FAMILY LAMARTINE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Lamartine

Coat of arms and family crest of Lamartine.

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

History and meaning for Lamartine.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Lamartine 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 Lamartine.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Lamartine:

1) The origin of the family name Lamartine.

2) The meaning of the family name Lamartine.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Lamartine.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Lamartine.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

2) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

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

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* 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.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

* WOLVES: The Wolves are a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* 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.

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

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

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