FAMILY WILLOCQ: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Willocq

Coat of arms and family crest of Willocq.

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

History and meaning for Willocq.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Willocq:

1) The origin of the family name Willocq.

2) The meaning of the family name Willocq.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Willocq.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Willocq.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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The family name Willocq 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 Willocq 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 Willocq 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 Willocq are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Willocq 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 Willocq 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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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:

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* 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.

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

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

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

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