FAMILY CROES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Croes

Coat of arms and family crest of Croes.

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

History and meaning for Croes.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Croes:

1) The origin of the family name Croes.

2) The meaning of the family name Croes.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Croes.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Croes.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Croes 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 Croes:

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

* 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 Croes:

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Croes 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 Croes. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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

The family crest and coat of arms of Croes 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 Croes alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Croes, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Croes, 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 Croes.

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

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

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

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

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

* 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.

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

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

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

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