FAMILY ALDROVANDI: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Aldrovandi

Coat of arms and family crest of Aldrovandi.

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

History and meaning for Aldrovandi.

We know that the family name Aldrovandi 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 Aldrovandi:

1) The origin of the family name Aldrovandi.

2) The meaning of the family name Aldrovandi.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Aldrovandi.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Aldrovandi.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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:

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

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

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

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

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