FAMILY GRANCEY (MARQUIS DE): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Grancey (marquis de)

Coat of arms and family crest of Grancey (marquis de).

Genealogy of family Grancey (marquis de), origin of Grancey (marquis de), provenance of the family name Grancey (marquis de).

History and meaning for Grancey (marquis de).

We know that the family name Grancey (marquis de) 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.

This family name Grancey (marquis de) held the MARQUISATE that its name indicates. It is therefore a noble family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Grancey (marquis de):

1) The origin of the family name Grancey (marquis de).

2) The meaning of the family name Grancey (marquis de).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Grancey (marquis de).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Grancey (marquis de).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Grancey (marquis de):

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

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

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

2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

3) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* 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.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

* The family name Grancey (marquis de) 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 Grancey (marquis de) as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Grancey (marquis de)

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