FAMILY DU-QUESNE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Du-quesne

Coat of arms and family crest of Du-quesne.

Genealogy of family Du-quesne, origin of Du-quesne, provenance of the family name Du-quesne.

History and meaning for Du-quesne.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Du-quesne have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Du-quesne.

The family name Du-quesne is a COMPOSITE surname of the surname Du, which appears first, and quesne.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Du-quesne:

1) The origin of the family name Du-quesne.

2) The meaning of the family name Du-quesne.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Du-quesne.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Du-quesne.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Du-quesne:

* Heraldario Hispanoamericano y Europeo, by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez and the Spanish King of Arms don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Du-quesne, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Du-quesne corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Du-quesne of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Du-quesne appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Du-quesne. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Du-quesne.

The family name Du-quesne is registered in the "Heraldario Espanol, Europeo y Americano" by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas and the King of Arms Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent. In this work there are names, like Du-quesne that have branches in America and / or Europe.

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

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:

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

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

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* The family name Du-quesne 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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