FAMILY TORNABENE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Tornabene

Coat of arms and family crest of Tornabene.

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

History and meaning for Tornabene.

We know that the family name Tornabene 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 Tornabene:

1) The origin of the family name Tornabene.

2) The meaning of the family name Tornabene.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Tornabene.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Tornabene.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Italy.

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

* Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti, by Gofredo di Crollalanza.

* Enciclopedia Storico-Nobiliare Italiana by Vittorio Spreti.

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The family name Tornabene appears in the "Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti", by Gofredo di Crollalanza, which collects the stories and coats of more than 18,000 Italian and other surnames, but rooted in Italy, among them, the history, heraldry and shield or shields of the surname Tornabene. This book is the result of long and patient searches for almost three decades, which almost represents the life of the author; It is based on the heraldic, genealogical, chivalric and nobiliary science that the author has acquired with the foundation of the Italian Heraldic Academy and the publication of the newspaper "Giornale araldico-genealogical". Surnames, such as Tornabene, are recorded in alphabetical order. The work also includes weapons, heraldry and history of the surname Tornabene, which includes historical data of the family with its location, its titles, etc.

The family name Tornabene appears in The Italian Storico-Nobiliare Encyclopedia by Vittorio Spreti collects the heraldry of Italian families, such as those of the family name Tornabene. This work was published in 1928 with six volumes, and in 1935 its Appendix with two volumes. Collect the shield, history and origin of the family name Tornabene.

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

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

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

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

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

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