FAMILY MELS-COLLOREDO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Mels-colloredo

Coat of arms and family crest of Mels-colloredo.

Genealogy of family Mels-colloredo, origin of Mels-colloredo, provenance of the family name Mels-colloredo.

History and meaning for Mels-colloredo.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Mels-colloredo 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 Mels-colloredo.

The family name Mels-colloredo is a COMPOSITE surname of the surname Mels, which appears first, and colloredo.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Mels-colloredo:

1) The origin of the family name Mels-colloredo.

2) The meaning of the family name Mels-colloredo.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Mels-colloredo.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Mels-colloredo.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Mels-colloredo:

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

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

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

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:

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* 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.

* 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.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* The family name Mels-colloredo 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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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Mels-colloredo:

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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 Melsio | Go to name Mels-colloredo comtes | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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