FAMILY GLACY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Glacy

Coat of arms and family crest of Glacy.

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

History and meaning for Glacy.

Glacy 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 Glacy 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 Glacy:

1) The origin of the family name Glacy.

2) The meaning of the family name Glacy.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Glacy.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Glacy.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) 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.

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* 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.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

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

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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 Glabsperger | Go to name Glad | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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