FAMILY PICHOT: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Pichot

Coat of arms and family crest of Pichot.

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

History and meaning for Pichot.

We know that the family name Pichot has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Pichot:

1) The origin of the family name Pichot.

2) The meaning of the family name Pichot.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Pichot.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Pichot.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Pichot has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* The French region of Limoges.

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

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

* Nobiliaire du Diocèse et de la Generalite de Limoges, by L"Abbe Joseph Nadaud.

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Pichot 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 Pichot, 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 Pichot, and origin for the family name Pichot, nobiliary titles of the family name Pichot and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Pichot appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Pichot has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Pichot and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Pichot have some different spelling.

The family name Pichot appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Pichot has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Pichot arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Pichot are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Pichot are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Pichot have made some test of nobility or knightage.

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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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:

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

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

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* 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.

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