FAMILY CAPELE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Capele

Coat of arms and family crest of Capele.

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

History and meaning for Capele.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Capele have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Capele.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Capele:

1) The origin of the family name Capele.

2) The meaning of the family name Capele.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Capele.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Capele.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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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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 Capele:

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

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

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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:

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

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

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

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

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

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