FAMILY LANÇA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Lança

Coat of arms and family crest of Lança.

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

History and meaning for Lança.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Lança:

1) The origin of the family name Lança.

2) The meaning of the family name Lança.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Lança.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Lança.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Lança have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Portugal.

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

* Armorial Lusitano, by Antonio Sergio.

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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 Lança:

Name Lança

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

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Coat of arms for the name Lança in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The history and heraldry of the family name Lança appears in the "Armorial Lusitano" by Antonio Sergio, so that, the Lança are either of Portuguese origin or with branches in Portugal. We must bear in mind that the Portuguese nobles are linked to the Castilian-Leonese and Galician nobility, in addition to Portugal was once united to Spain, what to keep in mind for the study of the family name Lança.

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) 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:

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

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

* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

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

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