FAMILY LISTOWEL (COMTE DE): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Listowel (comte de)

Coat of arms and family crest of Listowel (comte de).

Genealogy of family Listowel (comte de), origin of Listowel (comte de), provenance of the family name Listowel (comte de).

History and meaning for Listowel (comte de).

Listowel (comte de) 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 Listowel (comte de) an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

This family name Listowel (comte de) held the title of COUNT or VISCOUNT that his name indicates. It is therefore a noble family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Listowel (comte de):

1) The origin of the family name Listowel (comte de).

2) The meaning of the family name Listowel (comte de).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Listowel (comte de).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Listowel (comte de).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Listowel (comte de):

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

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

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

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:

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

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

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

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

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

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* 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.

* The family name Listowel (comte de) 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 Listowel (comte de) as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Listowel (comte de)

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Listowel (comte de):

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