FAMILY FITZ-WILLIAMS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Fitz-williams

Coat of arms and family crest of Fitz-williams.

Genealogy of family Fitz-williams, origin of Fitz-williams, provenance of the family name Fitz-williams.

History and meaning for Fitz-williams.

We know that the family name Fitz-williams 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.

The family name Fitz-williams is a COMPOSITE surname of the surname Fitz, which appears first, and williams.

The surname Fitz-williams is GERMANIZED SLAVIC and is probably of JEWISH origin, as surnames containing the particles ITZ or ITSCH usually are.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Fitz-williams:

1) The origin of the family name Fitz-williams.

2) The meaning of the family name Fitz-williams.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Fitz-williams.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Fitz-williams.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Fitz-williams have or have been established, among other places, in:

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Fitz-williams:

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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The family Fitz-williams appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Fitz-williams and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Fitz-williams is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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

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

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:

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

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

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* 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.

* 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.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

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

* The family name Fitz-williams 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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