FAMILY LANDRIEU: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Landrieu

Coat of arms and family crest of Landrieu.

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

History and meaning for Landrieu.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Landrieu:

1) The origin of the family name Landrieu.

2) The meaning of the family name Landrieu.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Landrieu.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Landrieu.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Landrieu 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 Landrieu:

* 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 Landrieu:

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Coat of arms for Landrieu and the history and origin for the family name Landrieu in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

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

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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:

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

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

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

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter L index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Landriesche | Go to name Landrieve | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

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