FAMILY MUSGRAVE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Musgrave

Coat of arms and family crest of Musgrave.

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

History and meaning for Musgrave.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Musgrave.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Musgrave.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Musgrave:

1) The origin of the family name Musgrave.

2) The meaning of the family name Musgrave.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Musgrave.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Musgrave.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

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

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The family Musgrave 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 Musgrave 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 Musgrave is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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) 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:

* 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.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

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

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

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

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

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

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