FAMILY ALTON (BARON DE L'EMPIRE): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Alton (baron de l'empire)

Coat of arms and family crest of Alton (baron de l'empire).

Genealogy of family Alton (baron de l'empire), origin of Alton (baron de l'empire), provenance of the family name Alton (baron de l'empire).

History and meaning for Alton (baron de l'empire).

We know that the family name Alton (baron de l'empire) has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

This family name Alton (baron de l'empire) held the title of BARON that his name indicates. It is therefore a noble family.

The surname Alton (baron de l'empire) is of COMPOSITE origin of the surname itself, which appears first, and of what appears after the DE (what does it mean OF), giving a sense of BELONGING. Most of these surnames are of Spanish origin, but there are also French, Belgian, etc.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Alton (baron de l'empire):

1) The origin of the family name Alton (baron de l'empire).

2) The meaning of the family name Alton (baron de l'empire).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Alton (baron de l'empire).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Alton (baron de l'empire).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Alton (baron de l'empire):

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Alton (baron de l'empire) are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Alton (baron de l'empire), arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Alton (baron de l'empire), and origin for the family name Alton (baron de l'empire), nobiliary titles of the family name Alton (baron de l'empire) and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Alton (baron de l'empire) appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Alton (baron de l'empire) appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Alton (baron de l'empire) alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Alton (baron de l'empire), most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Alton (baron de l'empire), and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Alton (baron de l'empire).

One of the most distinctive qualities of heraldry is the use of a limited palette of colours and patterns, usually referred to as tinctures. These are divided into three categories, known as metals, colours, and furs.

Next we are going to see the meanings of three tinctures:

1) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

3) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* The family name Alton (baron de l'empire) appears in the list of last names of Heraldry & Crests so its complete history, crest and coat of arms or heraldic shields can be known on his website: http://www.heraldrycrests.com/

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Alton (baron de l'empire)

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