’s law of arms”
16:30–17:00 Dr Attila István SZEKERES AIH aig FF (Romania) – “A particularism of Transylvanian heraldry: the collective coats of arms”
18:00–21:00 Cocktail reception at the City Hall (Bulevardul Ștefan cel Mare și Sfânt, nr. 11)
Friday, 29 August
Casa Canta, Sala “Ion Simionescu”
Bulevardul Carol I, nr. 9, Iași
Section 4: Ecclesiastical heraldry (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84494893713)
Chairs: Mr Marc BARONNET-STEINBRECHER///Mr Bruce PATTERSON aih
09:00–09:30 Mr Marc BARONNET-STEINBRECHER (France) – “Les armoiries épiscopales en France en 2025: un état des lieux, entre permanences et réinterprétations”
09:30–10:00 Dr Anton COȘA (Romania) – “From symbol to coat of arms: a continuous evolution in asserting the Franciscan identity”
10:00–10:30 Mr Alexandru DANEȘ (Romania) – “From cross to hammer and sickle: heraldic metamorphoses in Communist Romania”
10:30–11:00 Coffee break
11:00–11:30 Dr Arch Andriy GRECHYLO AIH FF (Ukraine) – “The modern heraldic system of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church: developments over the past three decades”
11:30–12:00 Prof Dr Ioan-Augustin GURIȚĂ (Romania) – “Ecclesiastical heraldry in the
Romanian space during the 19th and 20th centuries: identity, tradition, and transformation”
12:00–12:30 Mr Charles MELEBECK (Belgium) – “Un particularisme héraldique prémontré aux Pays-Bas espagnols (1552 à 1572)”
12:30–13:00 Mr Bruce PATTERSON aih (Canada) – “The development and use of ecclesiastical insignia as a form of heraldic identity”
13:00–15:00 Lunch break
Common section 6: Heraldica varia (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84815216418)
Chair: Mr Kaare SEEBERG SIDSELRUD AIH
15:00–15:30 Mr Kaare SEEBERG SIDSELRUD AIH (Norway) – “The emblems of the Bureau Permanent of the International Congresses of Genealogy and Heraldry, being the arms, banner and green rod of the Bureau Permanent as well as the badges of the congresses from 1929 onwards”
15:30–16:00 Dr Adrian GHEORGHE (Germany) – “Why the coins attributed to Vlad II Dracul are most likely not his: the heraldic evidence”
16:00–16:30 Mr Ivan TODOROV (Bulgaria) – “Cloth and arms: heraldry and identity of the Florentine Arte della Lana”
16:30–17:00 Mr Mihai TUDOSĂ (Romania) – “Arms and arms: heraldic representation on firearms in the Neamț National Museum Complex”
17:00–17:15 Break
17:15–18:15 General Assembly of the AIH
20:00 Gala dinner at Hotel International (Strada Palat, nr. 5A)
Friday, 29 August
Casa Canta, Sala “Vespasian Pella”
Bulevardul Carol I, nr. 9, Iași
Section 5: Heraldic practice
Chairs: Prof Dr Luc DUERLOO AIH///Dr Henrik KLACKENBERG AIH
09:00–09:30 Prof Dr Luc DUERLOO AIH (Belgium) – “The savage: the abiding heraldic outsider”
09:30–10:00 Prof Dr Snezhana FILIPOVA (North Macedonia) – “West versus East, secular versus religious, and other contrasts”
10:00–10:30 Dr Ciprian FIREA (Romania) – “The «Triumph of the Emperor» sculpted in stone: the heraldic programme of Alba Carolina (Karlsburg) fortress (ca. 1715–1738) and its recently discovered author”
10:30–11:00 Coffee break
11:00–11:30 Dr Henrik KLACKENBERG AIH (Sweden) – “Heraldic traces of Swedish foreign policy in the 17th century”
11:30–12:00 Mr Cédric PAUWELS aih (Belgium) – “Symboles belges en reconnaissance de services rendus au Roi et à la Belgique”
12:00–12:30 Dr Simon ROUSSELOT aih (France) – “A very French way of honouring the dead: the litres funéraires in churches during the Ancien Régime”
12:30–13:00 Prof Dr Martin SUNNQVIST AIH (Sweden) – “Heraldry and particularism in the seals of Swedish courts of law”
13:00–15:00 Lunch break
20:00 Gala dinner at Hotel International (Strada Palat, nr. 5A)
Saturday, 30 August
Parcul Voievozilor
Bulevardul Carol I, nr. 2, Iași
Free city tour
09:30–12:30 Dr Mihai BULAI (Romania) – “Guided tour of Iași city centre: heraldry as a visual tool enriching the visitors’ experience”
12:00–14:00 Lunch at Casa de oaspeți „Sf. Nicolae” (Strada Agatha Bârsescu, nr. 9)