Cardin

Cardin is a surname.

A branch of a family called Cardin then Cardim in Portugal proceeds from England, from where came Rubel or Robert Cardin then Roberto Cardim, whom it is supposed to have been part of the entourage of Queen Philippa of Lancaster, wife of John I of Portugal. He married in Portugal with Joana Fernandes, daughter of António Fernandes Menage, as understands Diogo Rangel, of which matrimony came the ones of the surname Cardim. They are their arms the following: or, a thistle flowered vert; crest: a lion or, with a thistle green in the claws.[1]

Notable people with the surname include:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Armorial Lusitano", Afonso Eduardo Martins Zúquete, Editorial Enciclopédia, 3rd Edition, Lisbon, 1987, p. 137