FAMILY GRANDIDIER (V0N): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Grandidier (v0n)

Coat of arms and family crest of Grandidier (v0n).

Genealogy of family Grandidier (v0n), origin of Grandidier (v0n), provenance of the family name Grandidier (v0n).

History and meaning for Grandidier (v0n).

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Grandidier (v0n).

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Grandidier (v0n).

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Grandidier (v0n):

1) The origin of the family name Grandidier (v0n).

2) The meaning of the family name Grandidier (v0n).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Grandidier (v0n).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Grandidier (v0n).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Grandidier (v0n):

* 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 Grandidier (v0n) 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 Grandidier (v0n), 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 Grandidier (v0n), and origin for the family name Grandidier (v0n), nobiliary titles of the family name Grandidier (v0n) and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Grandidier (v0n) appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Grandidier (v0n) 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 Grandidier (v0n) alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Grandidier (v0n), most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Grandidier (v0n), 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 Grandidier (v0n).

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

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:

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

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

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

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

* The family name Grandidier (v0n) 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 Grandidier (v0n) as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Grandidier (v0n)

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