FAMILY ALENDHUY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Alendhuy

Coat of arms and family crest of Alendhuy.

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

History and meaning for Alendhuy.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Alendhuy:

1) The origin of the family name Alendhuy.

2) The meaning of the family name Alendhuy.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Alendhuy.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Alendhuy.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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:

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* WOLVES: The Wolves are a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* 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.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

* The family name Alendhuy 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/

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