FAMILY CRAMAUD: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Cramaud

Coat of arms and family crest of Cramaud.

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

History and meaning for Cramaud.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cramaud:

1) The origin of the family name Cramaud.

2) The meaning of the family name Cramaud.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cramaud.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cramaud.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* The French region of Limoges.

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Nobiliaire du Diocèse et de la Generalite de Limoges, by L"Abbe Joseph Nadaud.

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Cramaud are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Cramaud, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Cramaud, and origin for the family name Cramaud, nobiliary titles of the family name Cramaud and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Cramaud appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Cramaud appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Cramaud alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Cramaud, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Cramaud, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Cramaud.

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

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

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* 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.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* SUN: The Sun is a symbol of Sovereigns and Kings, those who with their power vivify the entire State; It is an emblem of Eternity, Greatness, Power, Providence, Illustrious Nobility and Magnificence.

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

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