FAMILY COTREL: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Cotrel

Coat of arms and family crest of Cotrel.

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

History and meaning for Cotrel.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cotrel:

1) The origin of the family name Cotrel.

2) The meaning of the family name Cotrel.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cotrel.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cotrel.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

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

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Cotrel:

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Cotrel appears in the work "Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique", which is the most complete work dedicated to the heraldry of the Netherlands with the history, meaning and description of the coats of arms and crets for family names and lineages, among which is the last name Cotrel. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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

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:

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

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* CHEVRON: The Chevron 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.

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

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter C index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Cotreau | Go to name Cotriel | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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