FAMILY BELLEGARDE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Bellegarde

Coat of arms and family crest of Bellegarde.

Genealogy of family Bellegarde, origin of Bellegarde, provenance of the family name Bellegarde.

History and meaning for Bellegarde.

Bellegarde 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 Bellegarde an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Bellegarde:

1) The origin of the family name Bellegarde.

2) The meaning of the family name Bellegarde.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Bellegarde.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Bellegarde.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Bellegarde have or have been established, among other places, in:

* France.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Bellegarde:

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

* Armorial du Bibliophile, by Joannis Guigard.

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Bellegarde 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 Bellegarde, 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 Bellegarde, and origin for the family name Bellegarde, nobiliary titles of the family name Bellegarde and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Bellegarde appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Bellegarde 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 Bellegarde alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Bellegarde, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Bellegarde, 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 Bellegarde.

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) 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:

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* 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.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* The family name Bellegarde 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 Bellegarde as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Bellegarde

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Bellegarde:

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter B index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Bellegambe de laucourt | Go to name Bellegarde | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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