International Confederation for Genealogy and Heraldry

The International Confederation for Genealogy and Heraldry (French: Confédération Internationale de Généalogie et d'Héraldique, CIGH) is an international umbrella organization that links national associations and federations devoted to the study of genealogy and heraldry. According to its official website, it was founded in Brussels, Belgium, on 13 November 1971. Its stated purpose is to create and maintain lasting collaborative ties between associations and federations whose object is the study of genealogy and heraldry, to defend the interests of the genealogical and heraldic world before national bodies, and to support national associations and federations in their relations with the official bodies of their respective countries. It also aims to promote the organization of international congresses of genealogical and heraldic sciences and the implementation of the motions voted at those congresses. The Confederation operates as a federation of member organizations rather than as a commercial enterprise. Its members are national committees, societies and federations; for example, the Swedish national committee for genealogy and heraldry is the Swedish member of CIGH. Through its member bodies it reaches genealogists, heralds, family historians and related scholarly communities across many countries. CIGH's public activity is organized around international colloquia, general assemblies and congresses. Its website lists events such as the XIII International Colloquium of Genealogy, held 19–21 October 2023, and a programme dated 3–4 June 2023 marking the centenary of the foundation of the Ordine Equestre di Sant'Agata. It also publishes ordinary general assembly documents, proxy forms and moral reports in French, English and Italian. The site records the death in 2022 of Michel Teillard d'Eyry (1940–2022), a figure associated with the Confederation's work. The organization is bilingual in practice, using French and English for its official communications, with Italian also appearing in some documents. Its headquarters are associated with Brussels, the city of its founding. It is not a listed company and has no commercial products; its "offerings" are membership, congresses, colloquia and scholarly coordination in genealogy and heraldry.

The International Confederation for Genealogy and Heraldry was founded in Brussels, Belgium, on 13 November 1971, according to its official website. The Swedish Wikipedia entry likewise states that the organization was founded in 1971 in Brussels. Its founding purpose was to create and maintain lasting collaborative links between associations and federations dedicated to the study of genealogy and heraldry, to defend the interests of the genealogical and heraldic world before national bodies, and to support national associations and federations in their dealings with official bodies in their own countries. A further aim was to promote the organization of international congresses of genealogical and heraldic sciences and to secure the implementation of the motions voted at those congresses. Over the decades the Confederation has functioned as a coordinating umbrella for national genealogy and heraldry organizations. Membership is organized through national committees and societies; for instance, the Swedish national committee for genealogy and heraldry is the Swedish member of CIGH. The organization's public record is dominated by international colloquia, ordinary general assemblies and congresses, with documentation issued in French and English and sometimes Italian. By the 2020s the Confederation's website listed the XIII International Colloquium of Genealogy, held 19–21 October 2023, alongside a programme dated 3–4 June 2023 for the centenary of the foundation of the Ordine Equestre di Sant'Agata. It also published ordinary general assembly papers, proxy forms and moral reports. The site records the death in 2022 of Michel Teillard d'Eyry (1940–2022), a person connected with the Confederation's activities. The organization continues to present itself as a non-commercial international body serving the genealogical and heraldic community.

• 2023

  XIII International Colloquium of Genealogy held 19–21 October; programme for the centenary of the Ordine Equestre di Sant'Agata dated 3–4 June.

• 2022

  Michel Teillard d'Eyry (1940–2022), associated with the Confederation, died.

• 1971

  Founded in Brussels, Belgium, on 13 November.

Non-commercial international federation coordinating national genealogy and heraldry bodies.

Product categories. International colloquia on genealogy · General assemblies · Congress motions and moral reports

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