Legendre is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.
And here we make available to students of the family name Legendre an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Legendre:
1) The origin of the family name Legendre.
2) The meaning of the family name Legendre.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Legendre.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Legendre.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Legendre:
* 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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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 Legendre:
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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Legendre 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 Legendre, 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 Legendre, and origin for the family name Legendre, nobiliary titles of the family name Legendre and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Legendre appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.
The family crest and coat of arms of Legendre 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 Legendre alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Legendre, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Legendre, 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 Legendre.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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
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:
* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.
* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.
* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.
* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.
* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.
* 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.
* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.
* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.
* The family name Legendre 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 Legendre as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Legendre
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All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.
Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests
