FAMILY HOLBECHE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Holbeche

Coat of arms and family crest of Holbeche.

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

History and meaning for Holbeche.

Holbeche 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 Holbeche 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 Holbeche:

1) The origin of the family name Holbeche.

2) The meaning of the family name Holbeche.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Holbeche.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Holbeche.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Holbeche have or have been established, among other places, in:

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

* Portugal.

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

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

* Armorial Lusitano, by Antonio Sergio.

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The family Holbeche appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Holbeche and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Holbeche is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

The history and heraldry of the family name Holbeche appears in the "Armorial Lusitano" by Antonio Sergio, so that, the Holbeche are either of Portuguese origin or with branches in Portugal. We must bear in mind that the Portuguese nobles are linked to the Castilian-Leonese and Galician nobility, in addition to Portugal was once united to Spain, what to keep in mind for the study of the family name Holbeche.

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

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

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

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* 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.

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

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* 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.

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

* The family name Holbeche 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/

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