Coat of arms and royalty

[meug J70]

Hi guys, apparently i have a coat of arms and im related to royalty somewhere or somehow, ive heard i have connections to William of Orange and Prince Albert, and that i have a seat in a castle of that im an Earl of someplace, that i havent found yet,any help would be most welcomed so i can find out.......

[stanmapstone]

Where did you hear this?
Coats of arms belong to individuals. For any person to have a right to a coat of arms they must either have had it granted to them or be descended in the legitimate male line from a person to whom arms were granted or confirmed in the past.
http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/Faq.htm

Stan

[stanmapstone]

The College of Arms  have the full records of the coats of arms and pedigrees of English, Welsh, Northern Irish and Commonwealth families and their descendants.  http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/

Stan

[meug J70]

i have looked at the site and it doesnt say much, either the records are wrong or my dad is holding back on items, but my grandad said the same thing when he was alive and would so much like to find out how much is true

[GR2]

The only way to solve your mystery is to trace your family tree back step by step, checking the documents at each stage. You may eventually trace descent from a noble family or royalty. I am a direct descendant of several royal families (they tend to be linked by marriages), but am personally entitled to no coat of arms, crest, or even a very modest palace!

What you should do is tell us where you think this link is. Where have you traced your family back to with absolute certainty?

Graham.

[stanmapstone]

i have looked at the site and it doesnt say much, either the records are wrong or my dad is holding back on items, but my grandad said the same thing when he was alive and would so much like to find out how much is true

They don't have records on their site, you would have to ask them to do research, and that is expensive.

Stan

[stanmapstone]

There is the Directory of Royal Genealogical Data http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/genealogy/royal/
Can you tell me how I am related to royalty
It is not uncommon for people of British ancestry to descend from some Royal or other. It has been said by some that all English descent from Edward I and all Scots from Malcolm III. Therefore there is no particular cachet in having any royal ancestors, but proving it is another matter entirely!
http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/genealogy/royal/FAQ.html#Q4
Stan

[davidft]

.....ive heard i have connections to William of Orange .......

Good luck in sorting that one out. There were several William's of Orange and the regnal numbering of them leaves a lot to be desired - as you will find out if you dig into the subject

[behindthefrogs]

If as you suggest you have any right to an Earldom then if you enter your surname on the Burke's Peerage site then all should be revealed.  As Stan said coats of arms and similarly peerages are inherited down the male line through the eldest surviving son. 
If you are not descended through a line of eldest sons it is probably a waste of time loking any further.