FAMILY FONTROUGE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Fontrouge

Coat of arms and family crest of Fontrouge.

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

History and meaning for Fontrouge.

We know that the family name Fontrouge has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Fontrouge:

1) The origin of the family name Fontrouge.

2) The meaning of the family name Fontrouge.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Fontrouge.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Fontrouge.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) 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:

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

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

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

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* CHEVRON: The Chevron 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.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

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

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