FAMILY GLERES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Gleres

Coat of arms and family crest of Gleres.

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

History and meaning for Gleres.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Gleres have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Gleres.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gleres:

1) The origin of the family name Gleres.

2) The meaning of the family name Gleres.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gleres.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gleres.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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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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 Gleres:

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

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

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) 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:

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

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

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

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

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

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

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

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

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

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

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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 Glereaux | Go to name Gleresse | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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