FAMILY MERCANDIN (COMTES): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Mercandin (comtes)

Coat of arms and family crest of Mercandin (comtes).

Genealogy of family Mercandin (comtes), origin of Mercandin (comtes), provenance of the family name Mercandin (comtes).

History and meaning for Mercandin (comtes).

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Mercandin (comtes).

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Mercandin (comtes).

This family name Mercandin (comtes) 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 Mercandin (comtes):

1) The origin of the family name Mercandin (comtes).

2) The meaning of the family name Mercandin (comtes).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Mercandin (comtes).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Mercandin (comtes).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Mercandin (comtes):

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

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

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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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:

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Mercandin (comtes):

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter M index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Mercandin de ruffla (comtes) | Go to name Mercandino | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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