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John of Ghent's (Gaunt) wife, Blanche gave a nuptial broach to Ferrdinand Sanchez of Tovar as a good luck token before the battle of Saltes. This Broach had an enamelled and jewelled engraving of Santa Maris, the patron saint of sailors pointing to the North Star.

This was called the Santa Stella broach and was engraved with the motto ana santa maris stella , which might be translated as gracious lady mary of the stars.

The broach is now in the Castille Museum. and was said to have been given to the first Duke of Beaufort by King Ferdinand of Portugal.

Your motto seems linked, - holy saint of the stars, Mary- maybe referring to the blessed virgin mary.

Triton E Beaufort.

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