FAMILY PREVOST DU FORT: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Prevost du fort

Coat of arms and family crest of Prevost du fort.

Genealogy of family Prevost du fort, origin of Prevost du fort, provenance of the family name Prevost du fort.

History and meaning for Prevost du fort.

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

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Prevost du fort.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Prevost du fort:

1) The origin of the family name Prevost du fort.

2) The meaning of the family name Prevost du fort.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Prevost du fort.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Prevost du fort.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Prevost du fort:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

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

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* The family name Prevost du fort 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/

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter P index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Prevost du bois-boissel | Go to name Prevost du parc | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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