The Myddelton family coat of arms, as found onChirk Castle
TheMyddelton family were substantial landowners and benefactors in and aroundDenbigh in thenorth-east ofWales. As landowners and members of parliament, a number of its members were elevated to the baronetcy. For several generations, the family were governors ofDenbigh Castle and ownedChirk Castle well into the 20th century.
The Myddelton Family coat of arms features their motto, "In veritate triumpho" (I triumph in trouth), and can be found over the entrance toChirk Castle inNorth Wales, which had been bought bySir Thomas Myddelton in 1595 for £5,000. After 400 years of family ownership, the Castle was transferred to theNational Trust in 1981, although family members lived at the Castle until 2004.[2]