FAMILY VITERBO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Viterbo

Coat of arms and family crest of Viterbo.

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

History and meaning for Viterbo.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Viterbo:

1) The origin of the family name Viterbo.

2) The meaning of the family name Viterbo.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Viterbo.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Viterbo.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Italy.

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

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

* Extension of Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica by Endika de Mogrobejo.

* Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti, by Gofredo di Crollalanza.

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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Viterbo 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 Viterbo. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Viterbo.

The family name Viterbo appears in the "Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti", by Gofredo di Crollalanza, which collects the stories and coats of more than 18,000 Italian and other surnames, but rooted in Italy, among them, the history, heraldry and shield or shields of the surname Viterbo. This book is the result of long and patient searches for almost three decades, which almost represents the life of the author; It is based on the heraldic, genealogical, chivalric and nobiliary science that the author has acquired with the foundation of the Italian Heraldic Academy and the publication of the newspaper "Giornale araldico-genealogical". Surnames, such as Viterbo, are recorded in alphabetical order. The work also includes weapons, heraldry and history of the surname Viterbo, which includes historical data of the family with its location, its titles, etc.

The family name Viterbo appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his book "Apendice al Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica", work that includes more than 5,000 heraldic coats of arms, among which is the family name Viterbo with its heraldry and origin, whose data have been extracted from personal files, military passports, unpublished nobility, ex libris, data from private archives and other documents. In summary, people with the surname Viterbo they have carried out some test of nobility and there are official coat of arms and crests of Viterbo certified by King of Arms.

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

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:

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

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

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