FAMILY ALTON (MARQUIS D'): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Alton (marquis d')

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Alton (marquis d') is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Alton (marquis d') an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

This family name Alton (marquis d') held the MARQUISATE that its name indicates. It is therefore a noble family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Alton (marquis d'):

1) The origin of the family name Alton (marquis d').

2) The meaning of the family name Alton (marquis d').

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Alton (marquis d').

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Alton (marquis d').

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Alton (marquis d'):

* 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 (marquis d') 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 (marquis d'), 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 (marquis d'), and origin for the family name Alton (marquis d'), nobiliary titles of the family name Alton (marquis d') and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Alton (marquis d') appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Alton (marquis d') 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 (marquis d') alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Alton (marquis d'), most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Alton (marquis d'), 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 (marquis d').

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

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

3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* The family name Alton (marquis d') 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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