FAMILY POITIERS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Poitiers

Coat of arms and family crest of Poitiers.

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

History and meaning for Poitiers.

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

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Poitiers.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Poitiers:

1) The origin of the family name Poitiers.

2) The meaning of the family name Poitiers.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Poitiers.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Poitiers.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) 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:

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

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

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

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Poitiers:

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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 Poitevin de maureillan | Go to name Poitiers | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests