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FAMILY ALPOENS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Alpoens.

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

History and meaning for Alpoens.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Alpoens:

1) The origin of the family name Alpoens.

2) The meaning of the family name Alpoens.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Alpoens.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Alpoens.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

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

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Alpoens 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 Alpoens, 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 Alpoens, and origin for the family name Alpoens, nobiliary titles of the family name Alpoens and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Alpoens appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Alpoens 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 Alpoens. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Alpoens.

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

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

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

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

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

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

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

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* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

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

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Alpoens:

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter A index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Alpoen | Go to name Alpoens | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

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