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FAMILY ALEGRET: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Alegret.

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

History and meaning for Alegret.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Alegret have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Alegret.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Alegret:

1) The origin of the family name Alegret.

2) The meaning of the family name Alegret.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Alegret.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Alegret.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Catalonia (Spain).

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

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

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Alegret, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Alegret corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Alegret of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Alegret appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Alegret. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Alegret.

The history and heraldry of the family name Alegret appears in the work "Solar catalan, valenciano y balear", by brothers Garcia Carraffa, so the persons with this family name are of Catalan origin or from other places and settled in Catalonia (Spain). The history and heraldry of the family name Alegret appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.

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) 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:

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

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

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

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

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