FAMILY CROY (DE): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Croy (de)

Coat of arms and family crest of Croy (de).

Genealogy of family Croy (de), origin of Croy (de), provenance of the family name Croy (de).

History and meaning for Croy (de).

We know that the family name Croy (de) 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.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Croy (de):

1) The origin of the family name Croy (de).

2) The meaning of the family name Croy (de).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Croy (de).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Croy (de).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

* Luxembourg.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Croy (de):

* Livre dor de la noblesse luxembourgeoise.

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It may be helpful for those with the name Croy (de) to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Croy (de) It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Croy (de) can have graphic variants.

The coat of arms, family crest, meaning, history and heraldry for Croy (de) appears in some or some books of the wide heraldic library of the Heraldry & Crests ( https://www.heraldrycrests.com ). In this web of the surname Croy (de) some of the mentioned books appear, although there are more works.There are also data of Croy (de) in parochial records of baptisms, marriages and deaths.

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

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:

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* 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.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* The family name Croy (de) 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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