FAMILY CRANLEY (BARON ET VICOMTE): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Cranley (baron et vicomte)

Coat of arms and family crest of Cranley (baron et vicomte).

Genealogy of family Cranley (baron et vicomte), origin of Cranley (baron et vicomte), provenance of the family name Cranley (baron et vicomte).

History and meaning for Cranley (baron et vicomte).

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Cranley (baron et vicomte).

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Cranley (baron et vicomte).

This family name Cranley (baron et vicomte) held the title of BARON that his name indicates. It is therefore a noble family.

This family name Cranley (baron et vicomte) held the title of COUNT or VISCOUNT that his name indicates. It is therefore a noble family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cranley (baron et vicomte):

1) The origin of the family name Cranley (baron et vicomte).

2) The meaning of the family name Cranley (baron et vicomte).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cranley (baron et vicomte).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cranley (baron et vicomte).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Cranley (baron et vicomte):

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

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Cranley (baron et vicomte) 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 Cranley (baron et vicomte), 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 Cranley (baron et vicomte), and origin for the family name Cranley (baron et vicomte), nobiliary titles of the family name Cranley (baron et vicomte) and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Cranley (baron et vicomte) appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Cranley (baron et vicomte) 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 Cranley (baron et vicomte) alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Cranley (baron et vicomte), most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Cranley (baron et vicomte), 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 Cranley (baron et vicomte).

It may be helpful for those with the name Cranley (baron et vicomte) to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Cranley (baron et vicomte) It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Cranley (baron et vicomte) can have graphic variants.

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

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

3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* CHECKY: The Checky symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

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

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* The family name Cranley (baron et vicomte) 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 Cranley (baron et vicomte) as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Cranley (baron et vicomte)

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