FAMILY ROUSSILLE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Roussille

Coat of arms and family crest of Roussille.

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

History and meaning for Roussille.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Roussille:

1) The origin of the family name Roussille.

2) The meaning of the family name Roussille.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Roussille.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Roussille.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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:

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

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

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

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

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

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* 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.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter R index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Roussile | Go to name Roussillon | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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