On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Bourguet.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Bourguet.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Bourguet:
1) The origin of the family name Bourguet.
2) The meaning of the family name Bourguet.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Bourguet.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Bourguet.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Bourguet:
* 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.
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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Bourguet 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 Bourguet, 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 Bourguet, and origin for the family name Bourguet, nobiliary titles of the family name Bourguet and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Bourguet appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.
The family crest and coat of arms of Bourguet 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 Bourguet alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Bourguet, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Bourguet, 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 Bourguet.The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Bourguet 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 Bourguet. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Bourguet.
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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
3) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.
* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.
* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.
* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.
* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.
* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.
* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.
* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.
* The family name Bourguet 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 Bourguet as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Bourguet
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