The heraldry and the history of the family name Marzan 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 Marzan.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Marzan:
1) The origin of the family name Marzan.
2) The meaning of the family name Marzan.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Marzan.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Marzan.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Marzan has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
Persons with the name Marzan proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.
It is known that the Marzan have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Galicia (Spain).
* Canary Islands (Spain).
* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Marzan:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Linajes y Blasones de Galicia, by Father Crespo.
* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.
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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Marzan appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Marzan. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Marzan.
The work "Linajes y Blasones de Galicia", by Father Crespo, where the heraldry and the history of the family name Marzan appears, is the most important treatise of the heraldry of Galicia (Spain), and was published three hundred years after the appearance of the posthumous "Nobiliario, Armas y Triunfos de Galicia", by Father Felipe de la Gandara. Its author Father Crespo Pozo, had for his investigations, vigils and costly walks that were rewarded with the kind collaboration of Nobles as the Dukes of Medinaceli facilitating the archive of the Grand Casa Marquesal de Camarasa, etc. All this resulted in a plurality of sources of consultation that make the scholarly work, encyclopedic and illustrative in Galician heraldry. This work collects, as we have already said, the history and heraldry of family Marzan so the Marzan or they are Galician or linked in some of their branches to Galicia.
That the last name Marzan is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Marzan are of Basque, Navarre, or other origin but settled in the Basque Country and / or Navarre. The Basque family names were formed taking into account the names of the places, and the personal ones varied in each generation and even between brothers. It was customary to take the name of the lot to demonstrate ownership over it. The name of the plants, rivers, mountains, forests, rocks, fields served as inspiration. You can distinguish terms, as the meaning of the colors or pieces that make up the coats of arms, to have the nobiliary historical information of the family name Marzan, to know the fights of nobility of the Marzan, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Marzan, honorary offices or public offices of the Marzan.
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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
2) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
3) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.
* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.
* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.
* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.
* WOLF: The Wolf is 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.
* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.
* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.
* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.
* The family name Marzan 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 Marzan as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Marzan
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