FAMILY MONTHIERS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Monthiers

Coat of arms and family crest of Monthiers.

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

History and meaning for Monthiers.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Monthiers:

1) The origin of the family name Monthiers.

2) The meaning of the family name Monthiers.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Monthiers.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Monthiers.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) 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:

* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

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

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* 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.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter M index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Montheys | Go to name Montholon | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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