FAMILY LENCOURT: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Lencourt

Coat of arms and family crest of Lencourt.

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

History and meaning for Lencourt.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Lencourt:

1) The origin of the family name Lencourt.

2) The meaning of the family name Lencourt.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Lencourt.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Lencourt.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

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

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

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* WOLVES: The Wolves are a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* 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.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

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

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

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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 Lencki | Go to name Lencquesaing | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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