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FAMILY ARGYLL (DUC D'): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Argyll (duc d').

Genealogy of family Argyll (duc d'), origin of Argyll (duc d'), provenance of the family name Argyll (duc d').

History and meaning for Argyll (duc d').

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Argyll (duc d').

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Argyll (duc d').

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Argyll (duc d'):

1) The origin of the family name Argyll (duc d').

2) The meaning of the family name Argyll (duc d').

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Argyll (duc d').

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Argyll (duc d').

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Argyll (duc d'):

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

The family crest and coat of arms of Argyll (duc d') 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 Argyll (duc d') alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Argyll (duc d'), most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Argyll (duc d'), 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 Argyll (duc d').

It may be helpful for those with the name Argyll (duc d') to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Argyll (duc d') It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Argyll (duc d') can have graphic variants.

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

3) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* 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.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

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* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* The family name Argyll (duc d') 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 Argyll (duc d') as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Argyll (duc d')

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