FAMILY ROSELL: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Rosell

Coat of arms and family crest of Rosell.

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

History and meaning for Rosell.

We know that the family name Rosell has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Rosell:

1) The origin of the family name Rosell.

2) The meaning of the family name Rosell.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Rosell.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Rosell.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Rosell has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

Persons with the name Rosell proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

* The Island of Mallorca (Spain).

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Heraldica de los apellidos canarios, by Lino Chaparro D`Acosta.

* Heraldario Hispanoamericano y Europeo, by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez and the Spanish King of Arms don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna, by Augusto Cuartas.

* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.

* Nobiliario Mallorquin, by Joaquin Maria Bover.

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

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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

The Nobiliario Mallorquin written by Joaquin Maria Bover, where is the heraldry and history of the family name Rosell, born from the need to fix and disseminate the more or less noble lineages of Mallorca and its blazon, and the desire to reinforce the prestige of the family name Rosell with the relation of the deeds of their ancestors. Joaquin Mª Bover relates in this book more or less relevant persons with the name Rosell by historical facts without the need of links with nobiliary corporations or military orders, therefore combines data of the name Rosell about bourgeois, peasants, workers, Jews, nobles, etc. and all this adorned with their blazons, always using as sources, armorial and specialized knowledge of the author, since this is of recognized heraldic capacity and considers heraldry as an inescapable auxiliary science of History.

The book "Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna" by Augusto Cuartas, where the history and heraldry of the name Rosell appears, describes Catalan lineages and family names, such as name Rosell. Covers the birthplace of the name Rosell, its derivatives, historical and etymological origin, as well as many other data of interest of the family name Rosell that justify its origin. All this as a result of the work of an expert in HERALDRY that has unraveled the historical and heraldic archives during a patient research work on the last names, lineages and heraldry of Catalonia.

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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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:

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

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

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

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