Hervé Pinoteau

Baron Hervé Pinoteau (born 19 July 1927, Paris) is a French historian and royalist apologist.[1] He is the author of more than 900 articles and 22 books primarily on history and heraldry.[2] He is a member of the Académie Internationale d'Héraldique (International Academy of Heraldry) of which he was general secretary from 1964 to 1988.[3] He was president of the Société nationale des Antiquaires de France in 2010.[2]

He was recognized as an expert in French heraldry and vexology. He was commissioned to create the coat of arms of the Pays de la Loire region of France, and to do the final design for the coat of arms of the Republic of Chad.[2]

Pinoteau is a monarchist who believed in the restoration of the House of Bourbon to the French throne. He was the founder of the Secretariat-du Prince Alphonse, Duc de Bourbon (1962) and the Institut de la maison de Bourbon (1973). He is considered one of the innovators of the legitimist movement in France.

Life

From 1950 to 1951, he served in the French army as a lieutenant.[2] He served as the private secretary of the late Prince Alfonso, Duke of Anjou, for 26 years.[4]

Awards

Selected works

Among his many publications are contributions to:

Books

References

  1. Pinoteau, Hervé (27 August 2004). "Le Prince que j'ai servi" (in French). Vexilla Regis Prodeunt. Archived from the original on 23 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Pinoteau Hervé, baron" (in French). l'Académie des Sciences Morales, des Lettres et des Arts de Versailles et d'Île-de-France. Archived from the original on 23 September 2014.
  3. "Historique du Bureau de l’A.I.H." (in French). Académie Internationale d'Héraldique. 1998. Archived from the original on 23 September 2014.
  4. Hanne, Isabelle (2 January 2009). "SAR » sur le passeport : petits privilèges pour princes de sang". Le Nouvel Observateur Rue89. Archived from the original on 23 September 2014.
  5. "Hervé Pinoteau, vice-président de l'Académie internationale d'héraldique, Auteur de:".
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