FAMILY BERDESLEY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Berdesley

Coat of arms and family crest of Berdesley.

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

History and meaning for Berdesley.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Berdesley:

1) The origin of the family name Berdesley.

2) The meaning of the family name Berdesley.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Berdesley.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Berdesley.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Berdesley 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 Berdesley:

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

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The family Berdesley 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 Berdesley 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 Berdesley 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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

2) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

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

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* 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 Berdesley 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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