FAMILY GRECOURT: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Grecourt

Coat of arms and family crest of Grecourt.

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

History and meaning for Grecourt.

We know that the family name Grecourt 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 Grecourt:

1) The origin of the family name Grecourt.

2) The meaning of the family name Grecourt.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Grecourt.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Grecourt.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* 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.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* 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.

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

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* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter G index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Grecorio (de) | Go to name Grecourt (comtes de) | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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