FAMILY DUDLEY (COMTE ET BARON): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Dudley (comte et baron)

Coat of arms and family crest of Dudley (comte et baron).

Genealogy of family Dudley (comte et baron), origin of Dudley (comte et baron), provenance of the family name Dudley (comte et baron).

History and meaning for Dudley (comte et baron).

Dudley (comte et baron) is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Dudley (comte et baron) an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

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

This family name Dudley (comte et baron) 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 Dudley (comte et baron):

1) The origin of the family name Dudley (comte et baron).

2) The meaning of the family name Dudley (comte et baron).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Dudley (comte et baron).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Dudley (comte et baron).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Dudley (comte et baron) 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 Dudley (comte et baron), 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 Dudley (comte et baron), and origin for the family name Dudley (comte et baron), nobiliary titles of the family name Dudley (comte et baron) and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Dudley (comte et baron) appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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

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:

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

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

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

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

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

* The family name Dudley (comte et baron) 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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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Dudley (comte et baron):

Dudley (comte et baron)

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter D index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Dudley duc de northumberland | Go to name Dudley-janns | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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