On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Bouchet.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Bouchet.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Bouchet:
1) The origin of the family name Bouchet.
2) The meaning of the family name Bouchet.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Bouchet.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Bouchet.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Bouchet has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
It is known that the Bouchet have or have been established, among other places, in:
* France.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Bouchet:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* Armorial du Bibliophile, by Joannis Guigard.
* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.
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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Bouchet:
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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Bouchet, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Bouchet corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Bouchet of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.
The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Bouchet 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 Bouchet, 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 Bouchet, and origin for the family name Bouchet, nobiliary titles of the family name Bouchet and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Bouchet appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.
The family crest and coat of arms of Bouchet 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 Bouchet alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Bouchet, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Bouchet, 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 Bouchet.The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Bouchet appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Bouchet. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Bouchet.
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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
3) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.
* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.
* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.
* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.
* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.
* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.
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* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.
* The family name Bouchet 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/
Heraldry for family name Bouchet as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Bouchet
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