FAMILY ORLESTON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Orleston

Coat of arms and family crest of Orleston.

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

History and meaning for Orleston.

Orleston 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 Orleston 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 Orleston:

1) The origin of the family name Orleston.

2) The meaning of the family name Orleston.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Orleston.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Orleston.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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The family Orleston appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Orleston and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Orleston is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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

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:

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

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

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

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

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