FAMILY RIGOLEY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Rigoley

Coat of arms and family crest of Rigoley.

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

History and meaning for Rigoley.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Rigoley:

1) The origin of the family name Rigoley.

2) The meaning of the family name Rigoley.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Rigoley.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Rigoley.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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:

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

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

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

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

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter R index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Rigolet | Go to name Rigolin | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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