FAMILY CAPRA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Capra

Coat of arms and family crest of Capra.

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

History and meaning for Capra.

Capra 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 Capra 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 Capra:

1) The origin of the family name Capra.

2) The meaning of the family name Capra.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Capra.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Capra.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Italy.

* The Italian Piedmont.

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

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

* Blasonario Piamontese.

* Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti, by Gofredo di Crollalanza.

Are you proud to belong to your family? Do you want to know and have something important related to your family?. Click here

This name is the SYMBOL OF A FAMILY. If you have been invited to a wedding, event, meeting or anniversary, make a GREAT GIFT FOR WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES and events..

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 Capra:

Name Capra

Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Capra. Very cheap.

heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

Coat of arms for Capra and the history and origin for the family name Capra in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

Click here to see in more detail the products displayed here and other heraldry for the family name Capra

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

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

The family name Capra appears in the "Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti", by Gofredo di Crollalanza, which collects the stories and coats of more than 18,000 Italian and other surnames, but rooted in Italy, among them, the history, heraldry and shield or shields of the surname Capra. This book is the result of long and patient searches for almost three decades, which almost represents the life of the author; It is based on the heraldic, genealogical, chivalric and nobiliary science that the author has acquired with the foundation of the Italian Heraldic Academy and the publication of the newspaper "Giornale araldico-genealogical". Surnames, such as Capra, are recorded in alphabetical order. The work also includes weapons, heraldry and history of the surname Capra, which includes historical data of the family with its location, its titles, etc.

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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

2) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

3) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* 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.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* SUN: The Sun is a symbol of Sovereigns and Kings, those who with their power vivify the entire State; It is an emblem of Eternity, Greatness, Power, Providence, Illustrious Nobility and Magnificence.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

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

Related Words: Capra family crest | Origin of the name Capra | Genealogy of the family Capra | Heraldry of the name Capra | Coat of arms of Capra | Genealogy of the Capra | Origin of the Capra | Meaning of the name Capra.

Capra

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

Capra

Capra

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter C index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Cappy | Go to name Capra | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests