FAMILY GRENIER D'OLLERON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Grenier d'olleron

Coat of arms and family crest of Grenier d'olleron.

Genealogy of family Grenier d'olleron, origin of Grenier d'olleron, provenance of the family name Grenier d'olleron.

History and meaning for Grenier d'olleron.

We know that the family name Grenier d'olleron 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 Grenier d'olleron:

1) The origin of the family name Grenier d'olleron.

2) The meaning of the family name Grenier d'olleron.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Grenier d'olleron.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Grenier d'olleron.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Grenier d'olleron:

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

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

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

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:

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

* The family name Grenier d'olleron 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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