FAMILY GELIEU: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Gelieu

Coat of arms and family crest of Gelieu.

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

History and meaning for Gelieu.

We know that the family name Gelieu 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 Gelieu:

1) The origin of the family name Gelieu.

2) The meaning of the family name Gelieu.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gelieu.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gelieu.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Gelieu 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 Gelieu, 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 Gelieu, and origin for the family name Gelieu, nobiliary titles of the family name Gelieu and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Gelieu appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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

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

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

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

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

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

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* 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.

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter G index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Geliere (la) | Go to name Gelin | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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