FAMILY BURGHES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Burghes

Coat of arms and family crest of Burghes.

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

History and meaning for Burghes.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Burghes.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Burghes.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Burghes:

1) The origin of the family name Burghes.

2) The meaning of the family name Burghes.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Burghes.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Burghes.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

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

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

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:

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* 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.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

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

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